Dance Craze - The Best of British Ska... LIVE! (deluxe edition, reissue)

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

All tracks were recorded live.

10 tracks on CD3 are from the same concerts as CD1 and CD2 but transferred from different masters.

5 tracks are from different concerts:
The Selecter - Three Minute Hero, Missing Words and Too Much Pressure
Bad Manners - Lip Up Fatty and Inner London Violence

Annotation last modified on 2025-05-28 05:24 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Film Soundtrack
2▶CD: Film Soundtrack
3▼CD: Original 1981 Soundtrack Album
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Concrete Jungle
engineer:
Colin Fairley
producer:
Jerry Dammers and Clive Langer
recorded at:
Rotters Club in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-10-14)
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-18)
live recording of:
Concrete Jungle (on 1980-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Roderick James Byers
The Specials3:08
2Mirror in the Bathroom
engineer:
Trevor Hallesy
producer:
Bob Sargeant
mixer:
Bob Sargeant (on 1980-11-24)
recorded at:
Emerald City in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States (on 1980-10-08)
mixed at:
Roundhouse Recording Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-11-24)
live recording of:
Mirror in the Bathroom (on 1980-10-08)
writer:
Andy Cox (of The Beat), Everett Morton, Roger Charlery, David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals) and Dave Wakeling
publisher:
Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!), Beat Brothers Ltd. and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
The Beat3:17
3Lip Up Fatty
engineer:
Terry Evennett
producer:
Roger Lomas
recorded at:
Hope & Anchor in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-11-08)
mixed at:
Pye Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-11-11)
live recording of:
Lip Up Fatty (on 1980-11-11)
writer:
Louis Cook, Douglas Trendle, David Farren, Paul Hyman, Chris Kane (saxophone player), Andrew Marson, Alan Sayag, Martin Stewart (member of Bad Manners, The Selecter) and Brian Tuitt
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
Bad Manners2:58
4Razor Blade Alley
engineer:
Colin Fairley
producer:
Clive Langer, Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
recorded at:
St. George’s Hall in Bradford, Bradford (City of Bradford), West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-04-27)
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-12)
live recording of:
Razor Blade Alley (on 1980-04-27)
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness12:35
5Three Minute Hero
engineer:
Paul Libson (Mastering engineer)
producer:
Roger Lomas
recorded at:
Hope & Anchor in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-11-13)
mixed at:
Pye Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-11-20)
live recording of:
Three Minute Hero (on 1980-11-13)
composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
The Selecter2:51
6Easy Life
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
recorded at:
Electric Ballroom in Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-05-27)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-11-11)
The Bodysnatchers2:58
7Big Shot
engineer:
Mark Dearnley
producer:
Bob Sargeant
mixer:
Trevor Hallesy (on 1980-12-21)
recorded at:
Emerald City in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States (on 1980-10-08)
mixed at:
Roundhouse Recording Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-21)
The Beat2:42
8One Step Beyond
engineer:
Colin Fairley
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
recorded at:
The Mayfair (Sunderland) in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-04-30)
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-12)
live cover recording of:
One Step Beyond… (on 1980-04-30)
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Bustamente Campbell
publisher:
Melodisc Music Ltd.
Madness3:21
9Ranking Full Stop
engineer:
Trevor Hallesy
producer:
Bob Sargeant
mixer:
Bob Sargeant (on 1980-11-24)
recorded at:
Emerald City in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States (on 1980-10-08)
mixed at:
Roundhouse Recording Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-11-24)
live recording of:
Ranking Full Stop (on 1980-10-08)
writer:
The Beat (The British Beat, UK ska band aka The English Beat)
The Beat2:49
10Man at C&A
engineer:
Colin Fairley
producer:
Jerry Dammers and Clive Langer
recorded at:
Rotters Club in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-10-14)
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-18)
live recording of:
Man at C&A (on 1980-10-14)
writer:
Jerry Dammers and Terry Hall
The Specials3:03
11Missing Words
engineer:
Paul Libson (Mastering engineer)
producer:
Roger Lomas
recorded at:
Hope & Anchor in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-11-13)
mixed at:
Pye Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-11-20)
live recording of:
Missing Words (on 1980-11-13)
composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
The Selecter3:24
12Inner London Violence
engineer:
Terry Evennett
producer:
Roger Lomas
recorded at:
Hope & Anchor in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-11-08)
mixed at:
Pye Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-11-11)
live recording of:
Inner London Violence (on 1980-11-08)
writer:
Louis Cook, Douglas Trendle, David Farren, Paul Hyman, Chris Kane (saxophone player), Andrew Marson, Alan Sayag, Martin Stewart (member of Bad Manners, The Selecter) and Brian Tuitt
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
Bad Manners3:26
13Night Boat to Cairo
engineer:
Colin Fairley
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
recorded at:
St. George’s Hall in Bradford, Bradford (City of Bradford), West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-04-27)
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-12)
live recording of:
Night Boat to Cairo (on 1980-04-27)
writer:
Mike Barson and Graham McPherson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness3:12
14Too Much Pressure
engineer:
Paul Libson (Mastering engineer)
producer:
Roger Lomas
recorded at:
Hope & Anchor in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-11-13)
mixed at:
Pye Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-11-20)
live recording of:
Too Much Pressure (on 1980-11-13)
lyricist and composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
The Selecter2:50
15Nite Klub
engineer:
Colin Fairley
producer:
Jerry Dammers and Clive Langer
recorded at:
Rotters Club in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-10-14)
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-18)
live recording of:
Nite Klub (on 1980-10-14)
writer:
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Roderick James Byers, Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter and Neville Staple
The Specials5:52

Credits

Release

art direction:John 'Teflon' Simms (art director, aka Teflon)
executive producer:Jerry Dammers (task: Film Soundtrack)
Dermot James (senior vice president at Chrysalis Catalogue) (task: 2023 Deluxe Edition)
Clive Langer (task: Film Soundtrack)
Alan Winstanley (English record producer) (task: Film Soundtrack)
mastering:Phil Kinrade (mastering engineer)
design:Partridge Rushton Associates (task: original design)
Ryan Art
artwork:Jerry Dammers (task: original sleeve idea)
mixed at:Studio 3, Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-10 until 1981-01)
mastered at:Alchemy Mastering at AIR in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Studio 3, Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-10 until 1981-01)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/26537984 [info]