Staring at the Rudeboys: The British Ska Revival 1979–1989

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Little Bitch
producer:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Little Bitch
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
The Specials2.52:32
2Bed & Breakfast Man
producer:
Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
bass:
Mark Bedford
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Daniel Woodgate
guitar:
Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”)
keyboard:
Mike Barson
background vocals:
Chas Smash
vocals:
Suggs and Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
recording of:
Bed and Breakfast Man
lyricist and composer:
Mike Barson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness3.352:35
3Give It to Me Now
The Merton Parkas2:18
4Rich and Nasty
Ded Byrds3:30
5Ska Fever
Judge Dread2:57
6Big Expense, Small Income
The Tigers2:51
7Ballad of Robin Hood
The Charlie Parkas3:27
8Rough Rider
Diversion3:12
9Poison Ivy
engineer:
Pete Hammond (UK producer aka “Mixmaster”)
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
bass guitar:
Mark Ellis (of The Lambrettas)
guitar:
Jez Bird and Doug Sanders
horn:
Ron Aspery, Martin Dobson, Dick Hanson and Peter Thoms (trombone)
percussion:
Paul Wincer
background vocals:
Doug Sanders
lead vocals:
Jez Bird
brass arranger:
Richard Myhill
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!)
cover recording of:
Poison Ivy
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
The Lambrettas2:43
10Street Feeling
recording of:
Street Feeling
composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
The Selecter3:14
11Phoenix City
Rockers Express2:59
12McArthur Park
The Burtons3:04
13Elvis Should Play Ska
Graduate3:13
14Don’t Panic
Max Headroom & The Car Parks2:15
15Inner London Violence
Bad Manners3:51
16Play My Record
Arthur Kay & the Originals2:45
17Spyderman
The Akrylykz3:55
18Pied Piper
Red Roll‐On3:28
19Modern Love
Indicators3:16
20We Are the Gangsters
The Gangsters3:16
21Shooting
The Thrillers2:29
22Lofaska
Reluctant Stereotypes2:21
23Let’s Do Rock Steady
cover recording of:
Let's Do Rock Steady
lyricist and composer:
Robert Livingstone Thompson
The Bodysnatchers32:57
24South Coast Rumble
South Coast Ska Stars2:30
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1Big Fat Man
Laurel Aitken3:10
2Whine & Grine / Stand Down Margaret
The Beat4.53:46
3I Was Wrong
Rimshots3:00
4Accident
The Viewers2:42
5Stop That Boy
The Wideboys3:04
6Sea Cruise
instrumental cover recording of:
Sea Cruise
writer:
Huey “Piano” Smith
recording of:
Sea Cruise
writer:
Huey “Piano” Smith
Rico33:00
7Tom Hark
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 75)
recording of:
Tom Hark (The Piranhas revision with added lyrics)
lyricist:
Bob Grover
composer:
Rupert Bopape
revision of:
Tom Hark (Original instrumental)
The Piranhas42:42
8Rude Boy Train
engineer:
Sid Bucknor and Vic Keary
producer:
Lol Gellor
bass guitar:
Andrew Bodnar (bass player)
drums (drum set):
Steve Goulding (English drummer for the Rumour, Mekons, etc.)
Dubreq Stylophone and lead vocals:
Desmond Dekker
guitar:
Martin Belmont and Brinsley Schwarz (English rock guitarist)
organ:
Lol Gellor
piano:
George Dekker
background vocals:
George Dekker and Jackie Robinson (reggae singer, member of The Pioneers)
recorded at and mixed at:
Chalk Farm Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Rude Boy Train
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Dacres
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc.
Desmond Dekker3:43
9Blue Lagoon
The Ammonites2:17
10Party Girl
The Skavengers2:51
11Housewives Choice
MP’s2:38
12Jeannie
The Resistors3:12
13Breaking Up New Ground
The Parrots3:18
14The Odd Man Out
Teenage Filmstars3:02
15One More for the Road
The A.T.'s3:01
16Character Change
Machine2:04
17Pink Slippers
The AK Band2:34
18Are You Wiv
Tich Turner’s Escalator3:02
19Never Gonna Lose Me
Sax Maniax3:43
20No One Like You
The Originals2:12
21Dread in My Bed
The Odds2:21
22Explain
The RB's3:46
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
12‐6‐5‐8‐0
engineer:
Steve Stewart (engineer, guitarist of The Enid)
producer:
Ricky Wilde
bass guitar:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician) (from 1980 until 1981)
drums (drum set):
Chris North (UK drummer of The Enid) (from 1980 until 1981)
guitar:
Francis Lickerish (from 1980 until 1981), Steve Stewart (engineer, guitarist of The Enid) (from 1980 until 1981), James Stevenson (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
keyboard:
Robert John Godfrey (member of The Enid) (from 1980 until 1981), Calvin Hayes (Actor, keyboard player and drummer with 80s pop band, Johnny Hates Jazz) (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
background vocals:
Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
lead vocals:
Kim Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cherry Red Records Ltd. (do not use as label, for copyrights and distribution credits only), EMI France (in 1993) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
The Lodge Recording Studio in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1980 until 1981)
mixed at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
2-6-5-8-0 (from 1980 until 1981)
writer:
Marty Wilde and Ricky Wilde
Kim Wilde33:12
2My Favourite Band
The Lemons2:30
3Reggae on the Radio
The Papers3:04
421 Guns
21 Guns2:55
5Dambusters March
cover recording of:
The Dam Busters March
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1955)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
JJ All Stars2:13
6Ska’d for Life
The Ska-Dows3:27
7Mouth and Trousers
Splodge2:36
8Plastic Gangster (I Could Be So Good for You)
bass guitar:
Tom McCourt
guitar and piano:
John Jacobs (4-skins Drummer)
membranophone:
Pete Abbot (UK punk drummer)
vocals:
Gary Hitchcock
publisher:
Link Records (UK punk label)
recording of:
Plastic Gangsters
composer:
The 4‐Skins and Gary Hitchcock
The Plastic Gangsters3:24
9Oh
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Ted de Bono
alto saxophone:
Micky Donnelly
electric bass guitar:
Marc Adams (Case)
electric guitar and piano:
Rob Brook
membranophone:
Derwent
tenor saxophone:
Micky Donnelly and Neil Pyzer
background vocals:
Marc Adams (Case), Rob Brook and Derwent
lead vocals:
Matthew Newman (vocalist in punk band Case)
Case51:55
10Mad About You
Laurel Aitken3:05
11All or Nothing Girl
The Larks3:28
12Forest Hill Ska
The Forest Hillbillies4:27
13Sheila
The Burial2:16
14Come Into My Parlour
Skin-Deep2:49
15Skinhead Love Affair
Busters All Stars2:53
16King Hammond Shuffle
King Hammond2:39
17Skadansk
Mark Foggo’s Skasters3:36
18Dave and Mary
Hotknives3:22
19Pound to the Dollar
Maroon Town4:34
20The Undertaker
The Loafers2:06
21Stay Where You Are
The Deltones3:29
22Blind Date
recording of:
Blind Date (The Riffs)
composer:
Aidan Sterling
The Riffs3:12
23Rukumbine
Ska-Boom3:51
24Rude Boy Shuffle
The Rude Boys4:33