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

Tracklist

1▼CD: Film Soundtrack
#TitleArtistLength
1Nite Klub
engineer:
Peter James
producer:
Jerry Dammers and Clive Langer
recorded at:
Rotters Club in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-10-14)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-03)
live recording of:
Nite Klub (on 1980-10-14)
writer:
John Bradbury, Roderick James Byers, Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter and Neville Staple
The Specials3:20
2The Prince
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley
recorded at:
St. George’s Hall in Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-04-27)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-10-13)
live recording of:
The Prince (on 1980-10-13)
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Kix” Thompson
dedicated to:
Prince Buster
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Madness3:05
3Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu
producer:
Roger Lomas
recorded at:
Electric Ballroom in Camden, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-03-27)
mixed at:
Anvil Recording Studios in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1981-01-20 until 1981-01-21)
live cover recording of:
Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu (on 1980-03-27)
writer:
Eddie Deane and Al Dredick
Bad Manners2:35
4007 (Shanty Town)
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley
recorded at:
Electric Ballroom in Camden, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-03-27)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-11-11)
live cover recording of:
007 (Shanty Town) (on 1980-03-27)
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Dacres
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc.
The Bodysnatchers3:12
5Three Minute Hero
producer:
Roger Lomas
recorded at:
The Pavilion in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-03-22)
mixed at:
Anvil Recording Studios in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1981-01-20 until 1981-01-21)
live recording of:
Three Minute Hero (on 1980-03-22)
composer:
Neol Davies
The Selecter2:57
6Ranking 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 Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-11-24)
live recording of:
Ranking Full Stop (on 1980-10-08)
writer:
The Beat
The Beat2:51
7Big Shot
engineer:
Mark Dearnley
producer:
Bob Sargeant
mixer:
Bob Sargeant (on 1980-12-21)
recorded at:
Emerald City in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States (on 1980-10-08)
mixed at:
Roundhouse Recording Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-21)
The Beat2:42
8Concrete Jungle
engineer:
Peter James
producer:
Jerry Dammers and Clive Langer
recorded at:
Rotters Club in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-10-14)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-03)
live recording of:
Concrete Jungle (on 1980-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Roderick James Byers
The Specials2:54
9Swan Lake
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley
arranger:
M. Barson
recorded at:
The Mayfair in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-04-30)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-10-13)
live partial recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20 (Лебединое озеро) (on 1980-04-30)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 12), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 12) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 20)
live cover recording of:
Swan Lake
composer:
Giscard Rasquin and Пётр Ильич Чайковский
Madness2:30
10Razor Blade Alley
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley
recorded at:
St. George’s Hall in Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-04-27)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-10-13)
live recording of:
Razor Blade Alley (on 1980-04-27)
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Kix” Thompson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Madness2:37
11Missing Words
producer:
Roger Lomas
recorded at:
The Pavilion in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-03-22)
mixed at:
Anvil Recording Studios in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1981-01-20 until 1981-01-21)
live recording of:
Missing Words (on 1980-03-22)
composer:
Neol Davies
The Selecter3:27
12Let's Do Rock Steady
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley
recorded at:
The Pavilion in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-03-22)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-11-11)
live cover recording of:
Let's Do Rock Steady (on 1980-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Livingstone Thompson
The Bodysnatchers3:02
13Lip Up Fatty
producer:
Roger Lomas
recorded at:
The Friars in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-05-03)
mixed at:
Anvil Recording Studios in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1981-01-20 until 1981-01-21)
live recording of:
Lip Up Fatty (on 1980-05-03)
writer:
Louis Cook, Douglas Trendle, David Farren, Paul Hyman, Chris Kane, Andrew Marson, Alan Sayag, Martin Stewart and Brian Tuitt
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd.
Bad Manners2:39
2▶CD: Film Soundtrack
3▶CD: Original 1981 Soundtrack Album

Credits

Release

art direction:John 'Teflon' Simms
executive producer:Jerry Dammers (task: Film Soundtrack)
Dermot James (task: 2023 Deluxe Edition)
Clive Langer (task: Film Soundtrack)
Alan Winstanley (task: Film Soundtrack)
mastering:Phil Kinrade
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, England, United Kingdom (from 1980-10 until 1981-01)
mastered at:Alchemy Mastering at AIR in London, England, United Kingdom
Studio 3, Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1980-10 until 1981-01)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/26537984 [info]