Dance Craze - The Best Of British Ska...Live - Orig 2 Tone LP (1981) With poster
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Description
Vinyl is in near mint condition, it looks barely played.
Cover and poster in excellent, clean condition.
Original UK LP from 1981.
2 Tone.
Catalogue number CHR TT5004.
Front laminated cover, flipback rear.
WITH POSTER!!!
Tracklist
A1 –The Specials Concrete Jungle 3:07 A2 –The Beat Mirror In The Bathroom 3:15 A3 –Bad Manners Lip Up Fatty 2:44 A4 –Madness Razor Blade Alley 2:35 A5 –The Selecter Three Minute Hero 2:47 A6 –The Bodysnatchers Easy Life 2:51 A7 –The Beat Big Shot 2:41 A8 –Madness One Step Beyond 2:53
B1 –The Beat Ranking Full Stop 2:48 B2 –The Specials Man At C & A 2:53 B3 –The Selecter Missing Words 3:17 B4 –Bad Manners Inner London Violence 3:24 B5 –Madness Night Boat To Cairo 3:12 B6 –The Selecter Too Much Pressure 2:45 B7 –The Specials Nite Klub 5:15
For ska's second, punk-fuelled incarnation, this live set (the soundtrack to a concert film of the same name) does a fine job of showcasing the bristling and limber energy of the genre's top groups.
Taking all of the intensity but little of the tropical fluidity of the original Jamaican ska from the first half of the '60s (the English groups were also inspired by the island's later, slower-paced rocksteady sound), the likes of the Specials, Madness, Beat, and Bad Manners show their live prowess with stripped-down renditions of early classics, feeding off the hyper enthusiastic crowd throughout.
The Selecter, though, takes top honours here for near classic versions of their "Three Minute Hero" and "Too Much Pressure," not to mention a nice cover of Justin Hinds and the Dominoes' "Carry Go Bring Home"; amidst a sea of cockney-drenched rude boy voices, Selecter lead singer Pauline Black commands attention with her distinctly manic yet beguiling vocal stylings. And beyond first-rate work by the Specials and Madness, Bad Manners gets special mention for some of the tastiest horn charts of the lot.
So, tighten up those pant legs, don that Pork Pie hat, get in the groove, and don't be rude.
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