Staring At The Rude Boys: The British Ska Revival Staring At The Rude Boys: The British Ska Revival CD

This 3 CD, 70 track compilation provides the most comprehensive release to date to cover the UK Ska Revival 1979-1989. From the 'Big 5' of The Specials, Madness, The Beat, Selecter and Bad Manners, through to 'one off' highly collectable rarities from the likes of The RB's, The Thrillers and The Gangsters and loads in between. Hit singles from the likes of The Lambrettas ('Poison Ivy') and The Piranhas ('Tom Hark'), 'comeback' recordings from original Ska pioneers Laurel Aitken, Rico and Desmond Dekker, 'novelty' 45's from the likes of The Burtons, The Charlie Parkas and Max Headroom and 'New Ska' sounds from late 80's outfits like The Deltones, The Hotknives and Maroon Town - this release has it all. Many of the bands and tracks featured acted as a 'launch-pad' for later more successful acts - Tears For Fears evolved from Graduate, The Mission's Wayne Hussey debuted in the Ded Byrds, Fine Young Cannibals Roland Gift can be found fronting The Akrylykz and the Reluctant Stereotypes laid the foundations for King. A near 10,000 word sleeve note provides info on each track in the fully illustrated 44 page booklet

1. Little Bitch û The Specials 2. Bed ; Breakfast Man û Madness 3. Give It To Me Now û The Merton Parkas 4. Rich And Nasty û Ded Byrds 5. Ska Fever û Judge Dread 6. Big Expense, Small Income û The Tigers 7. Ballad Of Robin Hood û The Charlie Parkas 8. Rough Rider û Diversion 9. Poison Ivy û The Lambrettas 10. Street Feeling û The Selecter 11. Phoenix City û Rockers Express 12. Mcarthur Park û The Burtons 13. Elvis Should Play Ska û Graduate 14. DonÆt Panic û Max Headroom ; The Car ôParksö 15. Inner London Violence û Bad Manners 16. Play My Record ûArthur KayÆs Originals 17. Spyderman û The Akrylykz 18. Pied Piper û Red Roll-On 19. Modern Love û Indicators 20. We Are The Gangsters û The Gangsters 21. Shooting û The Thrillers 22. Lofaska û Reluctant Stereotypes 23. LetÆs Do Rock Steady û The Bodysnatchers 24. South Coast Rumble û The South Coast Ska Stars 25. Big Fat Man û Laurel Aitken 26. Whine ; Grine / Stand Down Margaret û The Beat 27. I Was Wrong û The Rimshots 28. Accident û The Viewers 29. Stop That Boy û Wide Boys 30. Sea Cruise û Rico 31. Tom Hark û The Piranhas 32. Rude Boy Train û Desmond Dekker 33. Blue Lagoon û The Ammonites 34. Party Girl û The Skavengers 35. Housewives Choice û MpÆs 36. Jeanie û The Resistors 37. Breaking Up New Ground û The Parrots 38. The Odd Man Out û Teenage Filmstars 39. One More For The Road û The A.T.ÆS 40. Character Change û Machine 41. Pink Slippers û The Ak Band 42. Are You Wiv û Tich TurnerÆs Escalator 43. Never Gonna Lose Me û Sax Maniax 44. No One Like You û The Originals 45. Dread In My Bed û The Odds 46. Explain û The RbÆs 47. 2-6-5-8-0 - Kim Wilde 48. My Favourite Band û The Lemons 49. Reggae On The Radio û The Papers 50. 21 Guns û 21 Guns 51. Dambusters March û Jj Allstars 52. SkaÆd For Life û The Ska-Dows 53. Mouth And Trousers û Splodge 54. Plastic Gangster (I Could Be So Good For You) û Plastic Gangsters 55. Oh û Case 56. Mad About You û Laurel Aitken ; The Potato 5 57. All Or Nothing Girl û The Larks 58. Forest Hill Ska û Forest Hill Billies 59. Sheila û Burial 60. Come Into My Parlour ûSkin Deep 61. Skinhead Love Affair ûBusters Allstars 62. King Hammond Shuffle û King Hammond 63. Skadansk û Mark FoggoÆs Skasters 64. Dave And Mary û The Hotknives 65. Pound To The Dollar û Maroon Town 66. The Undertaker û The Loafers 67. Stay Where You Are û The Deltones 68. Blind Date û The Riffs 69. Rukumbine û Ska Boom 70. Rude Boy Shuffle û Rude Boys