Cat: CHRTTC 5004. Rel: 27 Mar 23
Reggae Classics/Oldies/Ska
Side 1 - Track 1. The Specials - Nite Klub (CD1: Film Soundtrack) |
Side 1 - Track 2. Madness - The Prince |
Side 1 - Track 3. Bad Manners - Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu |
Side 1 - Track 4. The Bodysnatchers - 007 (Shanty Town) |
Side 1 - Track 5. The Selecter - Three Minute Hero |
Side 1 - Track 6. The Beat - Ranking Full Stop |
Side 1 - Track 7. The Beat - Big Shot |
Side 1 - Track 8. The Specials - Concrete Jungle |
Side 1 - Track 9. Madness - Swan Lake |
Side 1 - Track 10. Madness - Razor Blade Alley |
Side 1 - Track 11. The Selecter - Missing Words |
Side 1 - Track 12. The Bodysnatchers - Let's Do Rock Steady |
Side 1 - Track 13. Bad Manners - Lip Up Fatty |
Side 2 - Track 1. Madness - Madness (CD2: Film Soundtrack) |
Side 2 - Track 2. The Specials - Too Much Too Young |
Side 2 - Track 3. The Selecter - On My Radio |
Side 2 - Track 4. The Bodysnatchers - Easy Life |
Side 2 - Track 5. The Beat - Rough Rider |
Side 2 - Track 6. The Specials - Man At C&A |
Side 2 - Track 7. Bad Manners - Inner London Violence |
Side 2 - Track 8. Madness - Night Boat To Cairo |
Side 2 - Track 9. The Beat - Twist & Crawl |
Side 2 - Track 10. Bad Manners - Wooly Bully |
Side 2 - Track 11. The Selecter - Too Much Pressure |
Side 2 - Track 12. The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom |
Side 2 - Track 13. Madness - One Step Beyond |
Side 2 - Track 14. The Specials - Nite Klub (reprise) |
Side 3 - Track 1. The Specials - Concrete Jungle (CD3: The original 1981 Soundtrack album) |
Side 3 - Track 2. The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom |
Side 3 - Track 3. Bad Manners - Lip Up Fatty |
Side 3 - Track 4. Madness - Razor Blade Alley |
Side 3 - Track 5. The Selecter - Three Minute Hero |
Side 3 - Track 6. The Bodysnatchers - Easy Life |
Side 3 - Track 7. The Beat - Big Shot |
Side 3 - Track 8. Madness - One Step Beyond |
Side 3 - Track 9. The Beat - Ranking Full Stop |
Side 3 - Track 10. The Specials - Man At C&A |
Side 3 - Track 11. The Selecter - Missing Words |
Side 3 - Track 12. Bad Manners - Inner London Violence |
Side 3 - Track 13. Madness - Night Boat To Cairo |
Side 3 - Track 14. The Selecter - Too Much Pressure |
Side 3 - Track 15. The Specials - Nite Klub |
At the height of the 2-tone ska movement came Dance Craze, a comprehensive music video film charting the best of the 1970s and 80s ska craze in Britain - a movement dominated by such greats as The Specials, Madness, The Selecter and Bad Manners. Both a CD and LP charting their contributions to the craze come courtesy of Chrysalis recordings here. While mammoth memory-laners like 'Night Boat To Cairo' do feature here, there are also many lesser-spotted gems, such as Bad Manners' organ-scraping 'Inner London Violence' and 'Ranking Full Stop', a quadruple-time highlight from The English Beat.