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The Toasters: Pool Shark [Remastered]

CD / Phoenix City / 2012-10-09

Tracks: Pool Shark; Talk Is Cheap; Renee; Shocker!; Toast On the Coast; Matt Davis; Weekend in L.A.; Now or Never; Ideal Man; Naked City; So Long Buck; East Side Beat; Mr. Trouble; Manipulator; Abc's; Recrim...
Artists: The Toasters

The English Beat: Wha'ppen?

CD / Shout! Factory / 2012-09-18

Tracks: Too Nice to Talk; Doors of Your Heart; All Out to Get You; Monkey Murders; I Am Your Flag; French Toast (Soleil Trop Chaud); Drowning; Dream House in NZ; Walk Away; Over and Over; Cheated; Get-A-Job;...
Artists: The English Beat

The English Beat: Saxa, Andy Cox, David Steele, Everett Moreton, Ranking Roger, Dave Wakeling.

Recorded at Roundhouse Studios, LOndon, England.

Additional personnel: Saltin (trumpet); Bl...continue...

The English Beat: Special Beat Service

CD / / 2012-09-18

Tracks: I Confess; Jeanette; Sorry; Sole Salvation; Spar Wid Me; Rotating Head; Save It for Later; She's Going; Pato and Roger a Go Talk; Sugar & Stress; End of the Party; Ackee 1 2 3; What's Your Best Thing...
Artists: The English Beat

Personnel: Dave Wakeling (vocals, guitar); Ranking Roger (vocals, percussion); Andy Cox (guitar, mandolin); David Steele (banjo); Wesley Magoogan (clarinet, saxophone, lyricon); Dave Blockhead (saxoph...continue...

The English Beat: I Just Can't Stop It

CD / Shout! Factory / 2012-09-18

Tracks: Mirror In the Bathroom; Hands Off...She's Mine; Two Swords; Twist & Crawl; Tears of a Clown; Rough Rider; Click Click; Ranking Full Stop; Big Shot; Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret; Noise In This Wo...
Artists: The English Beat

The English Beat: Saxa, Andy Cox, David Steele, Everett Moreton, Ranking Roger, Dave Wakeling.

Digitally remastered by Bob Sargeant (The Townhouse Studio, London, England).

Audio Remaste...continue...

The English Beat: Live! at the US Festival: September 3, 1982 & May 28, 1983

CD / Shout! Factory / 2012-09-18

Tracks: September 3, 1982: Twist & Crawl; September 3, 1982: I Confess; September 3, 1982: Doors of Your Heart; September 3, 1982: Sugar & Stress; September 3, 1982: Two Swords; September 3, 1982: Hands Off....
Artists: The English Beat

Audio Mixer: Bob Fisher .

Recording information: Glen Helen Regional Park, San Bernardino, CA.

Steve Wozniak's two US Festivals turned out to be a curiously '80s phenomenon: a self-style...continue...

The Toasters: Live in London

1 CD / Moon Ska Records / 2012-07-31

Tracks: Intro; Gimme Some Lovin'; I'm Running Right Through the World; Underground Town; Rude Rude Baby; Run Rudy Run; 2-Tone Army; Shebeen; Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down; Ploughshares; East Side Bea...
Artists: The Toasters

Personnel includes: Richie Senior (trombone); Dr. Ring Ding.

Recorded live at The Borderline, London, England in August 1998....continue...

Dub Pistols/Bunna: Worshipping the Dollar *

CD / Sunday Best (UK) / 2012-07-10

Tracks: Alive - (featuring Red Star Lion); West End Story - (featuring Akala/Dan Bowskill); Mucky Weekend - (featuring Rodney P); Bang Bang - (featuring Kitten & the Hip); Rub-A-Dub - (featuring Dan Bowskill...
Artists: Dub Pistols/Bunna

Over the course of 14 years and four previous albums, the Dub Pistols' recordings have consistently maintained a slew of faithful fans even as they've been given mixed reviews from critics; in additio...continue...

The English Beat: Keep the Beat: The Very Best of the English Beat

CD / Shout! Factory / 2012-07-10

Tracks: Mirror in the Bathroom; Doors of Your Heart; Save It for Later; Twist & Crawl; Tears of a Clown; Best Friend; I Confess; Ranking Full Stop; Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret; Get-a-Job; Jeanette; Too...
Artists: The English Beat

Audio Remasterer: Phil Kinrade.

Liner Note Author: Rhoda Dakar.

Photographer: Adrian Boot.

To accompany their grand 2012 set The Complete Beat, Shout! Factory issued Keep the Beat...continue...

The English Beat: Special Beat Service [Deluxe Edition] [Box]

CD / Edsel Records / 2012-07-03

Tracks: I Confess; Jeanette; Sorry; Sole Salvation; Spar wid Me; Rotating Head; Save It for Later; She's Going; Pato and Roger a Go Talk; Sugar and Stress; End of the Party; Ackee 1-2-3; What's Your Best Thi...
Artists: The English Beat

Personnel: Dave Wakeling (vocals, guitar); Ranking Roger (vocals, percussion); Andy Cox (guitar, mandolin); David Steele (banjo); Jack Emblow (accordion); Wesley Magoogan (clarinet, saxophone); Saxa (...continue...

The English Beat: I Just Can't Stop It [Deluxe Edition] [Digipak]

CD / Edsel Records / 2012-07-03

Tracks: Mirror in the Bathroom; Hands Off...She's Mine; Two Swords; Twist & Crawl; Rough Rider; Click Click; Big Shot; Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret; Noise in This World; Can't Get Used to Losing You; Be...
Artists: The English Beat

The English Beat: Saxa, Andy Cox, David Steele, Everett Moreton, Ranking Roger, Dave Wakeling.

Digitally remastered by Bob Sargeant (The Townhouse Studio, London, England).

Liner Note Au...continue...

The English Beat: Wha'ppen? [Deluxe Edition] [Digipak]

CD / Edsel (UK) / 2012-07-03

Tracks: Doors of Your Heart; All Out to Get You; Monkey Murders; I Am Your Flag; French Toast (Soleil Trop Chaud); Drowning; Dream Home in N.Z.; Walk Away; Over and Over; Cheated; Get-A-Job; Limits We Set, T...
Artists: The English Beat

The English Beat: Saxa, Andy Cox, David Steele, Everett Moreton, Ranking Roger, Dave Wakeling.

Recorded at Roundhouse Studios, LOndon, England.

Additional personnel: Saltin (trumpet); Bl...continue...

Ruts D.C.: Animal Now

CD / Westworld / 2012-07-03

Tracks: Mirror Smashed; Dangerous Minds; Slow Down; Despondency; Different View; No Time To Kill; Fools; Walk or Run; Parasites; Different View; Formula Eyes
Artists: Ruts D.C.

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs: Rock Latino: Los Fabulosos Cadillacs *

CD / Sony Music / 2012-06-26

Tracks: Vasos Vacíos - (featuring Celia Cruz); Gitana; Manuel Santillán, El León [Raggae Version]; Matador; Carnaval Toda La Vida; Mi Novia Se Cayó en un Pozo Ciego; Revolution Rock; Mal ...
Artists: Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

Rock Latino is a solid, 14-track compilation from Los Fabulosos Cadillacs' early years. Fan favorites "Silencio Hospital" from 1986's Bares y Fondas, and their killer cover of "Revolution Rock" from 1...continue...

The Selecter: Too Much Pressure [Captain Oi!]

CD / Captain Oi! Records / 2012-05-01

Tracks: Three Minute Hero; Everyday; They Make Me Mad; Missing Words; Danger; Street Feeling; My Collie (Not a Dog); Too Much Pressure; Murder; Out on the Streets; Carry Go Bring Come; Black and Blue; James ...
Artists: The Selecter

The Selector includes: Pauline Black (vocals).

Additional personnel inlculdes: Prince Buster.

At the time of its release, Too Much Pressure was relegated to second-class status behind th...continue...

Madness: Forever Young: The Ska Collection

CD / Salvo / 2012-03-06

Tracks: One Step Beyond; Forever Young; My Girl; Baggy Trousers; House of Fun; Grey Day; Tarzan's Nuts; Don't Quote Me on That; Take It or Leave It; Victoria Gardens; Prince, The; Day on the Town; Dust Devil...
Artists: Madness

While they were never strictly a ska band, Madness had more than their share of skanky moments, many of which can be found on this 24-track compilation from Salvo. Forever Young: The Ska Collection sp...continue...

Authority Zero: Less Rhythm More Booze *

CD / Relativity (Label) / 2012-01-31

Tracks: Prelude; Liverateducation [Dub]; Carpe Diem [Jazz]; Movement; Break the Mold [Reggae]; No Regrets [Tribal]; Crashland [Acoustic]; Talk Is Cheap; Remedy [Surf], The; Big Bad World; 12:34 [Lounge]; Wak...
Artists: Authority Zero

Personnel: Jason DeVore (vocals, guitar); Brandon Landelius (guitar); Jim Wilcox (drums).

Audio Mixer: Bryan Sandell.

Liner Note Author: Authority Zero.

Editor: Christopher Neil....continue...

Various Artists: 100 Hits: 80s Classics [Box]

CD / Demon Music Group / 2011-11-29

Tracks: Gold - Spandau Ballet; Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds; Do You Really Want to Hurt Me - Culture Club; Call Me - Blondie; Heaven Is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle; White Wedding - Bill...
Artists: Various Artists

This five-disc, 100-track set is like bottling time. These are the songs that dominated pop and rock radio stations in the 1980s, particularly if you lived in Britain, and listening to this box is lik...continue...

Various Artists: BBC Radio 1 Peel Sessions 1977-1979: Movement

CD / EMI / 2011-11-08

Tracks: In the City; What Do I Get?; Youth Youth Youth - Generation X; No More Heroes; Gary Gilmore's Eyes; Love and Romance; Science Friction; She's a Wind Up - Dr. Feelgood; Don't Take No for an Answer; Se...
Artists: Various Artists

Liner Note Author: Marc Riley.

A collection of Peel Sessions featuring such electrifying acts as the Jam, Adam & the Ants, Penetration, and Magazine could hardly go wrong, and indeed, BBC Radio...continue...

Bad Manners: Can Can

CD / Secret Records / 2011-11-01

Artists: Bad Manners

The Toasters: 2-Tone Army

CD / Megalith Records / 2011-09-27

Tracks: 2tone Army; Talk is Cheap; Friends; Secret Agent Man; Chuck Berry; Mouse; Hard Man Fe Dead; Don't Come Running [Extended Intro]; Properly; Maxwell Smart; I Wasn't Going To Call You Anyway; Speak Your...
Artists: The Toasters

Judge Dread (Ska): Last of the Skinheads

1 CD / Captain Mod (USA) / 2011-05-03

Tracks: Winkle Man, The; Y Viva Suspenders; Up With the Cock; Jingle Bells
Artists: Judge Dread (Ska)

Featuring the National Chart hits ''The Winkle Man'', ''Y'Viva Suspenders'', ''Up With The Cock'', ''Jingle Bells'' and the whole of the legendary ''Fifth Anniversary'' EP...continue...
This reissue of LAST OF THE SKINHEADS contains the FIFTH ANNIVERSARY EP.

Contains 11 bonus tracks.

Judge Dread decided it was time to visit the Last of the Skinheads in 1976, with this f...continue...

The Specials: Classic Albums - The Specials

CD / EMI / 2011-04-12

Artists: The Specials

Bad Manners: Gosh It's Bad Manners

CD / Pressure Drop / 2011-03-01

Tracks: Walking in the Sunshine; Dansetta; Can Can; Weeping and Wailing; Casablanca (Rags and Riches); Don't Be Angry [Live] - (live); Ben E. Wriggle; Runaway; Never Will Change; Only Funkin'; End of the Wor...
Artists: Bad Manners

Liner Note Author: Phil Hendriks.

Recording information: PRT Studios; Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, South Wales....continue...

Bad Manners: Forging Ahead

CD / Pressure Drop / 2011-03-01

Tracks: Salad Bar; Tonight Is Your Night; Samson and Delilah [Biblical Version]; Exodus [Instrumental]; Got No Brains; Rose of Italy; My Girl Lollipop [Extended Lick Mix] - (remix); Falling Out of Love; Seve...
Artists: Bad Manners

Bad Manners includes: Buster Bloodvessel (vocals).

Personnel: Dirty Louis Al (vocals, guitar); Gus Herman (vocals, trumpet); Martin Stewart (vocals, keyboards); Winston B. Savage, Fatty Buster ...continue...

Members: Res: Erected *

1 CD / Virgin / 2011-02-22

Tracks: Fear on the Streets; Solitary Confinement; Sound of the Suburbs - (Original 7" Single Mix); Electricity; Stand Up and Spit; Don't Push; Love in a Lift; Offshore Banking Business; Chelsea Nightclub; P...
Artists: Members

RES-ERECTED captures 18 of the best songs from the late 1970s/early '80s U.K. band The Members, including smash hit "Working Girl."

This album contains a mix of "Sound of the Suburbs" that has ...continue...

Bad Manners: Loonee Tunes!

CD / Pressure Drop / 2011-02-01

Tracks: Echo 4-2; Just a Feeling; Pussycat, El; Doris; Spy 1; Tequila; Lorraine; Echo Gone Wrong; Suicide; Under Sea Adventures of Ivor the Engine, The; Back In '60; Just Pretendin'; Lorraine [Extended 12" V...
Artists: Bad Manners

Personnel: Fatty Buster Bloodvessel (vocals); Louis Cook (guitar); Winston Bazoomies (harmonica); Andrew Marson, Chris Kane (saxophone); Gus "Hot Lips" Herman AKA Paul Hyman (trumpet); Martin Stewart ...continue...

Bad Manners: Ska 'N' B

CD / Pressure Drop / 2011-02-01

Tracks: Ne Ne Na Na Na Na Nu Nu; Here Comes the Major; Fatty Fatty; King Ska-Fa; Monster Mash; Caledonia; Magnificent 7; Wooly Bully; Lip Up Fatty; Special Brew; Inner London Violence; Scruffy the Huffy Chuf...
Artists: Bad Manners

Bad Manners includes: Buster Bloodvessel (vocals).

Personnel: Fatty Buster Bloodvessel (vocals); Louis Cook (guitar); Winston Bazoomies (harmonica); Andrew Marson, Chris Kane (saxophone); Gus "...continue...

The Specials: The Specials

CD / 2-Tone / 2011-01-04

Tracks: Message to You Rudy, A; Do the Dog; It's Up to You; Nite Klub; Doesn't Make It Alright; Concrete Jungle; Too Hot; Monkey Man; (Dawning of A) New Era; Blank Expression; Stupid Marriage; Too Much Too Y...
Artists: The Specials

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.

The Specials: Terry Hall, Neville Staples (vocals); Lynval Golding, Roddy Radiation (guitar); Jer...continue...

Madness: Wonderful

CD / Salvo / 2010-10-19

Artists: Madness

Madness officially disbanded in 1986, but the members never seemed content to call it quits. Finally, after 13 years, six singles collections, five "Madstock" reunion concerts, three ill-fated spin-of...continue...

Madness: One Step Beyond

CD / Salvo / 2010-09-21

Tracks: One Step Beyond...; My Girl; Night Boat To Cairo; Believe Me; Land of Hope & Glory; Prince, The; Tarzan's Nuts; In the Middle of the Night; Bed and Breakfast Man; Razor Blade Alley; Swan Lake; Rockin...
Artists: Madness

Personnel: Graham "Suggs" McPherson (vocals); Chris "Chrissy-Boy" Foreman (guitar); Lee "Kix" Thompson (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Monsieur Barso (keyboards); Dan Woodgate (drums, percussio...continue...

Madness: Madness Presents the Rise & Fall [Digipak]

CD / Salvo / 2010-07-06

Tracks: Rise and Fall; Tomorrow's (Just Another Day); Blue Skinned Beast; Primrose Hill; Mr. Speaker (Gets the Word); Sunday Morning; Our House; Tiptoes; New Delhi; That Face; Calling Cards; Are You Coming (...
Artists: Madness

Personnel: Carl Smyth (vocals, trumpet); Graham "Suggs" McPherson (vocals); C.J. Foreman (guitar); Lee Thompson (saxophone); Michael Barson (keyboards); D.M. Woodgate (drums).

Liner Note Author...continue...

Madness: Keep Moving [Digipak]

CD / Salvo / 2010-07-06

Tracks: Keep Moving; Michael Caine; Turning Blue; One Better Day; March of the Gherkins; Waltz Into Mischief; Brand New Beat; Victoria Gardens; Samantha; Time for Tea; Prospects; Give Me a Reason; Wings of a...
Artists: Madness

Personnel: Graham McPherson, Carl Smyth (vocals); Chris Foreman (guitar); Lee Thompson (saxophone); Mike Barson (keyboards); Dan Woodgate (drums); Louis Jardim (percussion).

Liner Note Author: ...continue...

Madness: Absolutely [Bonus CD] [Bonus Tracks]

CD / Salvo / 2010-02-23

Artists: Madness

Digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition of the British Pop/Ska outfit's sophomore album including bonus tracks. Originally released in 1980, Absolutely moved away from...continue...
For their second album, Madness continued the bright and bouncy fun of their debut. Absolutely placed slightly more emphasis on their novelty aspect, creating something of a fun-house atmosphere with ...continue...

Madness: Seven [Bonus CD] [Bonus Tracks]

CD / Salvo / 2010-02-23

Artists: Madness

Digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition of the British Pop band's third album including bonus tracks. This 1981 album is generally considered to have...continue...
Their "nutty sound" seems to fall to the background somewhat on this move toward more mature songwriting. Expanding beyond the limited scope of ska, this is a fine pop effort at times dabbling in more...continue...

Bad Manners: Don't Knock the Bald Heads [DVD]

DVD Video / Secret / 2009-12-15

Artists: Bad Manners

It became clear only in hindsight that of all the checker-boarded crew, Bad Manners was closest in spirit to their Jamaican predecessors. It wasn't merely that the band played an undiluted and unadult...continue...

The Selecter: Live from London

DVD Video / Secret / 2009-12-15

Artists: The Selecter

Famously, the Selecter were pressed on vinyl before the band even existed. Once they actually formed, though, they swiftly became a pivotal piece of the Two-Tone puzzle, until frontwoman Pauline Black...continue...

Madness: One Step Beyond... [30th Anniversary Edition]

1 CD / Salvo / 2009-10-20

Tracks: One Step Beyond; My Girl; Night Boat to Cairo; Believe Me; Land of Hope and Glory; Prince, The; Tarzan's Nuts; In The Middle of the Night; Bed and Breakfast Man; Razor Blade Alley; Swan Lake; Rockin'...
Artists: Madness

Digitally remastered and expanded deluxe two CD edition of the 1979 debut album from the British Pop/Ska band containing the original album plus four enhanced...continue...
Madness were at the forefront of the UK ska revival at the end of the 70s, very much a regional thing. Madness were very London and they soon shed the two-tone image and became one of the most consist...continue...

The Toasters: Live in Brazil

1 CD / Megalith/Jump Up / 2009-08-11

Tracks: Fire In My Soul; Underground Town; East Side Beat; Ploughshares Into Guns; Rude Rufe Baby; Friends; Thrill Me Up; Mona; I Wasn't Going To Call You Anyway; Talk is Cheap; D.I.T.B.G.Y.D.
Artists: The Toasters

Personnel: Rob "Bucket" Hingley (vocals, guitar); Jack Ruby, Jr. (vocals); Mike Armstrong (saxophone); Paul Gephardt (baritone saxophone); Brian "Lord" Sledge (trumpet); Dave Waldo (keyboards); Larry ...continue...

Various Artists: Beginners Guide to Ska [Box]

3 CD / Nascente / 2009-06-23

Tracks: Guns of Navarone - The Skatalites; Ska Beat - Alton Ellis; Shank I Sheck - Baba Brooks & The Skatalites; Penny Reel - Eric "Monty" Morris; Dan de Lion [aka Don de Lion] - Don Drummond; Four Seasons -...
Artists: Various Artists

2009 three CD release. Beginner's Guide To Ska charts the progress of Ska from it's 1960s heyday to the present and includes many worldwide hits...continue...
Personnel: Rico Rodriguez (trombone).

This three-disc, 50-track box presents a nice concise history of ska, starting with classic sides like the Skatalites' "Guns of Navarone" and the Maytals' ...continue...

The Aggrolites: IV [Digipak]

1 CD / Hellcat Records / 2009-06-09

Tracks: Firecracker; What a Complex; Wild Time; Feelin' Alright; Sufferer, The; It's Time to Go; By Her Side; Brother Jacob; Musically on Top; Reggae Summertime; Ever Want to Try; Keep Moving On; Tear That F...
Artists: The Aggrolites

The Aggrolites have shared stages with Social Distortion, Madness, Rancid, Flogging Molly, 311, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Dropkick Murphys, The Vandals, Against Me!, The Aquabats,...continue...
Personnel: Jesse Wagner (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Brian Dixon (vocals, guitar); Roger Rivas (vocals, piano, organ); Efren Santana (saxophone); Todd M. Simon (trumpet); Tom Cook (trombone); ...continue...

The Toasters: One More Bullet

CD / Stomp Records / 2009-05-21

Tracks: What a Gwan; Night Train to Moscow; Where's the Freedom?; Life in a Bubble; Run Rudy Run Redux; You're Gonna Pay; Bits and Pieces; When Will I Be Loved; One More Bullet; Step Up - (instrumental); Cho...
Artists: The Toasters

The Toasters: Alberto Tarin (guitar); Rob "Bucket" Hingley (guitars); Jeff Richey (saxophone); Jason Nwagbaraocha (bass instrument); Dan 'Duckie' Garrido, Larry Snell (drums); Dave Barry , Greg Robins...continue...

The Specials: Live at the Moonlight Club

1 CD / EMI Music Distribution / 2009-05-05

Tracks: It's Up to You; Do the Dog; Monkey Man; Blank Expressions; Nite Klub; Concrete Jungle; Too Hot; Too Much Too Young; Little Bitch; Long Shot Kick de Bucket
Artists: The Specials

2009 live archive release from the leaders of the Ska revival scene in the late '70s. Recorded on the day before the British general elections...continue...

Westbound Train: Come and Get It [Digipak] *

1 CD / Hellcat Records / 2009-04-21

Tracks: I Don't Belong Here; Ain't Gonna Be Easy; Check Your Time; When You Cry; Come and Get It; Some Things Are Meant to Be Remembered; Salvation; If Only; What You Need; Passage, The; Lift My Voice Up Lou...
Artists: Westbound Train

Personnel: Obi Fernandez (vocals, guitar, trombone, percussion); King Django (vocals); Johnny DeCarlo (guitar, bass instrument); Alexandre Soares (violin, viola); Tianna Kennedy (cello); Rich Graiko (...continue...

The Toasters: Skaboom! [Bonus Track]

1 CD / Megalith Records / 2009-03-10

Tracks: Talk Is Cheap; Pool Shark; Weekend in L.A.; Shocker!; Toast on the Coast; Manipulator; Mr. Trouble; ABC's; East Side Beat; Now or Never; So Long, Buck; Renee; Matt Davis; Ideal Man; Naked City; Recri...
Artists: The Toasters

Personnel: Rob "Bucket" Hingley (vocals, guitar); Stanley Turpentine, Joe Jackson Band (melodica); Marcel Reginatto (alto saxophone); John Dugan (tenor saxophone); Steve Hex (keyboards).

Illust...continue...

The Selecter: Cruel Britannia

1 CD / Snapper / 2009-02-17

Tracks: Cruel Britannia; Respect Yourself; Musical Servant (1972/1998); How Can I Win?; Better Must Come; Viper, The; Never Said I Love You; What a Confusion; Bad Dog; Lyrical Sniper; Blind Leading the Blind
Artists: The Selecter

Ori. Release '98 by the 2 Tone ska revival band from Coventry England. 11 Trax...continue...
Personnel includes: Dave Barker.

The Selecter: Dave Barker, Richard Wayler (vocals); Martin Stewart (Hammond b-3 organ); Nick Welsh (bass guitar); Paul Seacroft, Pauline Black, Al Fletcher.
...continue...

The Supervillains: Massive [PA]

1 CD / Law Records / 2008-11-24

Tracks: You Got Me; Pit, The; Coming Home; Be Alright; Smoke Em'; Little Girl; Iru Kanji; Movin' Out (Anthony's Song); St. Thomas; Car Sex (Get It On); Crippy Weed; Tortuosity (Skit); Snow White; Overdose; I...
Artists: The Supervillains

The 2008 album, Massive, is the long awaited followup to the Supervillians' 2007 Law Records debut, Grow Yer Own. Showcasing the band's songwriting chops and...continue...
Personnel: Kyle McDonald, Kris Bentley (vocals); Bobby Koelble (guitar, keyboards).

Recording information: Fighting Records Studio, Orlando, FL.

Photographer: Chris Montez Miller....continue...

Bad Manners: Walking in the Sunshine: The Best of Bad Manners [Slipcase] *

2 CD / Music Club Deluxe / 2008-06-10

Tracks: Magnificent 7; Lorraine; Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu; Lip Up Fatty; King Ska/Fa; Special Brew; Walking in the Sunshine; My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop); Just a Feeling; Tequila; Woolly Bully; Can Can;...
Artists: Bad Manners

Ska-riffic 2008 two CD compilation from Buster Bloodvessel and his mates featuring original recordings from their early '80s hit-making years (and not the re-recordings or...continue...
Liner Note Author: Rhoda Dakar....continue...

The Cat Empire: So Many Nights

1 CD / Velour Recordings (USA) / 2008-04-22

Tracks: So Many Nights; Panama; Fishies; Sunny Moon; Til the Ocean Takes Us All; No Mountain; So Long; No Longer There; Lonely Moon; Radio Song; Darkness, The; Voodoo Cowboy; Strong Coffee; Won't Be Afraid; ...
Artists: The Cat Empire

Welcome to 2008 and The Cat Empire's third album, So Many Nights. The Empire's roots are in the late night jazz clubs of Melbourne. The...continue...
Personnel: Harry James Angus (vocals, guitar, trumpet); Felix Riebl (vocals, congas, timbales); John Porter (guitar, slide guitar); Ryan Monro (guitar, background vocals); Robert John (violin); Oliver...continue...

The English Beat: You Just Can't Beat It: The Best of the Beat [37 Tracks]

2 CD / Music Club Records / 2008-03-04

Tracks: Tears of a Clown; Ranking Full Stop; Hands off She's Mine; Twist and Crawl; Mirror in the Bathroom; Jackpot; Stand Down Margaret; Best Friend; Too Nice to Talk To; Rough Rider; Click Click; Big Shot;...
Artists: The English Beat

2008 two CD compilation from Birmingham's The Beat, also known as The English Beat in the U.S. The Beat first burst onto the music scene...continue...
Liner Note Authors: Dave Wakeling; Rhoda Dakar.

The Beat (aka the English Beat) existed in its original form for less than five years in the late 1970s and early '80s, long enough to release th...continue...

Various Artists: Top of the Pops 1979

1 CD / EMI / 2007-12-11

Tracks: Prince, The - Madness; Tears of a Clown - The English Beat; Gangsters - The Special A.K.A.; Sunday Girl - Blondie; Waiting For an Alibi - Thin Lizzy; Whatever You Want - Status Quo; Don't Bring Me Do...
Artists: Various Artists

2007 collection of hit tracks that wooed and wowed the charts during a specific and exciting year in Rock and Pop history. The phrase Top...continue...
Liner Note Author: Dave McAleer....continue...