BBC Sessions (The Specials album)
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Released | 26 October 1998[1] | |||
Recorded | May 23, 1979 – September 12, 1983 | |||
Genre | Ska, 2 tone, new wave | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Producer | John Sparrow (1 to 4), Tony Wilson (5 to 7, 11 to 13), Bob Sargeant (8 to 10) | |||
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BBC Sessions is a compilation album with all The Specials' live BBC performances.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Gangsters" (In Session with John Peel 29/5/79) | Jerry Dammers, Cecil Campbell | 3:03 |
2. | "Too Much Too Young" (In Session with John Peel 29/5/79) | Jerry Dammers, acknowledgment to Lloyd Charmers | 2:07 |
3. | "Concrete Jungle" (In Session with John Peel 29/5/79) | Roddy Byers | 3:20 |
4. | "Monkey Man" (In Session with John Peel 29/5/79) | Toots Hibbert | 2:41 |
5. | "Rude Boys Outta Jail" (In Session with John Peel 22/10/79) | Lynval Golding, Neville Staple | 2:56 |
6. | "Rat Race" (In Session with John Peel 22/10/79) | Roddy Byers | 3:10 |
7. | "The Skinhead Symphony In Three Movements: Long Shot Kick the Bucket / The Liquidator / Skinhead Moonstomp" (In Session with John Peel 22/10/79) | George Agard, Sydney Crooks, Jackie Robinson, Harry Johnson, Roy Ellis, Monty Naysmith | 5:48 |
8. | "Sea Cruise" (In Session with John Peel 01/12/80) | 3:12 | |
9. | "Stereotype" (In Session with John Peel 01/12/80) | Jerry Dammers | 6:16 |
10. | "Racquel" (In Session with John Peel 01/12/80) | Jerry Dammers | 1:40 |
11. | "Alcohol" (In Session with John Peel 12/09/83) | Jerry Dammers | 3:46 |
12. | "Lonely Crowd" (In Session with John Peel 12/09/83) | Stan Campbell, Jerry Dammers, John Shipley | 3:22 |
13. | "Bright Lights" (In Session with John Peel 12/09/83) | John Bradbury, Stan Campbell, Dick Cuthell, Jerry Dammers | 4:11 |
14. | "Blank Expression" (Unknown Programme and Date) | Jerry Dammers, The Specials | 1:53 |
15. | "You're Wondering Now" (Unknown Programme and Date) | Clement Seymour | 2:23 |
16. | "Friday Night, Saturday Morning" (Unknown Programme and Date) | Terry Hall | 3:14 |
References
[edit]- ^ "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 24 October 1998. p. 42. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ Allmusic rating