Ska 'n' B
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Ska'n'B is the first album by Bad Manners
Bad Manners
Bad Manners are an English 2 Tone ska band. They quickly became the novelty favourites of the UK pop scene through their bald outsized frontman's on-stage antics, earning early exposure through their Top of The Pops exploits and an appearance in the live film documentary, Dance Craze.They were at...

 from the year 1980. It reached number 34 on the UK album chart.

Track listing

  • All songs by Bad Manners unless noted.
  1. "Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu" (Eddie Dean/Al Dredick) - 2:35
  2. "Here Comes The Major" - 2:54
  3. "Fatty Fatty" (Clancy Eccles
    Clancy Eccles
    Clancy Eccles was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer, songwriter, arranger, promoter, record producer and talent scout. Known mostly for his early reggae works, he brought a political dimension to this music...

    /Leroy Sibbles
    Leroy Sibbles
    Leroy Sibbles is a Jamaican-Canadian reggae musician. He was the lead singer for The Heptones in the 1960s and 1970s.In addition to his work with The Heptones, Sibbles was a session bassist and arranger at Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd's Jamaica Recording and Publishing Studio and the associated Studio...

    ) - 2:25
  4. "King Ska/Fa" - 4:22
  5. "Monster Mash
    Monster Mash
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    " (Leonard Capizzi/Bobby "Boris" Pickett) - 3:01
  6. "Caledonia" - 2:58
  7. "Magnificent 7" (Elmer Bernstein
    Elmer Bernstein
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    ) - 2:31
  8. "Wooly Bully
    Wooly Bully
    "Wooly Bully" is a popular song originally recorded by novelty rock 'n' roll band Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs in 1965. Based on a standard 12-bar blues progression, it was written by the band's leader, Domingo "Sam" Samudio. It was released as a single on the Memphis-based Pen label and...

    " (Domingo Samudio) - 3:09
  9. "Lip Up Fatty
    Lip Up Fatty
    "Lip Up Fatty" is a single released by the ska band Bad Manners in June 1980, which got to #15 in the UK Singles Chart. It is one of a number of songs by Bad Manners about 'being fat', ....

    " - 2:48
  10. "Special Brew" - 3:37
  11. "Inner London Violence" - 3:56
  12. "Scruffy, The Huffy Chuffy Tugboat" - 1:39

  • 2011 Bonus Tracks
  1. "Holidays" - 2:12
  2. "Night Bus To Dalston" - 2:18
  3. "Lip Up Fatty (Extended Edition)" - 4:42
  4. "Special Brew (Single Version" - 3:19
  5. "Ivor The Engine" - 2:27

Personnel

  • Buster Bloodvessel
    Buster Bloodvessel
    Douglas Trendle , better known as Buster Bloodvessel, is an English singer and the frontman of the ska revival band Bad Manners...

     - Vocals
  • Louis 'Alphonso' Cook - Guitar
  • David Farren - Bass
  • Brian Tuitt - Drums
  • Martin Stewart - Keyboards
  • Chris Kane - Saxophone
  • Andrew Marson - Saxophone
  • Paul "Gus" Hyman - Trumpet
  • Winston Bazoomies - Harmonica
  • Roger Lomas - Production
  • Recorded at Horizon Studios, Coventry
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