BBC Sessions (The Specials album)

BBC Sessions (The Specials)
Compilation album by
Released26 October 1998[1]
RecordedMay 23, 1979 – September 12, 1983
GenreSka, 2 tone, new wave
LabelEMI
ProducerJohn Sparrow (1 to 4), Tony Wilson (5 to 7, 11 to 13), Bob Sargeant (8 to 10)
The Specials chronology
Guilty 'Til Proved Innocent!
(1998)
BBC Sessions (The Specials)
(1998)
Blue Plate Specials Live
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

BBC Sessions is a compilation album with all The Specials' live BBC performances.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gangsters" (In Session with John Peel 29/5/79)Jerry Dammers, Cecil Campbell3:03
2."Too Much Too Young" (In Session with John Peel 29/5/79)Jerry Dammers, acknowledgment to Lloyd Charmers2:07
3."Concrete Jungle" (In Session with John Peel 29/5/79)Roddy Byers3:20
4."Monkey Man" (In Session with John Peel 29/5/79)Toots Hibbert2:41
5."Rude Boys Outta Jail" (In Session with John Peel 22/10/79)Lynval Golding, Neville Staple2:56
6."Rat Race" (In Session with John Peel 22/10/79)Roddy Byers3:10
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 Naysmith5:48
8."Sea Cruise" (In Session with John Peel 01/12/80) 3:12
9."Stereotype" (In Session with John Peel 01/12/80)Jerry Dammers6:16
10."Racquel" (In Session with John Peel 01/12/80)Jerry Dammers1:40
11."Alcohol" (In Session with John Peel 12/09/83)Jerry Dammers3:46
12."Lonely Crowd" (In Session with John Peel 12/09/83)Stan Campbell, Jerry Dammers, John Shipley3:22
13."Bright Lights" (In Session with John Peel 12/09/83)John Bradbury, Stan Campbell, Dick Cuthell, Jerry Dammers4:11
14."Blank Expression" (Unknown Programme and Date)Jerry Dammers, The Specials1:53
15."You're Wondering Now" (Unknown Programme and Date)Clement Seymour2:23
16."Friday Night, Saturday Morning" (Unknown Programme and Date)Terry Hall3:14

References

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  1. ^ "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 24 October 1998. p. 42. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. ^ Allmusic rating