The Compact 2 Tone Story

The Compact 2 Tone Story
Compilation box set by Various artists
Released	1993
Producer	Various
Label	EMI / Chrysalis

1993 2 Tone box set includes:

• "I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down" and "Girls Talk" performed by Elvis Costello and The Attractions,
• "Break Down The Door!", "A Message To You, Rudy", "Nelson Mandela", "Nite Klub" produced by Elvis Costello.

Tracks

Disc 1
	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	Gangsters	The Special A.K.A.
2.	The Selecter	The Selecter
3.	The Prince	Madness
4.	On My Radio	The Selecter
5.	A Message To You, Rudy	The Specials feat. Rico
6.	Tears Of A Clown	The Beat
7.	I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down	Elvis Costello & The Attractions
8.	Too Much Too Young	The Specials
9.	Three Minute Hero	The Selecter
10.	People Do Rocksteady	The Bodysnatchers
11.	Missing Words	The Selecter
12.	Rat Race	The Specials
13.	Easy Life	The Bodysnatchers
14.	Stereotypes	The Specials
15.	Mantovani	The Swinging Cats

Disc 2
	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	Sea Cruise	Rico
2.	Do Nothing (feat. Rico with The Ice Rink String Sounds)	The Specials
3.	Ghost Town	The Specials
4.	The Boiler	Rhoda with The Special A.K.A.
5.	Jungle Music	Rico & The Special A.K.A.
6.	The Feeling's Gone (Dance Mix) / The Feeling's Back	The Appolinaires
7.	Tear The Whole Thing Down	The Higsons
8.	Envy The Love	The Appolinaires
9.	War Crime (The Crime Remains The Same)	The Special A.K.A.
10.	Run Me Down	The Higsons
11.	Racist Friend	The Special A.K.A.
12.	Nelson Mandela	The Special A.K.A.
13.	What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend	The Special A.K.A.
14.	Window Shopping	The Friday Club
15.	The Alphabet Army	J.B.'s Allstars

Disc 3
	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	Madness	Madness
2.	Too Much Pressure	The Selecter
3.	Nite Klub	The Specials feat. Rico
4.	Ranking Full Stop	The Beat
5.	Girls Talk	Elvis Costello & The Attractions
6.	Guns Of Navarone	The Specials
7.	Longshot Kick The Buckett / Liquidator / Sknihead Moonstomp	The Specials
8.	James Bond	The Selecter
9.	Ruder Than You	The Bodysnatchers
10.	Carry Go Bring Home	The Selecter
11.	Rude Boys Outa Jail	The Specials
12.	Too Experienced	The Bodysnatchers
13.	International Jet Set	The Specials
14.	Away	The Swinging Cats
15.	Carolina	Rico
16.	Maggie's Farm	The Specials
17.	Why	The Specials
18.	Friday Night, Saturday Morning	The Specials

Disc 4
	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	Theme From The Boiler	Rhoda & The Special A.K.A.
2.	Rasta Call You	Rico & The Special A.K.A.
3.	Easter Island	Rico & The Special A.K.A.
4.	The Feeling's Gone	The Appolinaires
5.	The Bongo Medley (Extremely Long Version)	The Appolinaires
6.	Ylang Ylang	The Higsons
7.	Give It Up	The Appolinaires
8.	Version	The Special A.K.A.
9.	Put The Punk Back Into Funk	The Higsons
10.	Bright Lights	The Special A.K.A.
11.	Racist Friend (instrumental)	The Special A.K.A.
12.	Bright Lights (instrumental)	The Special A.K.A.
13.	Break Down The Door!	The Special A.K.A.
14.	Can't Get A Break	The Special A.K.A.
15.	Window Shopping (instrumental)	The Friday Club
16.	Al Arm	J.B.'s Allstars
17.	Braggin' And Tryin' Not To Lie	Roddy Radiation & The Specials
18.	Rude Boys Outa Jail (version)	Neville Staples AKA Judge Roughneck
19.	Racquel	The Special A.K.A.
20.	007	The Bodysnatchers

Notes

• Each of the CDs comes in its own mini 2 Tone sleeve and an A5 version of George Marshalls book The Two Tone Story is also included.

External Links

• 2-tone.info
• madsounds.co.uk
• RateYourMusic
• Amazon