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Dance Craze - The Best of British Ska... Live! [LIVE]

Various Artists - Alternative - 2nd & 3rd Wave Ska
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  • Audio CD (July 3, 1990)
  • Original Release Date: 1983
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Live
  • Label: Capitol
  • ASIN: B000008ETH
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #196,337 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Concrete Jungle - The Specials
2. Mirror in the Bathroom [Live] - The English Beat
3. Lip up Fatty - Bad Manners
4. Too Much Too Young - The Special A.K.A.
5. Three Minute Hero - The Selecter, Selector
6. Easy Life - Bodysnatchers
7. Big Shot [Live] - The English Beat
8. Man at C & A - The Specials
9. Missing Words - The Selecter, Selector
10. Ranking Full Stop [Live] - The English Beat
11. Carry Go Bring Come - The Selecter, Selector
12. Inner London Violence - Bad Manners
13. Guns of Navarone - The Special A.K.A.
14. Too Much Pressure - The Selecter, Selector
15. Nite Klub - The Specials
16. Skinhead Symphony/The Special A.K.A. (Longshot Kick the Bucket/Liq ... - The Special A.K.A.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great but incomplete, January 28, 2004
By P. Geyer "prgeyer" (Vienna, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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The original Dance Craze album introduced me to ska almost 20 years ago. The album changed my life, encouraging me to search out albums from all the bands: The Specials, The Selecter, Madness, Bad Manners, The (English) Beat (sadly, the Bodysnatchers only put out singles, so I couldn't get anything for them in the States). Unlike a great many live albums, this one really communicated the frenetic energy of a live show.

When they re-released this album I was excited to have the opportunity to replace my original worn out copy. While it is still very good, all of the Madness tracks have been removed. I know this is probably a contract issue, but the Madness tunes were some of the best. It leaves a BIG hole in the flow of the album.

Sooo, while this is still a great primer for folks who are new to early 80s British ska, try to track down a copy of the original. Better yet, try to track down a copy of the video. It's got 2-3 times as many songs, and you get to SEE how great the bands were, and how they really got the audiences dancing.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good, BUT missing something!!!, August 10, 1999
I bought this album way back in the day and wanted to have it on CD, but it's missing MADNESS!! I'm glad I still have the original album and the video! Dance Craze is still a good CD because you can't get a better compilation of British SKA than this.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars skad for life, March 19, 2003
By gazza (guelph ontario) - See all my reviews
Due to contract problems Madness are not on the CD,Only on the now hard to get record.Still a great CD.Some of the best 2nd wave ska captured on this recording.The movie comes up for sale in scootering mag,s from England now and then ,but to be honest its not very good.Also if you get it from England you will need to change it over to watch it on north American TV,s.I dont think it was ever produced in the American version?Also look for World of SKIN,a great documenty from UK,and Made in Britain [a skinhead film].....HOPE THIS HELPS
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5.0 out of 5 stars "Blow Mr. Rico, Blow!!!!!!
Yes,unfortunately the excellent tracks by Madness aren't on the CD. What everyone fails to mention though are the extra tracks that weren't on the original vinyl edition. Read more
Published on June 28, 2007 by Ronald K. Holstein

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Great Ska Albums
This CD contains some of the best of British Ska, or at least some of the best Ska bands recorded on 2 Tone. Read more
Published on February 25, 2003 by Richard M. Affleck

5.0 out of 5 stars The best ska album ever
This is the first 2nd-wave ska album I bought and it is still my favorite. It has all the best artists: The Specials, The Beat, Bad Manners, Selecter...The list goes on. Read more
Published on August 2, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars D want to find the Dance Craze movie
I want to find the movie of Dance Craze. If you know someone who has a copy and is willing to sell it, send me an email at : skadfather01@hotmail.com
Published on August 1, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Ska Roots
This is the music which first introduced me to Ska. In the mids of Blondi and Talkingheads was the English Beat. Ska with a decided New Wave bent. Read more
Published on March 24, 1999

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