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- Date Released: February 26, 2002
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Alt/Punk Ska
- Label: Big Eye Music / The Orchard
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They Say...
This confusing release packages two minor ska releases together, offers two remix tracks, and misspells "millennium" on the front and back cover. The first disc is called "The Very Best of the Specials and Fun Boy Three," but it's subtitled "Featuring Neville Staples." This footnote makes it clear that the versions of Specials and Fun Boy classics like "Rude Boys Outta Jail" and "Our Lips Are Sealed" heard here are not the originals; their bland production is a dead giveaway as well. After their brief, prolific stay at the top of the 2 Tone scene, the Specials fragmented badly. This release is only a bitter reminder of that breakup. For a definitive retrospective, look no further than Chrysalis' 2 Tone Collection, unless, of course, a copy of the more involved Chrysalis import 2 Tone Story is available. The other release packaged inside Ska's Greatest Stars is a greatest-hits of sorts from the California ska revival group the Untouchables. While it's a relatively decent collection of the band's effective mixture of Desmond Dekker and the Jam, their 1985 release, Wild Child, is a better document of the band's influential sound.
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Our Lips are Sealed (with Jane Wiedlin)
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3:46 |
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| 02. | |
Man at C&A
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2:52 |
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| 03. | |
A Message to You Rudy
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2:49 |
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Rude Boy's Outta Jail
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2:15 |
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Leave it Out
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3:31 |
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Your Wondering Now
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2:26 |
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| 07. | |
Running Away
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2:48 |
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| 08. | |
Ghost Town
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5:17 |
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| 09. | |
It Ain't What You Do
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2:21 |
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It's You
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3:15 |
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Gangsters
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3:18 |
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The Lunatics
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2:52 |
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Too Hot
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2:58 |
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Ghost Town (Chemical Submission Mix)
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4:55 |
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Our Lips are Sealed (Zipper Mix)
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4:59 |
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15 Total Tracks, 50:22 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Be Alright
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2:44 |
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| 02. | |
Whiplash
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3:08 |
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| 03. | |
Twist 'n' Shake
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1:33 |
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| 04. | |
I Spy
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3:39 |
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Jade
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5:05 |
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Bond
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4:05 |
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Mandingo
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3:11 |
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Keep on Pushing
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3:32 |
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Movin' 'n' Groovin'
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3:44 |
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Free Yourself
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3:49 |
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Wild Child
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4:16 |
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What's Gone Wrong
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3:55 |
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Lonely Bull
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3:19 |
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13 Total Tracks, 46:00 Total Length
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Credits
- Fun Boy Three - Performer // The Specials - Main Performer // The Specials - Main Performer // Jane Wiedlin - Performer // Julian Beeston - Remixing // Dave Ramsey - Drums // Dave Ramsey - Tambourine // Dave Ramsey - Producer // Richard Regueira Marquez - Percussion // Derek Breakfield - Bass // Clyde Grimes, Jr. - Guitar // Clyde Grimes, Jr. - Vocals // Clyde Grimes, Jr. - Executive Producer // Danny Moynahan - Saxophone // Danny Moynahan - Vocals (Background) // Danny Moynahan - Shaker // Timothy Moynahan - Piano // Timothy Moynahan - Trombone // Timothy Moynahan - Vocals (Background) // Timothy Moynahan - Bells // Timothy Moynahan - Producer // Timothy Moynahan - Fender Rhodes // Timothy Moynahan - Guido // Brian Webster - Engineer // Jerry Miller - Vocals // Jerry Miller - Executive Producer // David Coralnick - Photography
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