[2018-08-24] Bad Manners "The Albums 1980-85" 5CD box set (Pressure Drop UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Jul 28, 2018 1:01 pm

Description
93 track five disc clam shell box rounding up pretty much all of Bad Manners’ releases between 1980-85.

Disc 1 is debut LP “Ska N B” which spent three months in the UK charts in 1980, peaking at No.34. Includes the hit singles ‘Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu’ (No.28), ‘Lip Up Fatty’ (No.15) and ‘Special Brew’ (No.3).

The second disc is the “Loonee Tunes” album which hit No.36 in the National Chart in 1980. This one contains the hit singles ‘Lorraine’ (No.21) and ‘Just A Feeling’ (No.13).

1981’s “Gosh It’s” album is what you’ll find on Disc 3. It reached No.18 in the UK charts helped by the inclusion of the hit singles ‘Can Can’ (No.3) and ‘Walking In The Sunshine’ (No.10). We’ve also added as a bonus the No.34 charting ‘Buona Sera’ single plus two tracks from the “Party Party” sound-track that are appearing on CD in the UK for the first time.

The fourth disc is 1982’s “Forging Ahead” LP, a No.78 chart entry that includes the hit singles ‘Got No Brains’ (No.44), ‘My Girl Lollipop’ (No.9), ‘Samson And Delilah’ (No. 58) and ‘That’ll Do Nicely’ (No.49).

Disc 5 is the ultra-rare “Mental Notes” album from 1985, originally only released in North America / The Netherlands / Australia & Greece. Amongst the ten bonus tracks are five that have never appeared on CD before, culled from rare American only 12” singles.

Each disc comes in a card wallet that features its original LP artwork.

The 20 page booklet contains detailed liner notes, pictures of all the relevant record sleeves, memorabilia and press clippings from the time.

[tracklisting][CD1: Ska ‘N’ B]
1. Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu
2. Here Comes The Major
3. Fattie Fattie
4. King Ska-Fa
5. Monster Mash
6. Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard)
7. Magnificent Seven
8. Wooly Bully
9. Lip Up Fatty
10. Special Brew
11. Inner London Violence
12. Scruffy Was A Huffy Chuffy Tug Boat
Bonus Tracks:
13. Holidays
14. Night Bus To Dalston (Instrumental Version)
15. Lip Up Fatty (12” Extended Version)
16. Special Brew (7” Version)
17. Ivor The Engine

[CD2: Loonee Tunes!]
1. Echo Four-Two
2. Just A Feeling
3. El Pussycat
4. Doris
5. Spy I
6. Tequila
7. Lorraine
8. Echo Gone Wrong
9. Suicide
10. The Under Sea Adventures Of Ivor The Engine
11. Back In ’60
12. Just Pretendin’
Bonus Tracks:
13. Lorraine (12” Extended Version)
14. Here Comes The Major (New Improved Version)

[CD3: Gosh It’s]
1. Walking In The Sunshine
2. Dansetta
3. Can Can
4. Weeping And A Wailing
5. Casablanca (Rags And Riches)
6. Don’t Be Angry
7. Ben E. Wriggle
8. Runaway
9. Never Will Change
10. Only Funkin’
11. End Of The World
12. Gherkin
Bonus Tracks:
13. Armchair Disco
14. Walking In The Sunshine (12” Extended Version)
15. Night Bus To Dalston (Vocal Version)
16. Buona Sera
17. The New One
18. No Respect
19. Yakety Yak
20. Elizabethan Reggae

[CD4: Forging Ahead]
1. Salad Bar
2. Tonight Is Your Night
3. Samson And Delilah (Biblical Version)
4. Exodus
5. Got No Brains
6. Rose Of Italy
7. My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop) (Extended Lick Mix)
8. Falling Out Of Love
9. Seventh Heaven
10. Educating Marmalade
11. What’s Up Crazy Pup
12. Your
Bonus Tracks:
13. Psychedelic Eric
14. Flashpoint
15. Ben E. Wriggle (Remix)
16. My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop) (7” Version)
17. Samson And Delilah (7” Version)
18. Good Honest Man
19. Your (Instrumental Version)
20. That’ll Do Nicely
21. Monster Love (Dub)
22. That’ll Do Nicely (12” Express Version)

[CD5: Mental Notes]
1. What The Papers Say
2. Blue Summer
3. Body Talk
4. Tossin’ In My Sleep
5. Tie Me Up
6. Bang The Drum All Day
7. Destination Unknown
8. Mountain Of Love
9. Work
10. Saturday Night
Bonus Tracks:
11. My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop) (Extended Lick Usa Re-Mix)
12. My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop) (Extended Instrumental USA Re-Mix)
13. That’ll Do Nicely (USA 7” Re-Mix)
14. My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop) (USA 7” Re-Mix)
15. Blue Summer (Re-Mix)
16. Mr. Jordan (Louie Louie)
17. Blue Summer (Dub)
18. What The Papers Say (12” Mix)
19. Bang The Drum All Day (Extended Re-Mix)
20. Bang The Drum All Day (Dub Version)[/tracklisting]

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DXS2KHB/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07DXS2KHB/?tag=imwan-21

[2018-08-24] Bad Manners "The Albums 1980-85" 5CD box set (Pressure Drop UK)

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