Ska'n'B is the first album by British 2 Tone and ska band Bad Manners from the year 1980. It reached number 34 on the UK album chart.

Ska 'n' B
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1980
GenreSka, 2-Tone
Length35:50
LabelMagnet
ProducerRoger Lomas
Bad Manners chronology
Ska 'n' B
(1980)
Loonee Tunes!
(1981)
Singles from Ska 'n' B
  1. "Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu"
    Released: February 1980
  2. "Lip Up Fatty"
    Released: June 1980
  3. "Special Brew"
    Released: September 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Smash Hits6/10[1]

Track listing

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  • All songs by Bad Manners unless noted.
  1. "Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu" (Eddie Dean, Al Dredick) – 2:35
  2. "Here Comes the Major" – 2:54
  3. "Fatty Fatty" (Clancy Eccles, Leroy Sibbles) – 2:25
  4. "King Ska/Fa" – 4:22
  5. "Monster Mash" (Leonard Capizzi, Bobby "Boris" Pickett) – 3:01
  6. "Caledonia" (Louis Jordan, Fleecie Moore) – 2:58
  7. "Magnificent 7" (Elmer Bernstein) – 2:31
  8. "Wooly Bully" (Domingo Samudio) – 3:09
  9. "Lip Up Fatty" – 2:48
  10. "Special Brew" – 3:37
  11. "Inner London Violence" – 3:56
  12. "Scruffy, The Huffy Chuffy Tugboat" – 1:39
  • 2011 Bonus Tracks
  1. "Holidays" – 2:12
  2. "Night Bus to Dalston" – 2:18
  3. "Lip Up Fatty" (Extended Edition) – 4:42
  4. "Special Brew" (Single Version) – 3:19
  5. "Ivor The Engine" – 2:27

Personnel

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Bad Manners
  • Buster Bloodvessel – vocals
  • Louis 'Alphonso' Cook – guitar
  • David Farren – bass
  • Brian Tuitt – drums
  • Martin Stewart – keyboards
  • Chris Kane – saxophone
  • Andrew Marson – saxophone
  • Paul "Gus" Hyman – trumpet
  • Winston Bazoomies – harmonica

Credits

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Roger Lomas – Production

Notes

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Recorded at Horizon Studios, Coventry

References

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  1. ^ Starr, Red. "Bad Manners: Bad Manners". Smash Hits (1–14 May 1980): 29.