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Bad Manners: Loonee Tunes!

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In November 1980, “Magnet” label released “Loonee Tunes!”, the second Bad Manners studio album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Horizon Studios” in Coventry and “Pye Studios” in London, and was produced by Roger Lomas.

Personnel:

  • Buster Bloodvessel- vocals
  • Louis ‘Alphonso’ Cook – guitar
  • Martin Stewart- keyboards
  • Winston Bazoomies – vocals, harmonica
  • David Farren – bass
  • Brian Tuitt – drums
  • Chris Kane, Andrew Marson – saxophone
  • Paul “Gus” Hyman – trumpet
  • Kim Holmes, Moose – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Buster Bloodvessel, Lousi Cook, David Farren, Martin stewart, Chris Kane, Andrew Marson, Paul Hyman, Winston Bazoomies and Brian Tuitt, except where noted.

  1. Echo 4-2 – Johnson
  2. Just a Feeling
  3. El Pussycat – Roland Alphonso
  4. Doris
  5. Spy-I
  6. Tequila – The Champs
  7. Lorraine
  8. Echo Gone Wrong
  9. Suicide
  10. The Undersea Adventures of Ivor The Engine
  11. Back in ’60
  12. Just Pretendin’

The Selecter: Too Much Pressure

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Too much pressure

On February 23, 1980, “2 Tone” label released “Too Much Pressure”, the debut Selecter (The) album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Horizon Studios” in Coventry, and was produced by Pauline Black, Arthur “Gaps” Hendrickson, Neol Davies, Compton Amano, Desmond Brown, Charley Anderson, Charley “H” Bembridge and Errol Ross.

Track listing:

  • Pauline Black – lead vocal
  • Neol Davies – guitar
  • Compton Amanor – guitar
  • Desmond Brown – Hammond organ
  • Charley Anderson – bass
  • Charley ‘H’ Bembridge – drums
  • “Teflon” Sims, David Storey – cover art
  • Rick Mann, Steve Eaton – photography

All tracks by Neol Davies, except where noted

  1. Three Minute Hero
  2. Everyday (Time Hard)
  3. They Make Me Mad – Pauline Black, Desmond Brown
  4. Missing Words
  5. Danger –Pauline Black, Arthur “Gaps” Hendrickson, Neol Davies, Compton Amano, Desmond Brown, Charley Anderson, Charley “H” Bembridge
  6. Street Feeling
  7. My Collie (Not A Dog) – Robert Spencer, Johnny Roberts
  8. Too Much Pressure
  9. Murder – Leon, Owen
  10. Out On The Streets
  11. Carry Go Bring Home – Justin Hinds
  12. Black and Blue – Pauline Black
  13. James Bond – Monty Norman