Ska-Core, the Devil, and More
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Ska-Core, the Devil, and More is an EP
by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
. It was first released in 1993 by Mercury Records
. This EP includes one ska
and three hardcore
covers.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. Since the band's inception, lead vocalist Dicky Barrett, bassist Joe Gittleman, tenor saxophonist Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton and dancer Ben Carr have remained constant members...
. It was first released in 1993 by Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
. This EP includes one ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
and three hardcore
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
covers.
Track listing
- "Someday I Suppose" – 3:26
- "Think Again" – 1:56
- "Lights Out" – 0:49
- "Police Beat" – 2:09
- "Simmer Down" – 3:34
- "Drugs and Kittens"/"I'll Drink to That" (Live) – 6:17
- "Howwhywuz Howwhyam" (Live) – 2:26 [Bonus Track]
Personnel
- Dicky BarrettDicky BarrettRichard Michael Barrett , better known as Dicky Barrett, is the frontman of Ska punk band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and the announcer for Jimmy Kimmel Live...
– vocals - Nate Albert – guitar
- Joe Gittleman – bass guitar
- Joe Sirois – drums
- Tim Burton – saxophone
- Kevin Lenear – saxophone
- Dennis BrockenboroughDennis BrockenboroughDennis Brockenborough is an African-American musician from Delaware. He played trombone in the Mighty Mighty Bosstones for ten years and was an important contributor to that's band's brass instrument-driven skacore sound....
– trombone - Ben Carr – Bosstone
- Fred Bortolotti – assistant engineer
- Phil Greene – engineer
- Ross Humphrey – engineer
- Cindy Bortman – photography