The Spirit Of Kelso Cochrane
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The second full-length cd release from Ipswich
ska
band The Ballistics
, released in 2006 on Dental Records
. The title refers to Kelso Cochrane
.
except Easy Way Out, which was originally written by The Adicts
, and The Cairo Practitioner, which was written by Sonia McNulty.
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
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...
band The Ballistics
The Ballistics
The Ballistics were a ska band from Ipswich, England. Formed in 2002, they have built up a healthy following across the UK and have garnered airplay in the U.S., Germany, Argentina and Brazil. The band's first album, Go Ballistic, was released in 2003 in a limited run and sold out quickly. A first...
, released in 2006 on Dental Records
Dental Records
Dental Records is a small, independent record label, based in Ipswich, UK.-Releases:*DRCD0501 The Ballistics - Allow Me To Demonstrate*DRCD0601 Singled Out - Hardcore Seanography*DRCD0602 The Ballistics - The Spirit Of Kelso Cochrane...
. The title refers to Kelso Cochrane
Kelso Cochrane
Kelso Cochrane was an Antiguan immigrant to Britain whose unsolved murder sparked tensions in London.Cochrane had moved to London in 1954, where he had settled in Notting Hill and worked as a carpenter. He aimed to save sufficient money to study law. After fracturing his thumb in a work accident,...
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Track listing
- My Uncle Fred
- City In Decay
- Slow Down
- Spike
- Another Zero
- Untouchable
- Sucked In, Spat Out
- The Cairo Practitioner
- Easy Way Out
- Let Me Down
Personnel
- Glenn McCarthy - vocals
- Martyn Peck ('Roki') - guitar / vocals
- Daz Hewitt - keyboards / vocals
- Mike Claydon - bass
- Steve Pipe - drums / vocals
- Tom Johnson - tenor saxophone
- Graeme Cowey - alto saxophone
- Mark Schorah - trumpet
More information
All songs written by The BallisticsThe Ballistics
The Ballistics were a ska band from Ipswich, England. Formed in 2002, they have built up a healthy following across the UK and have garnered airplay in the U.S., Germany, Argentina and Brazil. The band's first album, Go Ballistic, was released in 2003 in a limited run and sold out quickly. A first...
except Easy Way Out, which was originally written by The Adicts
The Adicts
The Adicts are an English punk band from Ipswich, Suffolk, England. One of the more popular punk rock bands in the 1980s, they were often in the indie charts at that time. Their song "Viva La Revolution" was featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Underground. It was also featured in a commercial...
, and The Cairo Practitioner, which was written by Sonia McNulty.