''Loonee Tunes!'' is the second album by British 2 Tone and ska band
Bad Manners
Bad Manners are an English two-tone and ska band led by frontman Buster Bloodvessel. Early appearances included ''Top of the Pops'' and the live film documentary, ''Dance Craze'' (1981).
They were at their most popular during the early 1980 ...
, from the year 1980. In keeping with the format of their first album, the first track is an instrumental. It reached number 36 on the UK album chart. The album opens with "Echo 4-2" which became the band's cult instrumental introduction number at all live gigs.
Track listing
All songs by Bad Manners unless noted.
# "Echo 4-2" (L. Johnson)
# "Just a Feeling"
# "El Pussycat" (
Roland Alphonso)
# "Doris"
# "Spy-I"
# "
Tequila" (
The Champs)
# "Lorraine"
# "Echo Gone Wrong"
# "Suicide"
# "The Undersea Adventures of Ivor The Engine"
# "Back in '60"
# "Just Pretendin'"
* 2011 Bonus Tracks
# "Lorraine" (Extended Version) – 6:20
# "Here Comes The Major" (New Version) – 3:23
Personnel
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Buster Bloodvessel
Douglas Trendle (né Woods; born 6 September 1958), better known as Buster Bloodvessel, is an English singer who has been the frontman of the two-tone band Bad Manners since forming the band in 1976.Larkin, Colin (1997) ''The Virgin Encycloped ...
– vocals
*Louis "Alphonso" Cook – guitar
*David Farren – bass
*
Martin Stewart – keyboards
*Chris Kane – saxophone
*Andrew Marson – saxophone
*Paul "Gus" Hyman – trumpet
*Winston Bazoomies – harmonica, vocals
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1980 albums
Bad Manners albums
Magnet Records albums