''Ska-Core, the Devil, and More'' is an EP by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It was first released in 1993 by

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. This EP includes one

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and three

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covers.

Track listing

#"Someday I Suppose" ( Dicky Barrett,

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) – 3:26 #"Think Again" (Minor Threat) – 1:56 #"Lights Out" (Angry Samoans) – 0:49 #"Police Beat" (SSD) – 2:09 #"Simmer Down" (

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) – 3:34 #"Drugs and Kittens"/"I'll Drink to That" (Live) (Barrett, Gittleman) – 6:17 #"Howwhywuz Howwhyam" (Live) (Barrett, Gittleman) – 2:26 onus Track

Personnel

* Dicky Barrett – lead vocals *Nate Albert – guitar, backing vocals *Joe Gittleman – bass, backing vocals *Joe Sirois – drums *Tim Burton – saxophone *Kevin Lenear – saxophone * Dennis Brockenborough – trombone *Ben Carr – Bosstone, backing vocals *Fred Bortolotti – assistant engineer *Phil Greene – engineer *Ross Humphrey – engineer *Cindy Bortman – photography *Bob Paré - Front Cover Photo

Notes

* At the end of the last track, at the 36 minute and 17 second mark (until the end of the disc), is a hidden track featuring a live performance of "Howwhywuz, Howwhyam", a song from an earlier Bosstones album ''Devil's Night Out''. * "Drugs and Kittens" is a live version of "Drunks and Children" from '' Devil's Night Out'' * "Think Again" originally by

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, "Lights Out" by

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, "Police Beat" by SSD, "Simmer Down" by

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*The front cover photo was taken by Lowell, MA Photographer, Bob Paré. The background is one of his dad's flannel shirts that Bob wore to many Bosstones' shows while photographing them.

References

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