★★★★
Four UK Top 10 hits in a total of nine Top 40 entries: it’s fair to say Bad Manners were one of the most ubiquitous bands of the early 80s, but who talks about them now? Unjustly forgotten, while their 2-Tone associated peers – The Selecter, Madness, The Specials – are feted and celebrated, Bad Manners seem to have been struck from the cultural conversation. This 3CD set, then, is a chance to reacquaint yourself with their unruly, impish brand of ska.