The Great Rocksteady Swindle

The Great Rocksteady Swindle is the twelfth studio album from New York City ska band The Slackers. It was released on April 20, 2010, on Hellcat Records.

The Great Rocksteady Swindle
Studio album by The Slackers
Released	April 20, 2010
Recorded	October, 2009
Genre	Ska
Length	53:44
Label	Hellcat Records
The Slackers chronology
Self Medication (2008) The Great Rocksteady Swindle (2010) The Radio (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Great Rocksteady Swindle was intended to showcase a more spontaneous, less produced side of the band. The album was recorded in three days in Berlin while the band was on tour. All six members of the band were asked to contribute songs and a total of 25 tracks were recorded, 15 of which appear on the final album. It is the first Slackers album to feature songs written by all the members of the band.

The album title is a reference to the film The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"How It Feels"	Ruggiero	3:38
2.	"Because"	Ruggiero	2:52
3.	"Mr. Tragedy"	Babajian	3:40
4.	"Sabina"	Ruggiero, Phil Nerges	4:18
5.	"Cheated"	Babajian, Geard, Hillyard	4:19
6.	"Daddy"	Hillyard	3:10
7.	"A Long Way Off"	Nugent	3:34
8.	"Bo Evil"	Pine	3:01
9.	"Tool Shed"	Geard	3:14
10.	"Ain't No Sunshine"	Bill Withers	3:54
11.	"Don't Look Back"	Ruggiero	4:23
12.	"Anastasia"	Pine	3:51
13.	"Thank You"	Hillyard	2:46
14.	"The TV Dinner Song"	Geard	3:20
15.	"The Same Everyday"	Nugent	3:44

iTunes Deluxe Version Bonus Tracks[2]

No.	Title	Length
16.	"Ain't No Sunshine (Dub Mix) [Bonus Track]"	3:00
17.	"Because Dub (Bonus Track)"	2:58
18.	"Cheated Dub (Bonus Track)"	4:28

Vinyl track listing

Side one

1. "Cheated"
2. "Because"
3. "A Long Way Off"
4. "The Same Everyday"
5. "Mr. Tragedy (extended)"

Side two

1. "Bo Evil"
2. "Tool Shed"
3. "Don't Look Back"
4. "How It Feels"
5. "Ain't No Sunshine"
6. "Thank You"

Personnel

Players

• Ara Babajian – drums
• Marcus Geard – bass
• Dave Hillyard – saxophone
• Jay Nugent – guitar
• Glen Pine – trombone, vocals
• Vic Ruggiero – organ, piano, vocals, harmonica

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "The Great Rocksteady Swindle (iTunes Deluxe Version) Track listing". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-04-20.