The Great Rocksteady Swindle | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | The Slackers |
Cover: | Rocksteadyswindle.jpg |
Released: | April 20, 2010 |
Recorded: | October 2009 |
Genre: | Ska |
Length: | 53:44 |
Label: | Hellcat Records |
Prev Title: | Self Medication |
Prev Year: | 2008 |
Next Title: | The Radio |
Next Year: | 2012 |
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 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.