Better Late Than Never (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Better Late Than Never
Type = Album
Artist = The Slackers


Released = 1996 (2002 re-release)
Recorded = ????
Genre = Ska
Length = 54:13 1:05:13 (2002 re-release)
Label = MoonSka Records
Producer = Victor Rice
Reviews =
Last album = "The Slackers" (1993)
This album = "Better Late Than Never" (1996)
Next album = "Redlight" (1997)

"Better Late Than Never" is the debut full-length album by the ska/reggae band The Slackers, originally released in 1996 (see 1996 in music) on Moon Ska Records. It was later remastered and re-released with three additional tracks from the original recording sessions on March 19, 2002 (see 2002 in music) on Special Potato Records.

The album was a notable debut for the band, paving the way for their eventual signing to Hell-Cat Records. It was also a significant departure from the Two Tone and garage rock influences of the band's early days, instead opting for a sound akin to the traditional ska acts of 1960s Jamaica. The album was produced by noted ska/reggae producer Victor Rice, who later collaborated with members of the band on projects by the Stubborn All-Stars and the Version City Rockers.

Artwork

The first of the "Wix series" of covers. Cris the Wix is shown checking the time on her watch.

CD tracks

# "Work Song" – 5:11
# "Runaway" – 3:44
# "Pedophilia" – 4:19
# "Sooner Or Later" – 3:48
# "Two Face" – 4:29
# "Cuban Cigar" – 3:33
# "You Don't Know I" – 5:00
# "Tonight" – 3:28
# "Sarah" – 3:33
# "Treat Me Good" – 4:23
# "Prophet" – 3:24
# "Our Day Will Come" (featuring Doreen Schaefer) – 3:55
# "Contemplation" – 5:50
# "7 And 7" (2002 re-release only) – 3:15
# "Certain Girl" (2002 re-release only) – 3:06
# "Cawl Me Crazy" (2002 re-release only) – 4:38