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The Beat - Tears of a Clown (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles cover) - (1979)

The Beat.
Skankin Hits! 
10 tracks, 2 tone, ska, rocksteady, from the classic jazzy ska roots of the Skatalites and Desmond Dekker, to The Specials and the rest of the second wave ska bands from the UK explosion in the late 70s early 80s.
Tracklist:
The Burial (2:42) - Don Drummond and Prince Buster (1964)
Tears of a Clown (2:40) - The Beat (1979)
Age of 5 (4:10) - The Equators (1978)
Monkey Man (2:42) - The Specials (1979)
007 (Shanty Town) (2:48)- Desmond Dekker (1967)
Everyday (Time Hard) (3:06) - The Selecter (1979)
Rudie Can’t Fail (3:29) - The Clash (1979)
Carry, Go, Bring, Come (2:47) - The Skatalites (2002)
A Message to you Rudy (2:49) - The Special AKA (1984)
Roland Plays the Prince (2:42) - Roland Alphonso (1965)
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Skankin Hits!

10 tracks, 2 tone, ska, rocksteady, from the classic jazzy ska roots of the Skatalites and Desmond Dekker, to The Specials and the rest of the second wave ska bands from the UK explosion in the late 70s early 80s.

Tracklist:

  1. The Burial (2:42) - Don Drummond and Prince Buster (1964)
  2. Tears of a Clown (2:40) - The Beat (1979)
  3. Age of 5 (4:10) - The Equators (1978)
  4. Monkey Man (2:42) - The Specials (1979)
  5. 007 (Shanty Town) (2:48)- Desmond Dekker (1967)
  6. Everyday (Time Hard) (3:06) - The Selecter (1979)
  7. Rudie Can’t Fail (3:29) - The Clash (1979)
  8. Carry, Go, Bring, Come (2:47) - The Skatalites (2002)
  9. A Message to you Rudy (2:49) - The Special AKA (1984)
  10. Roland Plays the Prince (2:42) - Roland Alphonso (1965)

http://8tracks.com/j1m/skankin-hits

rudeandreckless:

Oxford Street, London
2-Tone Dance Craze window display, August 1981

rudeandreckless:

Oxford Street, London

2-Tone Dance Craze window display, August 1981

The Beat aka The English Beat, 1980.

The Beat aka The English Beat, 1980.

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nuclearpizza:

The English Beat - Hands Off… She’s Mine

Rankin Roger live during a show of the Beat Long Beach NY, 1980. Photo Elaine Mayes.

Rankin Roger live during a show of the Beat Long Beach NY, 1980. Photo Elaine Mayes.

Rankin Roger, the Beat, Coventry 1981. Photo Syd Shelton.

Rankin Roger, the Beat, Coventry 1981.
Photo Syd Shelton.