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The Special AKA/The Selecter- Gangsters, 2Tone UK 7”, 1979.

The Special AKA/The Selecter- Gangsters, 2Tone UK 7”, 1979.

The Selecter.
The Selecter, Berlin 1980.

The Selecter, Berlin 1980.

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

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

Pauline Black (The Selecter)

Pauline Black (The Selecter)

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rudeandreckless:

The Selecter- Everyday (Time Hard)

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anglophonic:

the selecter | too much pressure

Pauline Black of the Selecter.

Pauline Black of the Selecter.

The Selecter, 1980.

The Selecter, 1980.

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The Selecter - Time Hard - Too Much Pressure. (1980)