2Tone This Are 2Tone Ska Vinyl LP Specials Selecter The Beat Bad Manners Ska NM

Sold Date: January 28, 2020
Start Date: January 21, 2020
Final Price: £21.00 (GBP)
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2 Tone Records was an   that mostly released - and -influenced music with a  and  overtone. It was founded by  of  and backed by .

 of the ska revival band  started the record label in . Chrysalis had wanted to sign the Specials, but Dammers arranged a label deal, for Chrysalis to fund 15 singles a year and release at least ten of those.

The label spawned the  music and cultural movement, which was popular among ,  and some . The label stopped operating in 1986, though "2 Tone" is still used as an imprint for back catalogue issues. 2 Tone Records signed ,  and , but they all left within two years. 2 Tone Records acts signed a contract that allowed them to leave the label after releasing just one single, which was unusual in the record industry. Madness and The Beat both took advantage of this clause; the former to sign to , and the latter to start their own label, .

Although 2 Tone Records was closely identified with the ska revival, efforts were made to broaden the label's musical output, releasing recordings by artists such as   and the -punk band .

Dammers, with the assistance of  and graphic designers John "Teflon" Sims and David Storey, created artwork that was to become central to 2 Tone Records. The Walt Jabsco logo portrays a man in a black suit, white shirt, black tie, , white socks and black . The fictional character was based on a photograph of , a former member of .


 ‎– This Are Two Tone Label:  ‎– CHR TT 5007 Format: , LP, Compilation, Turquoise Cover 
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