Sold Date: July 22, 2014
Start Date: July 10, 2014
Final Price: £24.99 (GBP)
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New and sealed double vinyl LP from 'The Best Of 2-Tone'.

Please note - This is a presale order, release date for this LP is Monday 28th July 2014.

All orders will be shipped prior to Monday 28th July so that you receive it by this release date (subject to Royal Mail delivery).

In 1979 Jerry Dammers from ska band The Specials launched the cult music label 2 Tone Records, with the support of major label Chrysalis. 2 Tone was most famous for releasing ska and reggae-influenced music with a punk rock and pop music overtone, spawned from the 2 Tone music and cultural movement of the 1970s.

Artwork was central to 2 Tone Records and with the assistance of Horace Panter and graphic designer John "Teflon" Sims, Dammers created the Walt Jabsco logo which portrays a man in a black suit, white shirt, black tie, pork pie hat, white socks and black loafers. The fictional character was based on a photograph of Peter Tosh, a former member of The Wailers and came to be the logo that represented the movement, and the music.

The Best of 2 Tone is a new compilation of the best tracks from the label’s history, including The Specials ‘A Message to You Rudy’, the debut single from Madness ‘The Prince’ and The Beat’s classic cover of Smokey Robinson’s ‘Tears of a Clown'.

1.     Gangsters  - The Special AKA

2.     The Selecter - The Selecter

3.     The Prince - Madness

4.     On My Radio - The Selecter

5.     A Message To You Rudy - The Specials

6.     Tears Of A Clown - The Beat

7.     Too Much Too Young – The Special AKA

8.     Three Minute Hero - The Selecter

9.     Ranking Full Stop - The Beat

10.  Rat Race - The Specials

11.  People Do Rocksteady - Bodysnatchers

12.  Missing Words - The Selecter

13.  Stereotype - The Specials

14.  Sea Cruise - Rico

15.  Do Nothing - The Specials

16.  Ghost Town - The Specials

17.  Nelson Mandela – The Special AKA

18.  The Boiler – Rhoda and The Special AKA

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