The Selecter "Too Much Pressure" LP Chrysalis Records CHR 1274 (US)

Vinyl is VG+, Jacket is VG+

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Track Listing:

A1On My Radio Written-By –  3:16A2Time Hard3:10A3Missing Words3:22A4Danger2:38A5Street Feeling3:11A6My Collie (Not A Dog) Choir – *Written-By – *, * 2:45A7Three Minute Hero Saxophone – Written-By –  3:00B1Too Much Pressure Written-By –  3:48B2Murder Written-By – * 2:39B3They Make Me Mad Saxophone – Written-By – *, * 2:47B4Out On The Streets Written-By –  3:28B5Carry Go Bring Come Trombone – Trumpet – Written-By – * 3:02B6Black And Blue Written-By –  3:17B7James Bond Written-By –  2:16

The Selecter are a   revival band from , England, formed in mid-1979. The Selecter featured a racially diverse line-up. Their lyrics featured themes connected to . Reinforcing the songs of  were the voice and  style of  and the rhythms of Desmond Brown on the . The band's name is based on the term "selector", which is a Jamaican word for . The band were one of the most successful ska bands of the 2 Tone era, notching up several top forty singles in the British charts.

The Selecter reformed in 1991 and vocalist Black continued to perform and release music under The Selecter name until 2006. Some confusion emerged over two competing lineups for the Selecter in 2011, between that featuring Davies and that featuring Black and Arthur 'Gaps' Hendrickson, In June 2011 Black applied for, and won, The Selecter trademark and the right to use the name herself.

In 1977,  and  (who later became a member of ), with the trombone player Barry Jones, recorded a track in a recording session in 1977–78 that resulted in "Kingston Affair". The band then became "The Selecter". Their debut single, also called "The Selecter", was the  of the 's hit single "", the first  single. It was released in March 1979, reaching 6 in the UK Charts. The track was written by Davies and Bradbury. Guitarist Davies added long time friends Desmond Brown, who played Hammond organ, and Charley Anderson on bass guitar. With Compton Amanor on guitar, the vocals of Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson and Charley 'H' Bembridge on drums the seven piece line-up for the original band was completed when  was spotted by Davies. Davies offered Pauline an audition with The Selecter — she joined along with other members in July 1979.

The new band released the singles "", "" and "", written by Davies. The Selecter's debut album,, was recorded at the end of 1979 and beginning of the new year, and was released in February 1980 by 2 Tone Records and . Anderson and Brown left The Selecter in 1980 to form The People. Their replacements were James Mackie and Adam Williams. Their second album,  was issued in February 1981, before Black left the band to pursue a solo career. A short time after, unsuccessfully having tried Stan Campbell as the singer, the rest of the members disbanded. The Selecter were featured in the 2 Tone film documentary and on the live compilation album .

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