VA - The Compact 2 Tone Story (Box Set, 4CD)@320

2 TONE RECORDS 2 Tone Records was an English record label that mostly released ska and reggae-influenced music with a punk rock and pop music overtone. Jerry Dammers of the ska revival band The Specials started the record label in 1979. It spawned the 2 Tone music and cultural movement, which was popular among skinheads, rudies and some mod revivalists. The label stopped operating when The Specials split in 1985. 2 Tone Records signed The Selecter, Madness and The Beat, 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 Stiff Records, and the latter to start their own label, Go Feet Records. 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 singer-songwriter Elvis Costello and the funk-punk band The Higsons. Two bands that almost made it onto the label were UB40 and Dexys Midnight Runners. Jerry Dammers, with the assistance of Horace Panter, 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, 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 THE COMPACT 2 TONE STORY This 4 CD box set collects the A-side and B-side of every single released on the label. Both sides of the Dutch Concrete Jungle single plus both tracks from the free single which accompanied initial copies of More Specials are also included. The Bodysnatchers live version of 007 is the only unreleased track in the set, however it did previously appear in the film Dance Craze but failed to make it on to the films soundtrack album. Jerry Dammers was less than impressed with its release and had this to say about it: "It's real train spotters stuff with every B-side from every free single and I wasn't even consulted about it. In some ways that (The Compact 2 Tone Story) is the worst." (Uncut Magazine interview 1998). Each of the CDs comes in its own mini 2 Tone sleeve and an A5 version of George Marshalls book The Two Tone Story is also included. Two Tone was the UK's most exciting new musical movement at the start of the 80s. Groups like Madness, The Selecter, The (English) Beat and The Special AKA, all on the Two Tone label, revived the Jamaican ska beat and created a new urgent sound that took youth culture by storm. (Disc 1) 01. The Special A.K.A. - Gangsters 02. The Selecter - The Selecter 03. Madness - The Prince 04. The Selecter - On My Radio 05. The Specials featuring Rico - A Message To You Rudy 06. The Beat - Tears Of A Clown 07. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down 08. The Specials - Too Much Too Young 09. The Selecter - Three Minute Hero 10. The Bodysnatchers - People Do Rock Steady 11. The Selecter - Missing Words 12. The Specials - Rat Race 13. The Bodysnatchers - Easy Life 14. The Specials - Stereotype 15. The Swinging Cats - Mantovani (Disc 2) 01.. Rico - Sea Cruise 02.. The Specials - Do Nothing 03.. The Specials - Ghost Town 04.. Rhoda With The Special A.K.A. - The Boiler 05.. Rico & The Special A.K.A. - Jungle Music 06.. The Appolinaires - The Feeling's Gone 07.. The Higsons - Tear The Whole Thing Down 08.. The Appolinaires - Envy The Love 09.. The Special A.K.A. - War Crimes (The Crime Remains The Same) 10.. The Higsons - Run Me Down 11.. The Special A.K.A. - Racist Friend 12.. The Special A.K.A. - Nelson Mandela 13.. The Special A.K.A. - What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend 14.. The Friday Club - Window Shopping 15.. J.B.'s Allstars - The Alphabet Arme (Disc 3) 01. Madness - Madness 02. The Selecter - Too Much Pressure 03. The Specials - Nite Klub 04. The Beat - Ranking Full Stop 05. Elvis Costello + The Attractions - Girls Talk 06. The Specials - Guns Of Navarone 07. The Specials - Longshot Kick The Bucket 08. The Selecter - James Bond 09. The Bodysnatchers - Ruder Than You 10. The Selecter - Carry Go Bring Come (Live) 11. The Specials - Rude Boys Outa Jail 12. The Bodysnatchers - Too Experienced 13. The Specials - International Jet Set 14. The Swinging Cats - Away 15. Rico - Carolina 16. The Specials - Maggie's Farm 17. The Specials - Why 18. The Specials - Friday Night, Saturday Morning (Disc 4) 01. Rhoda With The Special A.K.A. - Theme From The Boiler 02. Rico And The Special A.K.A. - Rasta Call You 03. Rico And The Special A.K.A. - Easter Island 04. The Appolinaires - The Feelings Gone 05. The Appolinaires - The Bongo Medley (Extremely Long Version) 06. The Higsons - Ylang Ylang 07. The Appolinaires - Give It Up 08. The Special A.K.A. - Version 09. The Higsons - Put The Punk Back Into Funk 10. The Special A.K.A. - Bright Lights 11. The Special A.K.A. - Rascist Friend (Instrumental) 12. The Special A.K.A. - Bright Lights (Instrumental) 13. The Special A.K.A. - Break Down The Door 14. The Special A.K.A. - Can't Get A Break 15. The Friday Club - Window Shopping (Instrumental) 16. J.B.'s Allstars - Al Arm 17. Roddy Radiation & The Specials - Braggin' And Tryin' Not To Lie 18. Neville Staples AKA Judge Roughneck - Rude Boys Oura Jail (Version) 19. The Special A.K.A. - Racquel 20. The Bodysnatchers - 007 Label: 2 Tone Date: 1993 BITRATE: 320 My cd-rip (EAC and Lame) Covers Included Enjoy,Seed and Share

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12xu (2008-03-14)

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