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Terry Hall: 1959-2022
Yesterday I got home from work and was starting to get ready for dinner when I saw an email from commenter schwenko that simply said “Terry Hall, GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” That certainly hit out of the blue. I had not heard of … Continue reading
Posted in obituary, Ska
Tagged 2022, Bananarama, Fun Boy Three, Terry Hall, The Go-Gos, The Specials
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“Checkered Past” Was A Tidy Look At The 2-Tone Label [part 2]
[…continued from last post] By the time that 2-Tone moved forward into 1980, the label’s acts began to sprawl from the focused retro Ska style into exotic new syntheses that found less favor on the British charts. The radical sophomore … Continue reading
Posted in Record Review, Ska
Tagged 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993, The Beat, The Selecter, The Specials
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“Checkered Past” Was A Tidy Look At The 2-Tone Label [part 1]
Various Artists: The 2-Tone Collection – A Checkered Past – US – 2xCD [1993] Disc One The Special A.K.A.: Gangsters The Selecter: The Selecter Madness: The Prince The Selecter: On My Radio The Specials featuring Rico: A Message To You … Continue reading
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Tagged 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993, The Beat, The Selecter, The Specials
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Song Of The Day: The Specials – Ghost Town
The Specials: Ghost Town US 12″ [1981] Ghost Town [extended version] Why? [extended version] Friday Night Saturday Morning “Ghost Town” was a non-LP single by The Specials that made a really big impact in 1981. The song was inspired by … Continue reading
Song of the Day: The Special A.K.A. – Free Nelson Mandela
Last night I started watching “Endgame,” an intriguing film regarding the machinations of the transition of power between the white minority and the ANC in South Africa in the late 80s. What else could be running through my head but … Continue reading
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