Various Artists - The Best Of 2 Tone 2LP

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" features 18 tracks, including the first single from Madness (The Prince), the Beat's classic cover of Smokey Robinson's (Tears Of A Clown), and Bodysnatchers' (Let's Do Rocksteady), plus three more songs by the Selecter: On My Radio, Three Minute Hero and Missing Words.

Tracklist:

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, feat. Rico]
6. Tears of a Clown [The Beat]
7. Too Much Too Young (Live) [The Special AKA]
8. Three Minute Hero [The Selecter]
9. Ranking Full Stop [The Beat]
10. Rat Race [The Specials]
11. Let's Do Rock Steady [The 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 with The Special AKA]

About this product: this reissue is pressed on 2x clear vinyl.