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Top three two-tone records
 
            
                
                    Henry Irving                
                
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                    for those that remember the early 80s.
Free Nelson Mandela - Special AKA
Stand Down Margaret - The Beat
Ghost Town - Specials
                    Free Nelson Mandela - Special AKA
Stand Down Margaret - The Beat
Ghost Town - Specials
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            ghost town
 one step beyond
 my girl's mad at me0
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            On my radio - Selector
 A message to you ruby - Specials
 Tears of a clown - the beat0
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            Specials - Too Much Too Young
 Specials - Rat Race
 Selecter - On My Radio0
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            i love this kind of music at the Mo, its ace i tell ya! Too much to young (specials), amazing song that0
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            You may be interested to know that Robert Elms is featuring 'what's all the fuss about 2 Tone' on his show today on BBC London in which listeners are invited to nominate the best three. Or did you already know that? I guess you probably did.0
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            too much too young - the specials
 the prince - madness
 mirror In the bathroom - the beat0
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            [cite]Posted By: raddickle[/cite]You may be interested to know that Robert Elms is featuring 'what's all the fuss about 2 Tone' on his show today on BBC London in which listeners are invited to nominate the best three. Or did you already know that? I guess you probably did.
 You got me bang to rightds, Copper, that's what made me do it. :-) Love Robert Elms and "what's all the fuss about...."0
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            The thing with this thread is that every song mentioned could be in my top 3. Happy days ................0
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            Selecter - Three minute hero
 Selecter - James Bond
 Specials - Rude boys out of jail/Rat race
 I grew up with this stuff. Since the advent of CDs my vinyl collection went into the loft and hasn't seen the light of day since.0
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            great thread this. Now i am listening to my specials live on Itunes!! quality0
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            Too many to mention struggling with this
 specials -too much too young
 the prince - madness
 On my radio - Selector
 i'll probably think of more later0
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            The Special AKA vs The Selecter - Gangsters
 Elvis Costello - I can't stand up for falling down
 The Specials - A message to you Rudy0
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            Madness do a good Swan Lake by the way!0
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            This is well hard as there is so much good stuff. Love all the early skinhead tunes, but...
 The Selecter- The Selecter
 The Prince- Madness
 Gangsters- The Specials
 Hall of Fame for Prince Buster though as without him there'd be none of the above!0
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            I really liked and like The Beat. Think their stuff stands up well against Madness especially.0
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            Ranking Full Stop would be my favourite of theirs...0
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            Just added this to to another thread...
 What you talk about?...you say you don't like the jungle beat!?! What you talk about?...you say you don't like the jungle beat!?! You muss be cra-ay-ay-ay-zee....da da da da da...you muss be cra-ay-ay-ay-zee....da da da da da....0
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            [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]I really liked and like The Beat. Think their stuff stands up well against Madness especially.
 I did indeed see The Beat last week in Banff - they were fronted by Dave Wakeling, not sure if he was he original singer. Anyway they were great, Tears of a Clown, Stand Up Margaret & i think only one other cover, so a lot of their original stuff. Just gutted that I missed Bo Diddely playing at the same venue the week before.0
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            Dave Wakeling was the original lead singer.
 Bo Diddely must be about 80 as he weren't that young in his heyday in the 50s0
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            You have now transported me to the Mayplace Youth Club, with my black & white shift dress & trilby stolen from my Dad.
 Len who ran it...............top top geezer! First kiss behind the portacabin! Watching the boys play snooker! Drinking woodpecker cider! Running all the way home in the same time it should have taken in a car as I always lied to my parents telling them I got a lift home as that was the only way I was allowed to go!
 Happy Happy Days!0
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            Too Much Too Young - Specials
 One Step Beyond - Madness
 A Message to You Rudy - Specials
 But there was so many good stuff0
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            Too Much Pressure - The Selecter
 Do The Dog - The Specials
 Too Much too Young - the Specials
 PS
 If anyone is interested there is a film coming out that covers the early 80's and 2-Tone era 
 http://www.shanemeadows.co.uk/
 PPS i'll give you a point if you can prove your not a plastic by telling us the name of the black and white drawn character ever present on all things 2 tone and who drew him 0 0
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            The Walt Jabsco logo
 Jerry Dammers, with the assistance of Horace Panter, created it0
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            LOL - well done
 for the second point - which record title and artist was "Gangsters" originally based on? (ps no editing ;P)0
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            Al Capone - Prince Buster0
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            Ok easy - so I'll make em harder - "take your FA aggravation, fight it out on new street station" the lyrics to what song and what are the rest of the lyrics? - 5 points! 0 0
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            Master racial masturbation
 causes National Front frustration0
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            MMMMMM not quite but i'll give it to you cos you didnt cheat LOL -
 and the song title was? (wicked song aint it should play it at the valley b4 the match)0
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            I was too young to be buying singles at the time, so I'm basing my favourites on a couple of TwoTone compilation albums I've got
 The Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom
 The Special AKA - What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend
 The Specials - Ghost Town
 What's that song then Spirito di Canio?0











