2-Tone Tour Live in Amsterdam 1980

Morning all.During another trawl through the muebles archives last night i found this 16 track compilation recorded apparently on the 2-tone tour in Amsterdam in 1980. Now i have no idea where i got it from or anything about its origins etc but its a great sounding recording featuring songs from The Specials,The Selecter,The Beat and Madness.Not much else to say but listen,dance and then leave a comment.Thanks very much!
2-tone tour 80

The Selecter - Live in Amsterdam

Another post for your delight and listening pleasure this evening we have a live show from the selecter recorded in amsterdam in 1980.top sound in this one from a broadcast on a dutch radio station which is why this has such brilliant sound quality.i recently got this copy from camden dave but i dont know where he got it.anyway the band are on top form in this show and is a real joy to listen to brilliant versions of classics like 3 minute hero and train to skaville.so listeners its time for you to listen to it for yourselves,enjoy it so much you want to leave a comment.thanks!
The Selecter Live '80

The 2-tone Story - Book

Moving further along today we have this(re-posted!) wonderful book for you to read on your phones and tablets or computery things etc..it does exactly as it says on the cover and is full of great photos,memorabilia, stories of the 2-tone tours,the bands ,the breakups etc etc.anyway its a great read in super easy to use pdf format,so please read,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

2tone Story PDF

OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Well ladies and gents for the first time in almost a year the boxes in the wardrobe are being dusted down and re-examined as (for the time being anyway!)we are now back in business.its time to get back to posting choice punk,ska,film soundtracks and everything else in between.ive got a bunch of reposts to work through first so if you'll put up with those first ,then we can begin. reposts will begin this week most likely tomorrow as i begin the first of 5 days off work!!thankyou very much to those of you who have kept visiting,downloading and occasionally leaving comments. normal service is about to resume.thanks very much for your patience.
oh yes one more thing if you have seen any dead links you would like reposting ,then please please get in touch via comments or the message box thingy further down the page.muchas gracias amigos!

The Selecter - Peel Session

ill get on with the reposts for a bit if thats allright? been meaning to do these for ages so apologies to those who asked for them .this is another from the muebles peel show archives and its from the selecter recorded in 1979.please listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

The Selecter peel session

Dance Craze - Live

an absolutely classic album that was actually the first one i ever bought.i had to save my pocket money for weeks so i could buy it.it cost me £5.50 from golden discs in dun laoghaire shopping centre in dublin.the shop is long gone(its a bar now!) but listening to this album always brings me back to that period in time and the happy memories associated with it.anyways enough of my babbling please listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

www.megaupload.com/?d=7HW2VHWS

The Selecter - Live in Birmingham

a short(ish) live set from the selecter recorded in birmingham in 1980.this comes from a radio broadcast so its great sound throughout.dont know if a more complete version of this exists anywhere as its only 12 tracks sort of(youll see what i mean!).anyhoo its a great show you should really like.a great version of missing words being a standout for me so please listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

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The Selecter - Celebrate The Bullet repost

here is the second of todays reposts.please listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

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The Selecter - Celebrate the Bullet

'Celebrate The Bullet' saw The Selecter cutting their ties with 2-Tone and moving away from that labels trademark sound. Gone are the clasic ska and reggae covers of their debut 'Too Much Pressure', gone too are original bassist (Charley Anderson) and keyboardist (Desmond Brown). However, new recruits James Mackie (Keyboards) and Adam Williams (bass) seem to add an exciting new dimension to the 'Selecter' sound. More band members are involved with the songwriting this time round with chief songwriter Neol Davies providing just 5 of the albums original 11 tracks.The music seems somewhat more atmospheric than their previous lp and singles. Davies''Washed Up and Left For Dead'is particularly haunting. Other classic tracks include Pauline Black's 'Deepwater' and Compton Amanor's 'Bombscare'. All of this plus lavish artwork including full lyrics, extensive sleevenotes and 4 bonus tracks including the minor hit single 'The Whisper' and the rare 'B'-sides 'Last Tango In Dub'and 'Train To Skaville'. All in all a great testament to what a great band The Selecter were in their prime. Anyway give this cd a listen,enjoy the great bonus songs and then leave a comment.thanks!

p.s a bit late but thanks to Liam for this info.

The_Selecter_-_Celebrate_The_Bullet.rar

A Tribute to Madness - Various Artists

this is another nice cd i got from camden dave.no surprises in that it is a tribute to our favourite nutty boys madness.some good tracks on this cd my faves being bed and breakfast man and my girl.there is also a track from the selecter.not much else to say about this one except to listen,dance,enjoy and leave a comment.thanks!
A_tribute_to_Madness.rar

The Selecter - Too much pressure

this is the debut album from the selecter and a cracker it is too.id not listened to this in a long time until i dug it out of the archives and gave it a spin.it bought so many memories of ska parties from years ago flooding back.i remember trading a pencil case in school for a copy of this album on vinyl and still have it.ah memories!!some great songs on here too like three minute hero,street feeling and a brilliant version of the james bond theme.

anyway this is a rip from the cd and great quality it is too.cover scans etc included for your convenience also.so play it loud,invite the neighbours around for a beer and ting,dance, relax and enjoy.then when youve recovered leave a comment.thanks!

The_Selecter-too_much_pressure.rar

The Specials and Selecter - Live in concert

a curious posting this.another one from the parcel i received but with no cover at all.i dont know when or where it was recorded but i know it was a couple of live concerts recorded for the BBC.a great listen and one for the completist 2-tone fan.listen,skank around,enjoy and leave a comment.thanks!

The_Specials___The_Selecter_-_Live.rar

Dance Craze - soundtrack

it seems the blog world is going 2-tone crazy at the moment so here i am with my contribution.its the soundtrack to the film of the same name and its fantastic.each song is a classic ,filled with an energy that makes it impossible not to dance to.this is a great rip with all the songs included,none of this no madness here!it was done by someone i know who prefers to remain nameless and hes included nice scans of the covers from the record,cassette and vhs versions.there is also a scan of the front of the dance craze magazine that i got some where else.incidentally if anyone could point me somewhere i could see the whole magazine that would be great.right over to you guys again.put this on,listen,dance around your living room,enjoy and leave a comment.thanks!

Dance_Craze.rar

The Compact 2-Tone story

this is a comprehensive 4 disc set of all the 2-tone single releases including b-sides.it also came with a book called 'the 2-tone story' by george marshall.i may get round to posting the book one day as well!anyway enjoy,listen,dance and leave a comment.thanks!

(disc1)http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JMOPV7DW

(disc2)http://www.megaupload.com/?d=U9F3QG4N

(disc3)http://www.megaupload.com/?d=F64SV63K

(disc4)http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RM5GTW7U