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Ranking Roger in the Record Mirror

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago6 years ago01 mins

Ranking Roger in the Record Mirror – lead vocalist in The Beat or The English Beat as the band is called in the United States

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Anti Nazi League carnivals in 1978 – even one in Walthamstow

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago6 years ago32 mins

Anti Nazi League carnivals in 1978 – even one in Walthamstow

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Missing Words – The Selecter and Pauline Black

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago8 years ago01 mins

Missing Words – The Selecter and Pauline Black

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1980 – the Year of the Skinhead

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago6 years ago04 mins

1980 was described by one newspaper as The Year of the Skinhead marking the revival of a subculture that took off aggressively in the late 1970s

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School Kids Against the Nazis (SKAN)

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago23 mins

School kids against the Nazis, or SKAN for short, was a schools-based campaign against racism and fascism in the late 1970s

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The front cover for ‘Original Rude Boy’ that didn’t make it…

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago01 mins

A proposed front cover for the biography of Neville Staple – Original Rude Boy – published by Aurum Press

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Mr Cheerful – Terry Hall on the front cover of Smash Hits

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago8 years ago01 mins

Mr Cheerful – Terry Hall on the front cover of Smash Hits

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Special Beat – when The Specials met The Beat

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago01 mins

Special Beat – when The Specials met The Beat

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Backstage passes for gigs by The Specials

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago01 mins

Backstage passes for gigs by The Specials from 1979 to 1981

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Melody Maker in 1981 with The Selecter and Elvis Costello

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago8 years ago01 mins

Melody Maker in 1981 with The Selecter and Elvis Costello

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