The front cover for ‘Original Rude Boy’ that didn’t make it…
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
Mr Cheerful – Terry Hall on the front cover of Smash Hits
Ska and 2Tone – the sound of Coventry
Walk down Oxford Street today and it’s impossible to avoid glimpsing the ever present influence of 2Tone whether it’s the black and white check patterns, porkpie hats, tonic suits, etc, etc. The style pioneered by The Specials, The Selecter and The Beat has proved to be timeless. Don’t believe me – look at these images…
Special Beat – when The Specials met The Beat
Special Beat – when The Specials met The Beat
Backstage passes for gigs by The Specials
Backstage passes for gigs by The Specials from 1979 to 1981
Melody Maker in 1981 with The Selecter and Elvis Costello
Melody Maker in 1981 with The Selecter and Elvis Costello
2Tone bands and the 1981 Coventry riot
1981 saw a riot in Coventry after the murder of Asian teenager Satnam Singh Gill that led to The Specials putting on a unity gig in the city
Four Coventry heroes in the Ghost Town
Four Coventry black British heroes of the late 1970s and early 1980s should be immortalised argues author Tony McMahon
Neville Staple – new musical venture!
The front man from The Specials has been in touch to tell me about a new musical venture – I’m allowed to publish this press release now, for your edification! And hopefully, you might spare a few pennies for this!FLIPRON release their brand new single The Comet Returns on 10 September. The song is a…