BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 26th August 2019
As part of 6 Music's celebration of the 40th anniversary of 2Tone, Paul Sexton tells the story of how The Specials led a ska revival.
It was the brainchild of the Specials' Jerry Dammers whose plan was to create his own version of Motown Records...in Coventry!
Featuring interviews with Dammers, Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding and members of Madness, The Beat and The Selecter.
The Specials - Gangsters [EMI]
The Specials - Too Much Too Young [Virgin]
The Selecter - On My Radio [Connoisseur Collection]
The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom [Sire]
Madness - The Prince [EMI]
The Specials - Ghost Town [EMI]
The Specials - (Dawning Of A) New Era [2 Tone]
Brother Dan All Stars - Eastern Organ
Sly & The Revolutionaries - Cocaine
Bob Marley - Punky Reggae Party [Tuff Gong]
Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking [Sanctuary]
Dandy & His Group - Groovin Of The Cue
Lee Perry & The Upsetters - 23rd Dub
The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmtih Palais [Columbia]
The Specials - Long Shot Kick De Bucket
The Specials - Monkey Man [EMI]
Sly & The Revolutionaries - Marijuana
Roots Radics Band - The Death Of Mr. Spock
Capital Letters - Smoking My Ganja
The Skatalites - Guns Of Navarone [Trojan]
The Upsetters - Return Of Django [Virgin]
The Special AKA - Gangsters [Polygram TV]
The Selecter - The Selecter
The Special AKA - Concrete Jungle [EMI]
Madness - Madness [Virgin]
Madness - Tarzan's Nuts
Madness - My Girl [Union Square]
Madness - The Prince [Disky]
The Selecter - On My Radio [EMI]
The Specials - A Message To You Rudy [Chrysalis]
Madness - Swan Lake [Union Square]
The Specials - Rude Buoys Outa Jail
The Specials - Too Hot
The Specials - Nite Klub [2 Tone]
Madness - One Step Beyond [Virgin/EMI]
The Beat - Ranking Full Stop [EMI]
The Beat - Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret
The Beat - Tears Of A Clown [Go Feet]
Roots Radics Band - The Son Of Darth Vader
The Specials - Gangsters [EMI]
The Specials - Too Much Too Young [2 Tone]
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