BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 27th August 2019
As part of 6 Music's celebration of the 40th anniversary of 2-Tone, 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 - Too Much Too Young
The Specials - Gangsters [Chrysalis]
Bad Manners - Lip Up Fatty [Polygram TV]
The Specials - Too Much Too Young [Telstar]
The Specials - Skinhead Moonstomp
The Selecter - Too Much Pressure [Fairwood Music]
The Selecter - Three Minute Hero [Blue Note]
The Bodysnatchers - Let's Do Rock Steady
The Bodysnatchers - Ruder Than You
The Ruts - Jah War
King Tubby - Declaration Of Dub
The Specials - Rat Race [Chrysalis]
Madness - My Girl [Virgin]
Madness - Night Boat To Cairo [Salvo]
The Beat - Hands Off She's Mine [Go Feet]
The Selecter - Missing Words [Dojo]
The Bodysnatchers - Easy Life
The Specials - Stereotype [EMI]
The Specials - International Jet Set
The Swinging Cats - Mantovani
The Specials - Sock It To 'Em J.B.
Rico - Sea Cruise
The Specials - Do Nothing
Madness - The Return Of The Los Palmos 7
Madness - Baggy Trousers [Virgin]
Madness - Embarrassment [Virgin]
The Selecter - Celebrate The Bullet
The Beat - Stand Down Margaret [Go Feet]
The Specials - Ghost Town [Polygram]
The Specials - Friday Night, Saturday Morning [EMI]
The Specials - Why? [2-Tone]
Fun Boy Three - The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum [Chrysalis]
The Higsons - Tear The Whole Thing Down
The Apollinaires - Envy The Love
The Beat - Drowning
Madness - Our House [Union Square]
The Special A.K.A. - War Crimes
The Special A.K.A. - Free Nelson Mandela [Universal]
The Special A.K.A. - What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend
No Doubt - Spiderwebs
Rico - Carolina
The Specials - Too Much Too Young
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