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2 Tone
2 Tone Records was the brainchild of Jerry Dammers, driving force behind the label's mainstay act, The Specials. Formed in Coventry in 1978, The labels' acts created a national interest in the revival of Jamaican ska music from the early and mid-sixties. The only band who weren't from the Midlands, Madness, released their first single on the label, a tribute to Prince Buster fittingly called "The Prince". Whilst they and The Beat left the label after one single each, Dammers' Specials found considerable success culminating in two UK number ones with the classic singles "Too Much Too Young" and "Ghost Town".
Albums
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| CDL TT 5001 | Specials | Specials | LP |
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| CDL TT 5002 | Selecter | Too Much Pressure | LP |
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| CHR TT 5003 | Specials | More Specials | LP | Initial copies with poster & free 7" CHS TT999, Braggin' And Trying Not To Lie / Rude Boys Outa Jail (Version) |
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| CHR TT 5004 | V/A | Dance Craze | LP | ||
| CHR TT 5005 | Rico | That Man Is Forward | LP |
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| CHR TT 5006 | Rico | Jamo Rico | LP |
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| CHR TT 5007 | V/A | This Are Two Tone | LP | Both pink and blue sleeves available |
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| CHR TT 5008 | Special AKA | In The Studio | LP |
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| CHR TT 5009 | V/A | The 2 Tone Story | LP | Double LP |
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| CHR TT 5010 | Specials | The Specials Singles | LP |
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| CHR TT 5011 | Specials | Live At The Moonlight Club | LP |
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| CHR TT 5012 | V/A | The Best Of 2 Tone | LP |
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Singles
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| TT1 / TT2 | Special AKA | Gangsters / The Selector | 7" | Split single with The Selector |
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| CHS TT3 | Madness | The Prince / Madness | 7" | ||
| CHS TT4 | Selecter | On My Radio / Too Much Pressure | 7" | ||
| CHS TT5 | Specials | A Message To You Rudy / Nite Klub | 7" | Ft Rico |
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| CHS TT6 | Beat | Tears Of A Clown / Ranking Full Stop | 7" | ||
| CHS TT7 | Costello, Elvis | I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down / Girl's Talk | 7" | Unreleased - given away at gigs |
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| CHS TT8 | Selecter | Three Minute Hero / James Bond | 7" |
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| CHS TT9 | Bodysnatchers | Let's Do Rock Steady / Ruder Than You | 7" | ||
| CHS TT10 | Selecter | Missing Words / Carry Go Bring Come | 7" | ||
| CHS TT11 | Specials | Rat Race / Rude Bouys Outta Jail | 7" | ||
| CHS TT12 | Bodysnatchers | Easy Life / Too Experienced | 7" |
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| CHS TT13 | Specials | Stereotype / International Jet Set | 7" | ||
| CHS TT14 | Swinging Cats | Mantovani / Away | 7" |
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| CHS TT15 | Rico | Sea Cruise / Carolina | 7" |
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| CHS TT16 | Specials | Do Nothing / Maggie's Farm | 7" | ||
| CHS TT17 | Specials | Ghost Town / Why? / Friday Night, Saturday Morning | 7" |
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| CHS TT12 17 | Specials | Ghost Town (Extended) / Why? (Extended) / Friday Night, Saturday Morning | 12" |
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| CHS TT18 | Rhoda & Special AKA | The Boiler / Theme From The Boiler | 7" |
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| CHS TT19 | Rico & Special AKA | Jungle Music / Rasta Call You | 7" |
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| CHS TT12 19 | Rico & Special AKA | Jungle Music / Rasta Call You / Easter Island | 12" |
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| CHS TT20 | Apollinaires | The Feeling's Gone / The Feeling's Back | 7" |
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| CHS TT12 20 | Apollinaires | The Feeling's Gone (Dance Mix) / The Feeling's Back / The Bongo Medley (Extremely Long Version) | 12" |
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| CHS TT21 | Higsons | Tear The Whole Thing Down / Y Lang, Y Lang | 7" |
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| CHS TTS 1 | Apollinaires | Envy The Love / Give It Up / Tear The Whole Thing Down / Y Lang, Y Lang | 12" | White label promo only, split with Higsons |
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| CHS TT22 | Apollinaires | Envy The Love / Give It Up | 7" |
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| CHS TT12 22 | Apollinaires | Envy The Love / Give It Up | 12" |
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| CHS TT23 | Special AKA | War Crimes / Version | 7" |
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| CHS TT10 23 | Special AKA | War Crimes / Version | 10" |
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| CHS TT24 | Higsons | Run Me Down (Long Version) / Put The Punk Back Into Funk Pts 1 & 2 | 7" |
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| CHS TT12 24 | Higsons | Run Me Down / Put The Punk Back Into Funk Pts 1 & 2 | 12" |
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| CHS TT25 | Special AKA | Racist Friend / Bright Lights | 7" |
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| CHS TT12 25 | Special AKA | Racist Friend / Bright Lights / Racist Friend (Instrumental) / Bright Lights (Instrumental) | 12" |
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| CHS TT25 Picture Disc | Special AKA | Racist Friend / Bright Lights | 7" | Picture Disc |
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| CHS TT26 | Special AKA | Nelson Mandela / Break Down The Door! | 7" | ||
| CHS TT12 26 | Special AKA | Nelson Mandela / Break Down The Door! | 12" | ||
| CHS TT27 | Special AKA | What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend / Can't Get A Break | 7" |
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| CHS TT12 27 | Special AKA | What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend (Extended Version) / Can't Get A Break | 12" | Early copies have free poster |
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| CHS TT 272 | Special AKA | What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend / Can't Get A Break / War Crimes / Version | 7" | Twin 7" pack with "War Crimes" single |
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| CHS TP 27 | Special AKA | What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend / Can't Get A Break | 7" | Picture disc |
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| CHS TT28 | Friday Club | Window Shopping / Window SHopping (Instrumental) | 7" |
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| CHS TT12 28 | Friday Club | Window Shopping / Window Shopping (Instrumental) | 12" |
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| CHS TT29 | JB's Allstars | The Alphabet Army / Al. Arm | 7" |
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| CHS TT12 29 | JB's Allstars | The Alphabet Army / String Mix / Radio Version / Al. Arm | 12" |
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| Tone FNMX1 | Special AKA | Free Nelson Mandela (70th Birthday Remake) / Free Nelson Mandela | 12" |
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| TTP1 | V/A | The 2 Tone Story promo EP | 7" | 4 track EP, Specials, Selector, Madness, promo for The 2 Tone Story LP |
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| CHS TT30 | Specials | Ghost Town (Revisited) / Ghost Town Dub '91 | 7" |
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| CHS TT12 30 | Specials | Ghost Town (Revisited) / Why? / Ghost Town Dub '91 / Version | 12" |
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| CHS TT31 | V/A | The 2 Tone EP | 7" | Special AKA, Madness, Selector, Beat |
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