Name: The Best of 2 Tone
Brand: Various

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CDTT1051

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2014-07-28

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5060516090624

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Various

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

Label GB

Chrysalis

In 1979 Jerry Dammers from ska band The Specials launched the cult music label 2 Tone Records, with the support of major label Chrysalis. 2 Tone was most famous for releasing ska and reggae-influenced music with a punk rock and pop music overtone, spawned from the 2 Tone music and cultural movement of the 1970s. 

Artwork was central to 2 Tone Records and with the assistance of Horace Panter and graphic designer John 'Teflon' Sims, Dammers created the Walt Jabsco logo which portrays a man in a black suit, white shirt, black tie, pork pie hat, white socks and black loafers. The fictional character was based on a photograph of Peter Tosh, a former member of The Wailers and came to be the logo that represented the movement, and the music. <i>The Best of 2 Tone</i> is a new compilation of the best tracks from the label's history, including The Specials 'A Message to You Rudy', the debut single from Madness 'The Prince' and The Beat's classic cover of Smokey Robinson's 'Tears of a Clown'.​

The Best of 2 Tone

Music GB