Name: This Are Two Tone (Half Speed Master)
Brand: Various

Tax rate EU

Default:19

Supplier EU

Rough Trade UK

Total Cap

Format detail

180 Gram Vinyl.

Colour details

Discogs ID

Limited edition

Colour

Black

Format Music EU

Extended format

Extended format: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Download code

Download code: No

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Release date

2020-09-26

Format multiplier

Catalogue number

CHRTTH5007

UPC / Barcode

5060516094127

Black LP

Artist

Various

Label EU

Two Tone

Genre EU

New Wave / Post Punk

Two-Tone Records (or 2 Tone Records) was created in Coventry, UK in 1978 by Jerry Dammers. Dammers, the songwriter and music director for bands The Specials and The Special A.K.A, also served as the Chief Executive of the label. He signed artists such as Madness, The Selecter, The Beat, and The Bodysnatchers.

Dammers grew up in The Midlands area of The UK during the late 1960s/early 70s and became influenced by Jamaican Ska Music. This influence was a result of cultural changes due to immigration in cities like Birmingham and Coventry. Most of the 2 Tone artists were from this area, with Madness being an exception from North London.

The label's early releases included classics like 'Gangsters', 'The Prince' (a tribute to Prince Buster), 'On My Radio', 'Too Much Too Young', and their most famous release 'Ghost Town'. Contrary to popular belief, 'Ghost Town' was not a criticism of racial tension on a national scale but rather aimed at thuggery within Coventry. Many of The Specials' songs reflected life in Coventry.

The success of Two-Tone Records was led by The Specials who released a self-titled LP in 1979. However, internal conflicts among artists signed to the label and cultural changes within British society eventually led to its collapse in

Newest Listed Items

This is a new half-speed master exclusively for RSD and part of the Two Tone Records 40th Anniversary celebrations. This was the first Two Tone compilation from 1983 and features singles by The Specials, Madness, The Selecter, The Beat, The Bodysnatchers, Rhoda Daker and The Swinging Cats. This is the first vinyl repress since its original release in 1983.

This Are Two Tone (Half Speed Master)

Music EU

Discover This Are Two Tone (Half Speed Master) by Various on Two Tone. Exclusive vinyl repress for RSD, celebrating 40 years of iconic music.