Name: Too Much Too Young, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism, and the Soundtrack of a Generation
Brand: Daniel Rachel

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1893xSIGNED

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Hardback

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Limited edition

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2024-06-04

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Ingram

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Hardback | Signed Copy

9781636141893

2024-11-28

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Daniel Rachel

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New Wave / Post Punk

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Akashic Books

<p>Daniel Rachel is a British singer-songwriter and author. With his unique blend of folk, rock, and pop influences, he has captivated audiences around the world. His heartfelt lyrics and soulful melodies have earned him critical acclaim and a dedicated fan base. In addition to his musical talents, Daniel is also an accomplished author, with several books exploring the history and cultural impact of music. Whether through his captivating performances or thought-provoking writings, Daniel Rachel continues to make a lasting impression on the music industry.</p>

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The definitive and remarkable story of 2 Tone Records, featuring an introduction by Pauline Black 

―Long-Listed for the Penderyn Music Book Prize

In 1979, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain, the US, and beyond, as albums by the Specials, the Selecter, Madness, the English Beat, and the Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was Black and white: a multiracial force of British and Caribbean musicians singing about social issues, racism, class, and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and fought against rightwing extremism. It was exuberant and eclectic: white youths learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae, crossed with a punk attitude, to create an original hybrid. 

The idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry, England, and masterminded by a middle-class art student, Jerry Dammers, who envisioned an English Motown. Dammers signed a slew of successful artists, and a number of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. However, infighting among the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to the inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination. Over the following years, Dammers built the label back up again, entering a new phase full of fresh signings and a beautiful end-piece finale in the activist hit song “(Free) Nelson Mandela.” 

Told in three parts, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief, bright burning moment shaped British, American, and world culture.

Too Much Too Young, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism, and the Soundtrack of a Generation

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