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To celebrate the music and cultural movement that2 Tone Recordshelped inspire, Chrysalis reissues the compilation that brings together the best tracks from the label’s history.The Best of 2 Tonefeatures 18 tracks, including the first single fromMadness(“The Prince”), theBeat’sclassic cover of Smokey Robinson’s “Tears Of A Clown,” andBodysnatchers‘ “People Do Rocksteady,” plus three more songs byThe Selecter: “On My Radio,” “Three Minute Hero” and “Missing Words.” Half of the album features music recorded byThe Special AKA, which was shortened later to The Specials. Along with “Gangsters,” the collection also includes both of the band’s U.K. No. 1’s – “Too Much Too Young” (1980) and “Ghost Town” (1981) – as well as several Top 10 songs: “A Message To You, Rudy,” “Rat Race,” “Stereotype,” “Do Nothing,” and “Free Nelson Mandela.”
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