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THE UNOFFICIAL AND DEFINITVE HISTORY OF TWO TONE WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MARK BEDFORD OF MADNESS A
painstakingly comprehensive study of an enduring and deeply influential
cultural phenomenon. By
1979, punk had grown up and smacked of an almost middle-aged
respectability. Waiting in the wings, punk’s smarter, but no less
snotty little brother - Two Tone - was about to emerge. Within
two lightening fast years, Two Tone had become the dominant music,
fashion and dissenting voice of a disillusioned generation. It is a
story rooted in the socio-economic climate of the late 70’s/early
80’s but also in Two Tone’s punk and ska predecessors. With Sent
From Coventry, author Richard Eddington meticulously examines the
pre-Two Tone lives of pivotal figures within this unique youth movement
such as Jerry Dammers and The Specials, The Selector, Madness, The Beat,
Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Bad Manners et al. He follows their story
from before the birth of Two Tone through to its sudden demise at the
peak of its influence, coincidentally just as British society itself
seemed to be fragmenting into scattered pieces. Eddington
has collated extensive interview material with key band members,
insights from industry commentators such as broadcasting legend John
Peel, record producers and also friends and associates of the numerous
bands. The culmination of three years of exhaustive research, this book
compellingly recounts for the very first time how a monochrome and
embattled Britain was re-energised and coloured by Two Tone and its
subsequent lasting legacy. |
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