A Brief History Of Two Tone Ska Music
by admin on Oct.21, 2011, under Snapback Hats
Punk was undeniably a critical musical movement, injecting much needed vitality and attitude into the British music scene in the late 1970′s. While the music was thrilling and visceral, the empowering social messages behind punk were all too often lost in a mire of nihilism, negativity and anarchy. Adjustable Snapback Hats While The Clash brought black influences into their music, they didn’t go as far as having black band members. One man sought to rectify this. Inspired by the stories of Motown and Stax, Jerry Dammers was quietly constructing a band and a revolutionary music label that would Vintage Snapback Hats bring together reggae, punk and soul in a pop wrapper. It was a deliberate attempt to advocate the benefits of multicultural life in urban Britain. This band, initially called the Coventry Automatics, became The Specials. The record label would be called 2 Tone.
The Summer of ’79
It all began in the Summer of 1979.Snapback Hats Initially distributed by Rough Trade with record covers printed by the band members themselves, the first release on 2 Tone would be Gangsters (as The Special AKA), with local Coventry band The Selecter providing an instrumental for the B side. The 7″ single was soon picked up by the Chrysalis label, who signed The Specials as well as providing funding for the 2 Tone label. The second single to be Wholesale Snapback Hats released on the label would be from a little known London band by the name of Madness. Dammers offered the nutty boys a release on the basis of a demo tape. Determined to offer an alternative to the restrictive and demanding clauses of traditional record labels, Cheap Snapback Hats he offered bands a clause allowing them to leave the label after just one single. Madness took advantage of this clause, and the band weren’t expected to release more than their 7″ of “The Prince”. The band were later described by Dammers as “a bunch of chancers”.
Public Success
Word quickly spread about this addictive Vintage Snapback Hats new music that had an image and an attitude to go with the sound. In fact, the image of the label was as important as the music. Planned to the finest detail by Dammers and bandmate Horace Panter, the iconic black and white graphics were put together with Chrysalis designers John Sims and David Storey. The image of the dancing chap in the sharp suit and tie, sunglasses, pork pie hat and loafers was known as Cheap Snapback Hats Walt Jabsco, and was based on a photo of Peter Tosh (of the Wailers). In addition to the records themselves, Walt would appear on numerous badges, posters and flyers in the ye
