Totally 2WO TONE

06/12/2023

On the 5th of December In1980, The Specials released the Single "Do Nothing" it came with the The Bob Dylan cover "Maggie's Farm".
This was the Second single off of More Specials album and it reached #4 in the UK charts the band performed on top of the pops there was a line up change for comedic purpose see ir you can spot!! https://youtu.be/0S1BC0XVB6s?si=PKX-xxShFC5tBemb.

27/10/2023

Not officially 2 TONE but the boys will always be associated with the Label
44 years ago today, 26th of October 1979
"One Step Beyond" c/w "Mistakes" 7" & "Nutty Theme"12"
By Madness was released.
The single hit the number #7 spot in the UK,
Charted at #76 in the US
It went to #1 in France.

19/10/2023

Still as fresh today as they were when first released

18/09/2023

Gary Shail (quadrophenia spider) wife's new track. Pretty slick we think
https://youtu.be/mcMKUK-WnqE?si=A2YTcMftIWcejlEd

Lyrics & vocals by Sabre Shail.
Music written, arranged & produced by Gary Shail.
Recorded at Dancing Hill Studios

14/07/2023

Chrissy boy Talks Making videos, sees one of his Ex girlfriends, some brilliant moments in this open and Honest interrogation 🤣
This is part ✌️

Following on from the amazing part one of TerryTopCat Purrsents Chris Foreman, we see questions answered on the legendary band Madness' plans for gigs, tours...

14/06/2023

Too Hot!

12/06/2023

The Specials released the Single Ghost Town it was backed with “Why”and Friday night Saturday morning 42 years ago today 12,06,81

But how relevant is why today as it was then have we learned nothing???

10/06/2023

We all know one

14/05/2023

Hi all I am Doing a sponsored skate please donate if you can no matter how small, I hope I live to tell the tail
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/woody-ice-skates-150k

05/05/2023

11/04/2023

2011 I wrote the review about getting the rights to dance craze I forgot I wrote this, I stand corrected even though the audio error remains lol

29/03/2023

Watch from 1hr and listen
https://fb.watch/jAb6VvDmxJ/ then watch clip

28/03/2023

,you know when something's too good to be true... well this has happened with the new (old) Dance craze release if you listen closely to Bad Manners inner London violence at beginning there is clearly a double snare hit gotta be due to an editing error this is not present on the DVD which I ripped myself from a VHS copy of dance craze it's not on that version, cmon BFI you need to sort this out as for those who time and time again have watched this on line it's not there but on this one it is all that money and you let this error through, booo 😔😔😔😕 original version here https://youtu.be/x34Uu2-RyZc audio version at 53 mins here

Footage from the Dance Craze film (1981?)

25/02/2023

One of those days, Too much Pressure....

27/01/2023

i don't think this is actually what they had in mind when they said alphabet army lol woke🏳️‍🌈 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftddRT_EdfY&ab_channel=ska2tone1 🏳️‍🌈

J.B'S ALLSTARS - A SIDE - ALPHABET ARMY - B SIDE - ALARM.2 TONE - CHSTT 29 - JAN - 1986 - CHART POSITION - ?

12/01/2023

The live Extended Player by The Specials Feat Rico Rodriguez
Was released on 11 January 1980.
The front cover is credited as The Special A.K.A. featuring Rico.
Now the back cover mentions and the labels credited only The Specials.

This 5 track E.p was the third single released by the band.
It features "Too Much Too Young"
(originally a slower track on the album The Specials and loosely based on the 1969 song "Birth Control" by Lloyd Charmers, recorded at The Lyceum

Track 2 "Guns of Navarone" was recorded LIVE at The Lyceum London
3,4,5 is the "Skinhead Symphony" includes
"Long Shot Kick De Bucket"
"The Liquidator" and "Skinhead Moonstomp" these were recorded at Tiffany's in Coventry.

Contrary to what is sometimes stated and believed "Too Much Too Young" was not banned by the BBC due to mentions of contraception in the lyrics but when the song's promotional video was featured on Top of the Pops, it was cut off just before the final line, "try wearing a cap".

This 5 track EP became the label's first UK Number 1 single and all for the bargain price of £1.05

The photograph used for the sleeve was in fact taken by Richard Mann(at a selecter gig) as part of the work he was doing for The Selecter album, Too Much Pressure , as commissioned by John Sims.

12/01/2023

NME featured The Return of the General!

Jerry Dammers was interviewed in this Edition of the Music paper.
The Special A.K.A. Also Graced the cover with this full photo are there any more photos from this shoot I wonder.

Date of release
8th of January, 1983.

23/12/2022

https://youtu.be/Xe1G5NORk84

Rated tune, life

'The Tunnel Of Love' was Fun Boy Three's 6th single released in summer of 83 reaching #10 on the UK Top 100 Singles Chart.Again the single was lifted from th...

21/12/2022

https://youtu.be/BD-AZFr7TWg

This

Here is Terry Hall & Dave Stewart aka Vegas performing Psycho Killer on the early 1990's T.V show Zoo. Sorry the quality is so poor but it is from an old VHS...

21/12/2022

We at Totally 2wo TONE
Miss Terry greatly
Here is a track may be you have heard may be you haven't

Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) and Terry Hall (The Specials).

21/12/2022

Feeling some what empty.

19/12/2022

Terence Edward Hall has passed away aged 63 , following a Brief Illness,
Love❤️Love❤️Love❤️
🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁

15/12/2022

A song well a little know gem of a song by de Bad Manners absolute belter never hear it on the radio

Written by Welsh, Perry and Douglas Trendle. UK ska band, Bad Manners, racked up all of their UK hit albums and singles in the early 80s. Their last chart hi...

09/12/2022

All the news that's new and approved from Totally 2WO TONE
Releasing in March 2023, for those who know. All details follow the link
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https://shop.bfi.org.uk/dance-craze-dual-format-edition.html

07/12/2022

Raise a glass to Alan

TAKEN FROM THE 2ND BAD MANNERS ALBUM - LOONEE TUNES.A SIDE - TRACK 6 - TEQUILA.MAGNET - MAG 5038 - NOV - 1980 - CHART POSITION - 36

07/12/2022

The original not a cover

Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesNee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu · Dicky Doo And The Don'tsNee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu / Flip Top Box℗ 1965 © Swan Recor...

01/12/2022

R. I. P. Alan sayag aka winston bazoomies,
Bad Manners Original harmonica player
and very charismatic performer 😭😢😭

23/10/2022

https://fb.watch/gkTRRrWuMO/

19/10/2022

A date to remember

05/10/2022

Enjoy yourself,, 1980

The Specials - Enjoy Yourself Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival Switzerland 1980 from Swedish TV (VHS recording from the 90s)

27/09/2022

USA edition included Gangsters!