The Selecter - The Selecter

Apparently the first single by The Selecter with the homonymous song. The song was on the opposite side of the first single by The Specials: "Gangsters". It was 1979. It was the dawning of a new era. I've uploaded another file for this song (192bps and fastest) on suggestion of a user here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czVEty7-n6E

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Music

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• ska
• british
• the
• selecter
• two
• tones
• first
• single
• 45
• gangsters
• aka

[toptrimmer]

Great Track,saw these live at Tiffanys in Coventry 1980 ,Still see Pauline Black now and again in the Craven Arms pub Craven St Coventry , COVENTRY HOME OF BRITISH SKA.

[KJRolling]

This brilliant instrumental was the flip side of The Specials' first single, 'Gangsters'. It dates from the summer of 1979, the first released single on Two Tone Records. They don't make them like this anymore.

[ued4021]

Nice to hear this after so many years,its as i remembered it,wow!

[TheGraveyardScene]

A classic! That tune stays with you forever!!

[78johnnybravo78]

Zoinks!

[Bicyc1eDay]

I've been watching 'Death in paradise' on BBC - Picked out a couple of specials numbers in the show and decided to revisit 2 tone - awesome track - great memories :)

[RickDougall]

I remember buying this on 45 at the time and loving it as much as the Specials' A-side. Great memories - thanks for the upload. Great sound quality too.

[boney3333]

got this single on my record player going 2 see them in march 2012 in glasgow the harthill nutty boys

[slip64]

Brad Bradbury on drums with Noel before the band was put together. B side of Special AKA's Gangster. Tune!

[dziara666]

saw them couple days ago:)