From: fsgab@acad3.alaska.edu
Newsgroups: alt.skinheads
Subject: RE: SKA BAND LIST
Date: 16 Nov 92 04:06:35 GMT
Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks


 
> 1) You list "THE ENGLISH BEAT" but I have always known them as 
>    "THE BRITISH BEAT" or "THE BEAT" with such songs as "Tears of a Clown"
>    and "Stand down Margaret".
>
	The original name of the band was The Beat.  When they came to the U.S. 
on tour, they found that there was already a band from the States with the same
name, so they changed it to The English Beat.  That's why U.S. releases,
T-shirts, and badges all have "The English Beat", and the "real" stuff has "The
Beat".  For the whole story read _The_Two_Tone_Book_for_Rude_Boys_, and
_This_are_Two_Tone_.   


> 2) You list the "THE DELTONES" but do you really mean "THE BELTONES" with
>    their 1968 hit "No more headaches" ? There is a band called the 
>    "DELTONES" but they were a 1960's Australian POP band. They are still
>    performing today via the 'has-been' circuit.

	No, the Deltones are a real all-girl ska band, on Unicorn Records (UK).
I have their album, "Nana Choc Choc in Paris" (sp?).  It's of fair quality, 
about as good as the Bodysnatchers, I think.  I listen to it often.  They also
have singles, an EP, and possibly another album.  I forget.  

> QUESTIONS
> ---------
> 
> 1) I have one SPECIALS album titled "THE SPECIALS". It has the following
>    songs on it.
> 
>    "Nite Club", "Message to you Rudy", "Monkey man" etc.
> 
>    What I would like to know is how many albums did the SPECIALS release 
>    and what are their titles ?
>

	The Specials released one other album, "More Specials".  There are,
however a multitude of new 2Tone CDs being released by Chrysalis (here in the 
US, anyway).  They are mostly live or 2Tone comps.

>    The songs "Ghost Town" and "Friday Night, Saturday Morning" are not on my
>    album so they must have more than one album out. 
>
	Yep.
 
>    It's funny you know, the SPECIALS have got to be my favorite modern
>    SKA band but I have no information on them and have only ever seen
>    one of their film clips ?
>
	Get the "Dance Craze" video from:

	Import Music Video
	1856 Cherry Ave. #609
	Long Beach, CA 90806
	USA

	Both of the books I mentioned are great.  The first is out of print. 
Get the second from Zoot magazine.
 
>    I also have "THE SPECIALS LIVE IN MANCHESTER" which I taped of the
>    radio a few years back. Can you get this recording ?
>
	I would be interested in this one too, if anyone knows.
 
>    Are any of the SPECIALS records available on CD ?
>
	All of the Specials albums are available on CD from Chrysalis (even some
which they never made).  Be sure to get the CD version of the Dance Craze
soundtrack.  Some people like the original version better (I have both :) ),
but if you like the Specials, you need Skinhead Moonstomp, Longshot Kick De
Bucket, etc., which are only on this CD and the new Specials Live CD.  Ah...
this is REAL skinhead music. (<---- Flames by e-mail please.)


Speaking of e-mail, could someone send me that list of ska bands? I missed it.


2Tone lives,  Grant Beaugard

"Think with your brain, and not with your fucking boots..." -- No Sports