The Earl of Suave

Been thinking about that Specials video and thought I’d share this.

Family shot of all my 2 Tone 45s.

Pictured (in order of release - Artist/Title/Catalog#):

The Specials/The Selecter - “Gangsters” b/w “The Selecter” (TT1/TT2)
Madness - “The Prince” b/w “Madness” (CHS TT3)
The Specials - “A Message To You Rudy” (Dutch Pressing)
The Beat - “Tears of a Clown” b/w “Ranking Full Stop” (CHS TT6)
The Specials - “Too Much Too Young” and “Guns Of Navarone” b/w “Longshot Kick The Bucket”, “Liquidator”, and “Skinhead Moonstomp” (CHS TT7)
The Selecter - “Three Minute Hero” b/w “James Bond” (CHS TT8)
The Bodysnatchers - “Let’s Do Rocksteady” b/w “Ruder Than You” (CHS TT9)
The Selecter - “Missing Words” b/w “Carry Go Bring Come” (CHS TT10)
The Specials - “Rat Race” b/w “Rude Buoys Outa Jail” (CHS TT11)
The Bodysnatchers - “Easy Life” b/w “Too Experienced” (CHS TT12)
The Specials - “Stereotype” b/w “International Jet Set” (CHS TT 13)
The Specials - “Do Nothing” b/w “Maggie’s Farm” (CHS TT16)
The Specials - “Ghost Town” b/w “Why” and “Friday Night, Saturday Morning” (CHS TT17)

A few of these took a long time to find, but I struck gold a few months ago and found a great vintage clothing store with a 45’s box in the corner. I must’ve bought 10 of these off of them over a 6 week period for no more than $5 apiece.

One of the greatest labels from one of the greatest eras in music.