THE SELECTER Too Much Pressure - Original UK LP - 2-Tone Mod Ska Pauline Black

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THE SELECTER

Too Much Pressure

Original UK LP released on 2-Tone Records in 1980.
Front-laminated cover.

CDL TT 5002 A//2▼EC   timtom-cbs   /   CDL TT 5002 B//2▼EC   TY-CBS

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The Selecter began life not as a band but as an instrumental track titled 'The Kingston Affair', which was then later re-named 'The Selecter'. Coventry musicians Neol Davis, John Bradbury and Barry Jones recorded the track in 1977, and it was to remain under wraps until 1979 when it would appear on the flip side of Gangsters. The Special AKA had used the entire recording budget (said to be £700) for Gangsters and were in need of a track for the records b-side. John Bradbury, by this stage drummer for The Special AKA, mentioned a track which he had recorded a few years previously. The laid back rocksteady sound of 'The Selecter' proved an ideal partner for 'Gangsters' and was released complete with is on unique catalogue number, TT2.

By July 1979 'Gangsters' was in the national charts, so with some assistance from The Specials' Lynval Golding, Neol Davis set about forming a band along similar lines to The Specials under the name The Selecter. At the time Coventry had various reggae, punk and soul bands on the go, which proved to be rich pickings for anyone wishing to create the 2 Tone sound. Local reggae outfit Hard Top 22 provided the nucleus of musicians so with the addition of a female vocalist by the name of Pauline Vickers the line up was complete. Pauline had performed with various local bands and adopted the stage name Pauline Black. 

After a matter of weeks the band managed a gig and with a few more under their belt, they made their London debut supporting The Specials. The band signed to 2 Tone and along with The Specials were to form part of a 14 strong 'committee', which would handle the labels' affairs. The first move was to record the debut single. Roger Lomas, who had produced the track 'The Selecter', suggested that 'On My Radio' was a perfect choice for a single. So with the standard 2 Tone single budget of £1000 the band went in to Horizon Studios in Coventry and with the assistance of Roger Lomas recorded the track and its b-side, Too Much Pressure.

By now the first 2 Tone Tour was just about to begin. Madness, The Specials and The Selecter were about to undertake a nation-wide tour, which would see the bands play on the same bill with a rotating headline slot. The slot on the tour gave 'On May Radio' a welcome boost and the band were scheduled to make their Top Of The Pops debut. So on Thursday 8th November the band made their national TV debut and were joined on the same episode by The Specials performing 'A Message To You, Rudy' and Madness with 'One Step Beyond', leaving no one in any doubt that 2 Tone had well and truly arrived.

 Keen to capitalise on this new phenomenon, Chrysalis rushed the band back into Coventry's Horizon Studios to record their debut album, Too Much Pressure. Errol Ross was brought in to produce the album, which like The Specials debut consisted mostly of the bands live set. And again like The Specials debut, the record contained covers of old reggae and ska tracks. The Selecter were somewhat less obvious in their choice of covers.

Tracks Are :-

Side One

Three Minute Hero
Time Hard
They Make Me Mad
Missing Words
Danger
Street Feeling
My Collie (Not A Dog)

Side Two

Too Much Pressure
Murder
Out On The Streets
Carry Go Bring Come
Black & Blue
James Bond

Released on '2-Tone Records' in 1980

Catalogue No. CDL TT5002

Disc is in VG+ condition (some surface wear)

Sleeve is in VG+ condition (light wear & ageing)

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