Summary
Gathering other bands on the way, it rapidly became a national phenomenon that reached its apogee inigSi when the Specials' spectral lament "Ghost Town" reached number one at the exact moment that English cities gave themselves over to riot and mayhem. [...] with Dammers's help, we got the support slot on a national tour with Madness - the ex-2 Tone band that had gone on to dominate the charts - coinciding with the autumn release date of "Window Shopping". Any sense of rebellion in contemporary pop music is conjured in the PR office, a marketing de- vice for record companies that promote bands such as the Enemy (posturing, cardboard proletarians who are, with a biting irony, from Coventry).
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How I Killed 2 Tone
Three or four times a year, when the spirit - or more likely the spirits move me, I dig out an old 45rpm single from the back of the cupboard, take the record out of the sleeve and hold it up to the light. On the label at the centre is a monochrome chequerboard pattern and aname, 2. Tone. Stacked above and below is the band's name, Friday Club, the song title, "Window Shopping", the year, 1985, and finall...
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