2 Tone Records was an English independent record label that mostly released ska and reggae-influenced music with a punk rock and pop music overtone. It...
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elements of punk rock and new wave music. Its name derives from 2 Tone Records, a record label founded in 1979 by Jerry Dammers of the Specials, and references...
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genre 2 Tone Records, record label Two Tone Club, French ska band "Two-Tone" Tommy, bass musician Two-tone color, such as RG color space Two-tone paint...
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SharpTone Records is an American independent record label started on September 11, 2013. The label was founded by Nuclear Blast CEO Markus Staiger and...
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Jerry Dammers (category 2 Tone Records)
label was a sub-label of Chrysalis Records, but still independent. The era saw a lot of racism, and 2 Tone Records was a bulwark against that, celebrating...
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Bel-Tone Recording Corporation was a small American independent record label founded in 1944 in Hollywood, California, that recorded and produced artists...
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Anthony Terrell Smith (born March 3, 1966), better known by his stage name Tone Lōc (/toʊn loʊk/), is an American rapper. He is known for his raspy voice...
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The Bodysnatchers (band) (category 2 Tone Records artists)
they were invited by Chrysalis Records to play at Debbie Harry's birthday party in late 1979. After signing to 2 Tone Records, the band released the single...
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Berry Gordy's Motown Records, and The Specials' 2 Tone Records to create her own label. Lioness Records was formed in 2009, due to Winehouse's wish of...
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Rhoda Dakar (category 2 Tone Records artists)
Bodysnatchers, who were signed to the 2 Tone record label. She also worked with The Specials/Special AKA, and also other 2-Tone artists. Dakar, born in Hampstead...
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Playtone (redirect from PlayTone Records)
The Playtone Company (stylized on-screen as PLAY•TONE; a.k.a. Playtone Productions) is an American film and television production company established in...
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On My Radio (song) (category 2 Tone Records singles)
Radio" is a song by English 2 tone ska revival band the Selecter, released as a single on 5 October 1979 by 2 Tone Records. It peaked at number 8 on the...
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Too Much Pressure (category 2 Tone Records albums)
band and 2 tone were now regulars in the music press, and keen to lean in on the 2 tone phenomenon, Chrysalis Records, the owner of 2 Tone Records, "rushed...
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Shrapnel Records is an American record label group founded by record producer Mike Varney. The group principally uses the Shrapnel Records record label,...
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Man in Business Suit Levitating emoji (category 2 Tone Records)
2 Tone Records, which he saw on the cover of an LP record he had by The Specials, a ska group that was one of his favorite bands. The 2 Tone Records logo...
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The Specials (category 2 Tone Records artists)
The Specials, also known as The Special AKA, were an English 2 tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. After some early changes, the first...
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Bad Manners (category 2 Tone Records artists)
Noel Edmonds. Being closely associated with the 2 Tone movement (though never signed to 2 Tone Records itself), they were one of six bands featured in...
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between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. Tone is the use of pitch in language to distinguish lexical or grammatical meaning—that...
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The Selecter (category 2 Tone Records artists)
Pressure, was recorded at the end of 1979 and beginning of the new year, and was released in February 1980 by 2 Tone Records and Chrysalis Records. Anderson...
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DTMF (redirect from Dual-tone multifrequency signaling)
Dual-tone multi-frequency signaling (DTMF) is a telecommunication signaling system using the voice-frequency band over telephone lines between telephone...
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variants of this design also incorporate the checkerboard motif of 2 Tone Records, known for its multiracial roster of ska- and reggae-influenced bands...
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The Beat (British band) (category 2 Tone Records artists)
17 August 2011. "The Beat Girl – Noted Cartoonist Hunt Emerson Designs a 2-Tone Era Icon". Marco On The Bass. 16 December 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2019...
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Ghost Town (The Specials song) (category 2 Tone Records singles)
"2 Tone Records - Ghost Town - CHS TT17". 2-tone.info. 20 June 1981. Retrieved 29 March 2014. "2 Tone Records - Ghost Town - CHS TT12 17". 2-tone.info...
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Music (CD booklet). Tony! Toni! Toné!. United States: Mercury Records. P 2–34250. Peitier, Sidney (1997). "Tony Toni Toné, House of Music". Upscale: The...
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Music of the United Kingdom (1980s) (redirect from 1980s 2 Tone)
in the West Midlands in the 1970s, the ska revival associated with 2 Tone records was a remarkable commercial success in the early years of the 1980s...
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Rat Race (The Specials song) (category 2 Tone Records singles)
"Rat Race" is a song by ska/2-Tone band The Specials, released on 16 May 1980 by 2 Tone Records as a double A-side single with "Rude Buoys Outa Jail"...
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Do Nothing (song) (category 2 Tone Records singles)
"Do Nothing" is a song by ska/2-tone band The Specials, released in December 1980 by 2 Tone Records as the second single from More Specials. The single...
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Too Much Too Young (EP) (category 2 Tone Records singles)
ISBN 0-85112-250-7. ""Too Much Too Young" release details - "It was also the first 2 Tone release to fall foul of the censors. The final line of "Too Much Too Young"...
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into use after the 2 tone band the Specials (notably with a cover of "A Message to You Rudy") and their record label 2 Tone Records instigated a brief...
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