She credits her hometown saying “Coventry is responsible for making me who I am, today, it gave me the opportunity to study, work & ultimately creatively find my voice with the 2-tone movement which has spearheaded the musical conversation about racism and sexism for the past 42 years.” How does one become qualified to write a fictional music novel? The author of Sophomore Songs offers some clues. Growing up reading NME, doing a stint at Clash, drumming for several bands on and off, and […] The band were one of the most successful ska bands of the 2 tone era, notching up several top forty singles in the British charts. Having co-released the first 2 tone ska single with the Specials, they were one of the founding acts of the movement. Though highly influential, the original lineup only remained together for a year, and even with replacement players the band only continued until breaking up in 1982. Augustyn, Heather (30 October 2010). Ska: An Oral History. North Carolina: McFarland & Co. p.146. ISBN 978-0786460403 . Retrieved 6 December 2016.

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Very happy to finally officially announce our brand new studio album HUMAN ALGEBRA will be released on 21 April. Can’t wait to share it with you!In October 2017 the band released a new studio album Daylight it was greeted with critical acclaim. Daylight looked at the modern world with classic Selecter energy, wit and danceability. Welcome to the October 2018 edition of our monthly new music playlist, which is available to listen to and watch via YouTube. If you enjoy any of the songs featured here, we encourage you to support […] Forty-three years after The Selecter’s seminal debut album, Too Much Pressure, which still inspires and resonates today, can their sixteenth studio album, Human Algebra, claim a similar place in people’s affections? It is undoubtedly a high bar to clear. Gigging Northern Ireland – www.giggingni.com " INTERVIEW: The Selecter". Giggingni.com . Retrieved 7 January 2015. Charley Anderson Plays In Cov With Some Select Friends – Coventry City FC – Coventry MAD. Coventrycity-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

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From that time, she’s still friends with Rhoda Dakar, from the Bodysnatchers, but her closest friends are from when she was a radiographer. “Because I’m Miss Distrustful, Mistrustful. I don’t seek out people in the business, I don’t know how to hang out at parties and that kind of stuff. I’ve always been useless at that.” In 2022, the Selecter toured the UK performing their second studio album Celebrate the Bullet (1981) in its entirety. [16] In 2021 The Selecter performed at festivals & shows plus Pauline performed in the Coventry City of Culture opening ceremony, took part in numerous media events, was a proud supporter of the first dedicated 2-Tone exhibition at the Herbert Museum, launched & attended the Mobo Awards in Coventry and she also presented this year’s Turner Prize. Favourite album: Impossible to choose but Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys is pretty awesome. Also, she was sexually abused, over a period of months, by an adult neighbour. Telling her parents led to an awful scene (they made her retell her story in front of the neighbour and his pregnant wife). Aged 10, she went into herself.There were about 30 people on the coach,” she says, “and I always used to sit up the front of the bus. And there’s a photo of me, and I’m reading Alien. And it fits the way that I felt on that bus. People gave me a wide berth. Because I wasn’t like Pepsi and Shirlie or whatever – not marriage material. And anyway, I already had a husband [she’s been with Terry since 1973]. And I wasn’t a bloke.” EXCITING TOUR NEWS!! We are heading out to the West Coast of America and Canada later this year with our good friends The Beat feat. Ranking Roger

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Diamond, Sean (18 October 2013). "PIL & The Selecter: Liverpool – live review". Louder Than War . Retrieved 11 December 2016. Charley Anderson moved to Sweden during the 1990s where he performed, recorded and released material with the Skalatones. In 2009, Anderson returned to Coventry to play a charity concert at the Central Hall to promote his Ghetto Child project. Joining him on stage were guests from UB40, the Specials, the Selecter along with saxophonist Carlos Garnett. [6] Tone veterans prove their resurgent relevance……….haven’t sounded so energised since their 1979 debut” MojoThis is a double vinyl album, not available anywhere else, strictly limited edition, ONLY 4 AVAILABLE, It will be sent out for 08.06.2018 Here is our North American West Coast tour with Rhoda Dakar, all dates are below & a NEW DATE has been added in Las Vegas! Meet & Greets are available at all shows! The Deluxe Edition of Too Much Pressure, released to celebrate its 40th Anniversary, entered the Official UK Charts on 30 April 2021 at #1 in the Vinyl Album Chart, #1 Independent Album and #24 in the full Official UK Album Chart We will be playing an extended, hit-rich set each night with some added live favourites and surprises. We will also be joined for a few songs by vocalist Rhoda Dakar who will also play a DJ Set to open the nights. What will be more surprising to most is that they’ve been almost consistently producing music since. This is their 16 th studio album.