Too Much Pressure by The Selecter (Vinyl, Apr-2012, Cobraside)
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Description
Album Notes:
Too Much Pressure was the first album by British ska band The Selecter. It was released in 1980 on 2 Tone records. The album charted at # 5 in the United Kingdom.
The title track "Too Much Pressure" was featured in the film The Abyss.
Loving reissue of the band’s 1980 Chrysalis debut. Classic 2-Tone sound out of Coventry, England, fronted by Pauline Vickers (Black), the band (and this album) broke out in the same summer that Madness and the Specials were riding high.
The Selecter are a 2 Tone ska revival band from Coventry, England, formed in mid 1979.
The Selecter featured a racially diverse line-up. Their lyrics featured themes connected to politics. Reinforcing the songs of Neol Davies were the voice and rude girl style of Pauline Black and the rhythms of Desmond Brown on the Hammond organ. The band’s name is based on the term “selector”, which is a Jamaican word for disc jockey. The band were one of the most successful ska bands of the 2 Tone era, notching up a handful of hit singles in the British charts.
The Selecter reformed in 1991 and vocalist, Black, continued to perform and release music under The Selecter name until 2006. Some confusion emerged over two competing lineups for the Selecter in 2011, between that featuring Davies and that featuring Black and Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson, In June 2011 Black applied for, and won, The Selecter trademark and the right to use the name herself.
Covers:
Five tracks on this album are cover versions: "My Collie (Not A Dog)" is a version of Millie's "My Boy Lollipop" rewritten to be about cannabis; "Murder" was originally recorded by Leon and Owen; "Carry Go Bring Come" was a hit record for Justin Hinds; "Everyday (Time Hard)" was originally recorded by the Pioneers as "Time Hard"; "James Bond" is a recording of the classic James Bond theme by Monty Norman, first done in a ska style by Roland Alphonso.
Design:
The album cover design is by the artist David Storey.
The cover photo is of Steve Eaton.
Track List:
All tracks composed by Neol Davies; except where indicated
Side One:
1. On My Radio [3:16]
2. Time Hard [3:10}
3. Missing Words [3.22]
4. Danger (Selecter) [2.38]
5. Street Feeling [3.11]
6. My Collie (Not A Dog) (Robert Spencer, Johnny Roberts) [2.45]
7. Three Minute Hero [3.00]
Side Two:
8. Too Much Pressure [3.48]
9. Murder (Leon & Owen) [2.39]
10. They Make Me Mad (Pauline Black, Desmond Brown) [2.47]
11. Out On The Streets [3.28]
12. Carry Go Bring Come (Justin Hinds) [3.02]
13. Black and Blue (Pauline Black) [3.17]
14. James Bond (Monty Norman) [2.16]
The Too Much Pressure [LP] by The Selecter is factory-sealed new. It has never been played and has always been kept in its original packaging. The LP is not a promo or cutout. There are no marks or punches of any kind. All our CDs and vinyl are new! If you have any questions or want to see additional photos, just email us.
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