UK
EMI/Chrysalis
CHR TT 5013
Box Set
Released: 1993

<a href='/display/?show249'>The Compact 2 Tone Story</a>
<a href='/display/?show249'>The Compact 2 Tone Story</a>
<a href='/display/?show249'>The Compact 2 Tone Story</a>
<a href='/display/?show249'>The Compact 2 Tone Story</a>

Disc 1
The Special AKA - Gangsters
The Selecter - The Selecter
Madness - The Prince
The Selecter - On My Radio
The Specials featuring Rico - A Message To You Rudy
The Beat - Tears Of A Clown
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Dow
The Specials - Too Much Too Young
The Selecter - Three Minute Hero
The Bodysnatchers - People Do Rock Steady
The Selecter - Missing Words
The Specials - Rat Race
The Bodysnatchers - Easy Life
The Specials - Stereotype
The Swinging Cats - Mantovani
Rico Rodriguez - Sea Cruise


Disc 3
Madness - Madness
The Selecter - Too Much Pressure
The Specials Featuring Rico - Nite Klub
The Beat - Ranking Full Stop
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Girls Talk
The Specials - Guns Of Navarone
The Specials - Longshot Kick The Bucket
The Selecter - James Bond
The Bodysnatchers - Ruder Than You
The Selecter - Carry Go Bring Come (Live)
The Specials - Rude Boys Outa Jail
The Bodysnatchers - Too Experienced
The Specials - International Jet Set
The Swinging Cats - Away
Rico - Carolina
The Specials - Maggie's Farm
The Specials - Why
The Specials - Friday Night, Saturday Morning

Disc 2
The Specials - Do Nothing
The Specials - Ghost Town
Rhoda Dakar With The Special AKA - The Boiler
Rico & The Special AKA - Jungle Music
The Appolinaires - The Feeling's Gone
The Higsons - Tear The Whole Thing Down
The Appolinaires - Envy The Love
The Special AKA - War Crimes (The Crime Remains The Same)
The Higsons - Run Me Down
The Special AKA - Racist Friend
The Special AKA - Nelson Mandela
The Special AKA - What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend
The Friday Club - Window Shopping
JB's Allstars - The Alphabet Army




Disc 4
Rhoda With The Special AKA - Theme From The Boiler
Rico & The Special AKA - Rasta Call You
Rico & The Special AKA - Easter Island
The Appolinaires - The Feeling's Gone
The Appolinaires - The Bongo Medley (Extremely Long Version)
The Higsons - Ylang Ylang
The Appolinaires - Give It Up
The Special AKA - Version
The Higsons - Put The Punk Back Into Funk
The Special AKA - Bright Lights
The Special AKA - Rascist Friend (Instrumental)
The Special AKA - Bright Lights (Instrumental)
The Special AKA - Break Down The Door
The Special AKA - Can't Get A Break
The Friday Club - Window Shopping (Instrumental)
JB's Allstars - Al Arm
Roddy Radiation And The Specials - Braggin' And Tryin' Not To Lie
Neville Staple AKA Judge Roughneck - Rude Boys Outa Jail (Version)
The Special AKA - Racquel
The Bodysnatchers - 007

This 4 CD box set collects the A-side and B-side of every single released on the label. Both sides of the Dutch Concrete Jungle single plus both tracks from the free single which accompanied initial copies of More Specials are also included. The Bodysnatchers live version of 007 is the only unreleased track in the set, however it did previously appear in the film Dance Craze but failed to make it on to the films soundtrack album.

Jerry Dammers was less than impressed with its release and had this to say about it: "It's real train spotters stuff with every B-side from every free single and I wasn't even consulted about it. In some ways that (The Compact 2 Tone Story) is the worst." (Uncut Magazine interview 1998).

Each of the CDs comes in its own mini 2 Tone sleeve and an A5 version of George Marshalls book The Two Tone Story is also included.


Also Available


Related Releases

The Two Tone Story - ISBN 0 9518497 3 5 - UK