LP: 2 Tone
/Chrysalis CDL TT 5002
Tracks:
Side One
Three Minute
Hero (N. Davies) 3:00
Everyday
(Time Hard) (arr. The Selecter) 3:10
They Make
Me Mad (P. Black & L. Brown) 2:47
Missing
Words (N. Davies) 3:22
Danger
(The Selecter) 2:38
Street
Feeling (N. Davies) 3:11
My Collie
(Not A Dog)
(arr. The Selecter/R. Spencer/J. Roberts) 2:45
Side Two
Too Much
Pressure (N. Davies) 3:48
Murder
(arr. The Selecter) 2:39
Out On
The Streets (N.Davies) 3:28
Carry Go
Bring Come (J. Hinds/arr. The Selecter) 3:02
Black &
Blue (P. Black) 3:17
James Bond
(J. Barry/arr. The Selecter) 2:16
Produced by
Errol Ross & The Selecter, engineer: Kim Templeman-Holmes
Recorded Dezember
1979 - January 1980 at Horizon Studios Coventry
Credits:
-
Selecter are:
Neol Davies
(g)
Pauline Black
(voc)
Charley Anderson
(b)
Charlie 'H'
Bembridge (dr)
Compton Amanor
(g)
Arthur 'Gaps'
Hendrickson (voc)
Desmond Brown
(hammond, keyb)
-
Rico
Rodriguez (tb on "Carry Go Bring Come")
-
Dick
Cuthell (tr on "Carry Go Bring Come")
-
Joe Reynolds (sax
on "Three Minute Hero")
-
Hillfield Boys
Choir (on "My Collie")
The
Selecter's 1980 debut is every bit as tough as The Specials' first
album, and for the most part is much groovier. When The Specials slowed
down, they sounded as if something was wrong; Too Much Pressure
shows that The Selecter were able to pull off the perfect mix of power
and soul. "Three Minute Hero", "Danger", and "Murder"
are absolute Ska killers, while tunes like "Missing Words", "My
Collie" and the great "Black & Blue" show that even when
playing below the speed limit, The Selecter are still deadly. Arguably
the best album of the 2 Tone era.
(Mick Sleeper)
Selecter
- Intro