THE SELECTER レコード& CD

Review: Celebrating four decades since its original release, The Selecter's crucial Too Much Pressure receives a well-deserved anniversary edition reissue on clear vinyl. This timeless ska masterpiece continues to resonate with its infectious energy and socially conscious lyrics, upbeat rhythms and Pauline Black's commanding vocals. Together all that creates a potent blend that remains as relevant today as it was upon its debut. This special edition offers fans old and new a chance to (re)discover the album's brilliance, complete with bonus tracks and remastered sound. The Selecter's enduring influence on the ska genre is in part down to this fine album.

Review: The Selector's debut album Too Much Pressure was a driving force in the revivalist, punk-era ska sound that helped make Two-Tone Records so legendary. The band went on to score plenty of Top 40 hits in the British charts and remain one of the era's biggest bands. They featured a racially diverse line-up and tackled plenty of socio-political issues head-on in their lyrics and were a killer live act, too. That's captured on this live album which brims with youthful energy and big ska and post-punk sounds and of course the rude-girl vocal style of Pauline Black.

Review: Celebrate The Bullet was the revered second album by The Selecter back in February 1981. It came on the heels of the massive debut Too Much Pressure and a serious run of singles including the likes of 'Missing Words' and 'On My Radio.' Here though things slowed down a little with lyrical commentaries still coming thick and fast on everything from racial to social issues. At the time, the recent murder of John Lennon and an assassination attempt on U.S. President Ronald Regan meant the album got little to no mainstream support because of the title. For this special reissue, the original production tapes were dug out and remastered by Alchemy Mastering at AIR.