Dance Craze - The Best Of British Ska...Live!

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They achieved a fluid, crying sound on their acoustic axes, or pounded the hell out of their boxes with forceful chording.

Read more about the condition New: An item that is still in its original shrink wrap from the manufacturer and the original manufacturer’s seal (if applicable) has not been removed. These giants made their nimble fretwork heard over the cacophonous din inside the rowdy juke joints where they plied their trade by fretting their instruments with a slide or bottleneck. The crushing poverty of the Depression brought the first boom of blues recording to an abrupt halt at the dawn of the 1930s. Dance Craze is a 1981 concert film recorded at various venues throughout 1980 at the height of the 2Tone movement featuring exclusive live recordings by The Specials, Madness, The Selecter, The Beat, Bad Manners and The Bodysnatchers.VG/EX means that the item's sleeve is in Very Good condition and the disc is in Excellent condition. This is an excellent 80's British Ska primer as well as one of the most lively and energetic live albums I've ever heard. Alas I was only 12 in 1979 and no matter how much begging and pleading I tried, I was never allowed to actually see The Specials et al at their very best. Dance Craze is a 1981 concert film recorded at various venues throughout 1980 at the height of the 2Tone movement. Available as a 3 LP Vinyl Box set including the original poster, and a 3 CD Clamshell Box Set with the original poster.

This new expanded Deluxe Edition set features the previously unreleased 27 track film soundtrack, along with the original 14 track vinyl album. I bought the original vynal record when it was first released, and went to the cinema to watch the film.It brilliant first use of steady cams also done by a cinematographer who worked with Stanley Kubrick – also the bands are filmed from the stage showing the audience going absolutely mental. Blind Lemon Jefferson proved a sensation with rural blacks after he was discovered in Texas in 1925 or '26, underscoring the commercial potential of downhome blues.