The Selecter were part of the 2 Tone ensemble of the late seventies leading on vocals rude girl Pauline Black. I noticed them straight away because I was into all things 2 Tone firstly through the music press, which was full of the new sound and Coventry. Then I heard the Specials on a John Peel session radio show and I was reeled in even more.
Their debut single, also called "The Selecter", was the B-side of the Special hit single "Gangsters", the first 2 Tone Records single.
My favourite track for the band is ‘Missing Words’ written by Noel Davies. It is a great tune but surprisingly did not bring the chart success I personally felt it deserved peaking at 23, in March 1980.
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