Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation

Author:   Daniel Rachel
Publisher:   Orion Publishing Co
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9781399607506


Pages:   544
Publication Date:   18 April 2024
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Daniel Rachel
Publisher:   Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:   White Rabbit
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.420kg
ISBN:  

9781399607506


ISBN 10:   1399607502
Pages:   544
Publication Date:   18 April 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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A SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 #2 UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 A RESIDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 'A brilliantly vivid account of one of British pop culture's most inspiring movements - surely the definitive telling of the 2-Tone story' * John Harris * 'An incredible and detailed account of a massive watershed moment in British culture. Rachel's book captures the daily struggles and contradictions within both the groups and the audience during harsh political times and ultimately delivers a message of positivity and the power of the music to affect social and political change' * Gurinder Chadha, OBE * 'We lived in Britain, a country that had hugely benefited from immigration, but curiously had an innate antipathy to the ideas of multiculturalism and diversity. Daniel Rachel has managed to capture the essence of that contradiction in those Margaret Thatcher governed years, with this comprehensive, cautionary but nonetheless celebratory saga of the 2 Tone label.' * Pauline Black, OBE * 'Daniel Rachel has managed to talk to all the significant players and the story he tells is one that shines a light on the challenges of mixing pop with politics. This feels like the definitive story of 2 Tone. Masterful.' * Billy Bragg * 'A great book about a time when record labels meant something and a brief period of hope when it seemed as if music might actually be able to change the world. This is a book about a few exceptionally talented people who came together and created something extraordinary.' * Charlie Higson * In Daniel Rachel, the great untold story of the post-punk era finally gets the storyteller it deserves. Too Much Too Young is every bit as thrilling, and just as achingly evocative as the music it was written to celebrate... a scintillating read * Pete Paphides * Daniel Rachel has bagged the whirlwind of 2 Tone with joy, honesty and compassion to create the definitive account of one of Britain's finest youth movements * Suggs * A brilliant book and a fitting account of one of British culture's most epochal moments. Nothing is left out of this definitive book * The Wire * Essential read for anyone who ever moonstomped in tonic suit, DMs and stingy-brimmed trilby * MOJO *


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Solihull-born Daniel Rachel is a regular contributor on BBC Radio 5 Live and lives in north London with his partner and three children. He is the author of Isle of Noises (a Guardian and NME Book of the Year), Walls Come Tumbling Down (winner of the Penderyn Music Book prize), When Ziggy Played the Marquee by Terry O'Neill (editor), Don't Look Back in Anger and co-writer of Ranking Roger's autobiography I Just Can't Stop It: My Life in The Beat.

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