The Selecter ?– Too Much Pressure - SKA - Vinyl LP RARE - CHR 1274 - MINT
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The Selecter ?– Too Much Pressure - Vinyl LP - RARE Mint Condition. CHR 1274 - Played once and then stored in my personal collection for 40 years. This is a US copy on Chrysalis Records. Almost impossible to find in the states. Prices for this original pressing of the album in Near Mint condition range from $35 to $200. This one is all but BRAND NEW.
Here's the goods on one of the seminal albums that lead to the Ska's Second Wave:
Too Much Pressure is the first album by British ska band The Selecter. After the band's official formation in 1979 in Coventry, following the release of a song entitled "The Selecter" by an unofficial incarnation of the band, the band's hit single "On My Radio" prompted their labels 2 Tone and Chrysalis to ask the band to record their debut album. Working with producer Errol Ross, the Selecter recorded the album at Horizon Studios over two months. The album contains original material, mostly composed by band founder and guitarist Neol Davies, as well as numerous ska and reggae cover versions, in a similar fashion to the Specials' debut album.
The album was released in February 1980 on 2 Tone records. The record was commercially successful, charting at number 5 in the United Kingdom. The record's singles, "Three Minute Hero" and "Missing Words", made the top 25 of the UK Singles Chart. The album was also critically successful, and has had lasting praise in the ensuing years.
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