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The Selecter

The Selecter were a 2-Tone ska revival band from Coventry, England, formed in the late 1970s, they featured a diverse line-up, both in terms of race and gender, initially consisting of Arthur 'Gaps' Hendrickson and Pauline Black on lead vocals, Neol Davies and Compton Amanor on guitar, Desmond Brown on Hammond organ, Charley 'H' Bembridge on drums, and Charley Anderson on bass. 

The band's name is based on the term "selector", which is a Jamaican word for disc jockey. 

The band were one of the most successful ska bands of the 2-Tone era, notching up several top forty singles in the British charts. Having co-released the first 2-Tone Ska single with The Specials, they are considered one of the founding acts of the movement. 

Though highly influential, the original lineup only remained together for a year, and even with replacement players the band only continued until breaking up in 1981.

Key tracks released by the band were 'Missing Words' and 'On my Radio'




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