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Author Staple, Neville.

Title Original rude boy : from Borstal to the Specials : a life of crime and music / Neville Staple with Tony McMahon ; foreword by Pete Waterman.

Publication Info. London : Aurum, 2010.
2009.

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  780.92 ST27    Check Shelf
Edition Paperback edition.
Description xxi, 350 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm
Note Originally published: 2009.
Bibliography Includes discography (pages 339-341) and index.
Contents Jamaica to rugby, the early years -- Coventry, the Locarno and Borstal -- Jah Baddis, the sound system scene -- The specials, the Rude Boys arrive -- On the road, sex, drugs and ska -- The 2 toning of America -- The specials, the Rude Boys leave -- Fun boy three, bubblegum pop rules -- Bhangra House, dance music takes over -- The third wave, America revives ska -- The specials return, Jerry and me.
Subject Staple, Neville.
Specials (Musical group)
Rock musicians -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Added Author McMahon, Tony.
Added Title From Borstal to the Specials : a life of crime and music
ISBN 9781845135423 paperback
1845135423 paperback
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