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Too Much Pressure
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Too Much Pressure · After the hit single On My Radio, The Selecter, from Coventry, recorded their debut album from December 1979 to January 1980 over two months at Horizon Studios, with producer Errol Ross. Rico Rodriguez and Dick Cuthell of The Specials played the horns. The album is largely a studio version of what the live audience of the time heard: mostly original songs by Neol Davies, supplemented with covers of old ska and reggae.
The music is tense and sharp, a mixture of punk, ska and reggae with raw vocals and politically aware lyrics. Singer Pauline Black stands out for her voice. The record was released on 15 February 1980 on 2 Tone Records and reached number 5 in the British album chart. Later it went gold. The first single, Three Minute Hero, did moderately; Missing Words reached number 23. In the United States, On My Radio was added as the first track.
Listening
Track list
- 1Three Minute Hero3:03Apple Music ↗
- 2Time Hard3:07Apple Music ↗
- 3They Make Me Mad2:50Apple Music ↗
- 4Missing Words3:24Apple Music ↗
- 5Danger2:40Apple Music ↗
- 6Street Feeling3:16Apple Music ↗
- 7My Collie (Not a Dog)2:48Apple Music ↗
- 8Too Much Pressure3:51Apple Music ↗
- 9Murder2:42Apple Music ↗
- 10Out on the Streets4:31Apple Music ↗
- 11Carry Go Bring Home2:58Apple Music ↗
- 12Black and Blue3:21Apple Music ↗
- 13James Bond2:18Apple Music ↗
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