Dance Craze
8.0
“The best of British Ska...Live!”
Rocksteady to both a visual and musical documentary of the big shots of the English 2-Tone movement of the late 1970s that has the exhaustive, high-energy performances exploding onto stage. Jump, shout, twist and crawl and dance to the tunes of Ska and its anthems of its rough riders and three-minute heroes captivated in the moment of a generation of England's concrete jungles and razor blade alleys. No longer on your radio but now on stage, together, with the likes of Madness, The Specials and The Beat et al, this concert footage of an era is a must-see, rare and fascinating look into a once vibrant youth culture of working-class England and its musical dance craze.
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Buster Bloodvessel
Himself
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Suggs
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The Edge of Love
Terry Hall
Himself
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The Specials: 30th Anniversary Tour
The Specials: Too Much, Too Young
Pauline Black
Herself
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Funny Man
Dave Wakeling
Himself
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The English Beat: Live at The US Festival, '82 & '83
Roger "Ranking Roger" Charlery
Himself
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The English Beat: Live at The US Festival, '82 & '83
Neville Staple
Himself
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2 Tone: The Sound of Coventry
Beverley
Lynval Golding
Himself
Also in
Madness - Princes of Ska, Kings of Pop
The Specials: Live In Japan
Jerry Dammers
Himself
Also in
2 Tone: The Sound of Coventry
The Sound of Protest
Rhoda Dakar
Herself
Also in
Madness - Princes of Ska, Kings of Pop
Gatwick Gangsters
Rico Rodriguez
Self
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The Specials: Live In Japan
Joe Massot Director · Joe Dunton Cinematographer
First release February 10, 1981 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Osiris Films, Millennium Media
Production
Chrysalis Records
Production
Osiris Films
Production
Millennium Media
Studio
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 10, 1981
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
United Kingdom
March 27, 2023 · Physical
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