The Selecter's "Three Minute Hero" single cover

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Like many other bands of the ska revival movement, The Selecter featured a racially mixed line-up. Their lyrics featured themes such as violence, politics and marijuana. Much of what set The Selecter apart from the other 2 Tone bands at the time was the voice of Pauline Black. The band's name is based on the term selector, which is a Jamaican word for DJ. For other uses, see Violence (disambiguation). ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. ... Cannabis (also known as marijuana[1] or ganja[2] in its herbal form and hashish in its resinous form[3]) is a psychoactive product of the plant Cannabis sativa L. subsp. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ...

Pauline Black has been the lead singer in The Selecter since its formation in 1979 when the band released the singles "The Selecter", "Three Minute Hero", "The Whisper", "Missing Words" and "On My Radio". The Selecter's debut album Too Much Pressure was recorded at the end of 1979 and beginning of 1980, and released by the 2 Tone Records and Chrysalis Records. Their second album, Celebrate the Bullet, was issued in 1981. The Selecter were featured in the 2 Tone documentary Dance Craze. A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... A debut album is the first released music album by an artist or a band. ... Too Much Pressure was the first album by British ska band The Selecter. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... 2 Tone Records was a British record label which released ska and reggae influenced music with a punk overtone. ... Chrysalis logo (1987-2005) Chrysalis Records is a record label that was created in 1969. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Fad dances are dances which are characterized by a short burst of popularity, while Novelty dances typically have a longer-lasting popularity based on their being characteristically humourous or humour-invoking, as well as the sense of uniqueness which they have. ...

After the band split in 1982, Black developed a career in TV and theatre, appearing in dramas such as The Vice, The Bill, Hearts and Minds and 2000 Acres of Sky. She won the 1991 Time Out award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Billie Holiday in the play All or Nothing At All. She starred next to Christopher Lee in the horror film The Funny Man. She reformed The Selecter in 1991 and has released several new albums and has toured all over the world. In the 2000s, the band has continued to occasionally reform to perform concerts. “TV” redirects here. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the British TV series. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), born Eleanora Fagan and later nicknamed Lady Day (see Jazz royalty regarding similar nicknames), was an American jazz singer, generally regarded as one of the great female jazz vocalists of the twentieth century. ... Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE (born May 27, 1922) is an English actor known for his professional longevity and his distinctive basso delivery. ... “Horror Movie” redirects here. ... For other uses, see World (disambiguation). ...

Discography

Albums

• Too Much Pressure (1980) UK #5
• Celebrate the Bullet (1981) UK # 41
• The Happy Album (1994)
• Pucker! (1995)
• Cruel Britannia (1998)
• The Trojan Songbook (1999)
• The Trojan Songbook - Vol 2 (2000)
• The Trojan Songbook - Vol 3 (2001)
• Reel to Real (2003)

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Singles

• "Gangsters" (The Special A.K.A.) b/w "The Selecter" (The Selecter) (1979, 2 Tone, TT1/TT2) UK #6
• "On My Radio" (Oct 1979) UK #8
• "Three Minute Hero" (Feb 1980) UK #16
• "Missing Words" (March 1980) UK #23
• "The Whisper" (August 1980) UK #36
• Celebrate The Bullet (Nov 1980)
• On My Radio 91 (1991)
• Hairspray E.P. (1995)

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Line-up on Too Much Pressure

• Pauline Black (born Pauline Vickers, 23 October 1953, Romford, Essex): vocals
• Compton Amanor: guitar
• Charley Anderson: bass guitar
• Charley 'H' Bembridge: drums
• Desmond Brown: Hammond keyboard
• Neol Davies: guitar
• Arthur 'Gaps' Hendrickson: vocals

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References

• Guinness Book of British Hit Singles - 16th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-190-X
• Guinness Book of British Hit Albums - 7th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-619-7

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External links

• Official site
• Official Pauline Black site
• Official Pauline Black Myspace profile
• Biography from 2-tone.info
• Official Neol Davies site
• Pauline Black at the Internet Movie Database