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The End of 2-Tone: Madness/The Specials/The Selecter

Phil Sutcliffe, Q, November 1986

Farewell, Madness – the last of the 2-Tone tribe. Phil Sutcliffe follows the fate of the three groups that pioneered the ska revival.

Total word count of piece: 1500

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