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Coventry, West Midlands

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West Midlands city where Jerry Dammers taught himself ska from Jamaican records in a flat on Albany Road, Earlsdon, in 1977, laying the groundwork for 2 Tone Records and the Specials; the city's ska heritage is now marked by a dedicated 2 Tone museum.

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Type: place
Confidence: Well supported
Era: Open era →

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Story · Well supported2 Tone and the Jamaican source

A Coventry label built its entire sound, and its politics, on records its founders had spent years studying.