Too Much Too Young has been named a Times/Sunday Times Books of the Year. 'Jerry Dammers set out with a goal: to unite black & white, male & female, in punky ska that would serve as a riposte to the privations of Britain in the 1970s' Too Much Too Young: The Story of 2 Tone [...]

How The Specials and 2 Tone empowered a generation to believe in a multicultural future Against a backdrop of division and despair, disaffected youth united through The Specials and 2 Tone to challenge the Thatcherite status quo DANIEL RACHEL 11 Nov 2023 The Specials played the Hope & Anchor in 1980. Photo: Justin Thomas Within [...]

Sandwiched between Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan, Uncut magazine name Too Much Too Young No. 2 Book of the Year  'The energy and idealism of Jerry Dammers' label is brought brilliantly to life'