The Selecter- Missing Words (1980)

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An individual, limited edition, example of vinyl record art made from a genuine, original, 45rpm, 7” single featuring the 1980 hit, Missing Words by English 2-Tone and ska revival band, The Selecter. The vinyl single has been reworked into a silhouette of Margaret Thatcher who was the British Prime Minister at the time of the records release.

A great framed gift for a friend or family member who is a fan of The Selecter,  Ska, Love, Relationships or has a special memory linked to the song.

Presented in a black wooden box frame
Limited Edition of 100, signed and numbered by myself, the artist

Title: Missing Words
Media Artist/s: The Selecter
Record Label: Two-Tone
Medium: Mixed media, hand cut from an original 7″ vinyl single
Era: 1980s
Genre: Ska

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Additional information about this, The Selecter vinyl art.

The Selecter – The Artist

The Selecter are a 2 Tone ska revival band from Coventry, England, formed in mid-1979. The Selecter featured a diverse line-up, both in terms of race and gender, initially consisting of Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson and Pauline Black on lead vocals, Neol Davies and Compton Amanor on guitar, Desmond Brown on Hammond organ, Charley ‘H’ Bembridge on drums, and Charley Anderson on bass. The band’s name is based on the term “selector”, which is a Jamaican word for disc jockey. The band were one of the most successful ska bands of the 2 Tone era, notching up several top forty singles in the British charts. Having co-released the first 2 Tone Ska single with The Specials, they are considered one of the founding acts of the movement. Though highly influential, the original lineup only remained together for a year, and even with replacement players the band only continued until breaking up in 1981.

Missing Words – The Song

‘Missing Words’ is a song written by Neol Davies vocalist of the English Ska Band The Selecter. Released in 1980 it reached #23, on the UK charts, staying there for eight weeks. In contrast to The Selecter’s two previous singles, “On My Radio” and “Three Minute Hero”, “Missing Words” is a downbeat song about heartbreak issued as the 2 Tone Records ska revival began to fade.

The Heart – The Shape

Modelled into a silhouette of heart. The heart shape and its meaning has evolved over hundreds of years. Nowadays it means love but before the 13th and 14th centuries it was generally drawn for decorative purposes. People at that time thought of our hearts as books of memory and believed feelings for the beloved were somehow written on your heart.

 

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Weight 1030 g
Dimensions 25 × 4.5 × 25 cm
Artist Formation

Group / Band

Decade

80's

Gender

Male & Female

Nationality

English

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