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In \"Ska'd for Life\", Horace takes the reader on a musical odyssey with the Specials from their early days on Coventry's punk circuit to chart storming success with singles like \"Too Much Too Young\" and the eerily prescient \"Ghost Town\", released as the race riots of 1982 saw Toxteth and Brixton go up in flames. Horace had achieved his childhood dream, and seen it disintegrate along with the band. Written with wry humour, taking an affectionate look at a band whose sublime music remains influential today, this is a must for all Specials fans and for anyone who's ever dreamed of being a rock star.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49507390062865,"sku":"GOR001559842","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50347734597905,"sku":"CIN0283070293G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50958568882449,"sku":"GOR001563573","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52108873040145,"sku":"GOR009981831","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0283070293.jpg?v=1751356374"},{"product_id":"ska-d-for-life-book-horace-panter-9780330440738","title":"Ska'd for Life","description":"'Fascinating . . . a must-read' Mojo  As bass player with the Specials, in his second-hand suit and pork pie hat, Horace Panter was a member of one of the most innovative and exciting bands to come snarling out of the punk era. Founded by Jerry Damners, their fusion of punk, reggae and ska created a new musical fashion, spearheaded by their own record label Two Tone. They stood for unity and racial harmony in a polarised society. They even got British men dancing again.  In Ska'd for Life Horace takes the reader on a musical odyssey with the Specials from their early days on Coventry's punk circuit to chart storming success with singles like 'Too Much Too Young' and the eerily prescient 'Ghost Town', released as the race riots saw Toxteth and Brixton go up in flames. Written with wry humour, taking an affectionate look at a band whose sublime music remains influential today, this is a must for all Specials fans.  'I found myself laughing out loud whilst revisiting some long forgotten memories . . . It was a fantastic journey and I thank Horace for sharing it' Lynval Golding","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49529398296849,"sku":"GOR001399132","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49560336138513,"sku":"GOR004345684","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49641474326801,"sku":"GOR001177262","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49794522677521,"sku":"GOR010408021","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50052489511185,"sku":"CIN033044073XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50054192103697,"sku":"CIN033044073XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51001135071505,"sku":"NIN9780330440738","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52484355752209,"sku":"NLS9780330440738","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/033044073X.jpg?v=1751358038"},{"product_id":"cassettes-book-horace-panter-9781905792665","title":"Cassettes","description":"\u003cp\u003eFounder member and bassist in the seminal post-punk ska band The Specials, Horace Panter has long had a parallel career as a gifted and distinctive visual artist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePanter has been inspired to create exquisite oversized paintings of the cassette tape studio recordings made by some of the greatest and most influential rock and pop performers of the past forty years: from the Specials themselves and their peers, The Sex Pistols, Madness, The Jam, The Clash, Elvis Costello, Chic, David Bowie, and The Undertones, through to acts that have followed in their wake, including Nirvana, Pulp and Blur.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis collection brings together dozens of Panter's playful and poignant works of modern Pop Art, in which a seemingly everyday and ephemeral subject matter is transformed into iconic paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51099732115729,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51099733950737,"sku":"NIN9781905792665","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52403333071121,"sku":"NLS9781905792665","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1905792662.jpg?v=1750725749"},{"product_id":"art-book-horace-panter-9781905792528","title":"Art","description":"Horace Panter, aka Sir Horace Gentleman, is a founder member of The Specials, one of the seminal bands of the post-Punk era. 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