Ska, Skinheads and 2Tone
Ska’s second wave fused together the music’s traditional Jamaican pulse with punk rock fervour. The sound – like many in the UK – had a fashion to go along with it. In this photo essay from the PYMCA archives, we look back at a period of shaved heads and bovver boots, soundtracked by Madness, The Specials, Bad Manners and more.
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