Davies started up his own home studio after the band disbanded in 1981 to write and record his own new songs, and he played a number of local shows in the Midlands. Davies formed a new version of the Selecter in 1991 with Pauline Black leaving the band two years later. He started up a new outfit called Selecter Instrumental, mostly playing movie tunes in a ska style.[citation needed] In the early 1990s, he joined a reunited Specials in the studio, contributing rhythm guitar to sessions that would later be released as the cover albums Skinhead Girl (2000) and Conquering Ruler (2001). In 1998, he released his debut solo studio album Box of Blues, assisted by bass player Horace Panter of the Specials and drummer Anthony Harty, and the trio often performed at a number of blues concerts in the UK. He later recorded another solo studio album, Future Swamp (2002), with guests including Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones and Reef members Dominic Greensmith and Jason Knight. Both albums were released on Davies' own label, VoMatic Records.
Discographyedit
Solo studio albums
Box of Blues (1998)
Future Swamp (2002)
Referencesedit
^ abChambers, Pete (2005). The Two Tone Trail. ISBN9780954412531. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
^"Special AKA - The Selecter". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
^"UK Charts The Specials". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
^"UK Charts - The Selecter". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
^"On My Radio". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
^"Missing Words". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
^"Three Minute Hero". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
^"The Whisper". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
^. www.neoldavies.net. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
neol, davies, neol, edward, davies, born, april, 1952, english, musician, composer, original, member, founder, tone, revival, band, selecter, birth, nameneol, edward, daviesborn, 1952, april, 1952, coventry, englandgenresska2, tonenew, wavebluesoccupation, mus. Neol Edward Davies born 26 April 1952 1 is an English musician composer and original member and founder of 2 tone ska revival band the Selecter Neol DaviesBirth nameNeol Edward DaviesBorn 1952 04 26 26 April 1952 age 71 Coventry EnglandGenresSka2 tonenew wavebluesOccupation s MusiciancomposerInstrument s GuitarLabelsVoMaticLondon International Ska FestivalMember ofNeol Davies SelecterFormerly ofThe SpecialsWebsitewww wbr neoldavies wbr com Born in Coventry 1 Davies wrote the instrumental tune The Selecter from which the band got their name in 1979 It was a double A side with Gangsters by the Special AKA which was the first 2 Tone Records single and reached 6 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1979 2 3 Davies formed the seven piece band the Selecter and wrote their hit 4 songs On My Radio 5 Missing Words 6 Three Minute Hero 7 and The Whisper 8 9 Davies started up his own home studio after the band disbanded in 1981 to write and record his own new songs and he played a number of local shows in the Midlands Davies formed a new version of the Selecter in 1991 with Pauline Black leaving the band two years later He started up a new outfit called Selecter Instrumental mostly playing movie tunes in a ska style citation needed In the early 1990s he joined a reunited Specials in the studio contributing rhythm guitar to sessions that would later be released as the cover albums Skinhead Girl 2000 and Conquering Ruler 2001 In 1998 he released his debut solo studio album Box of Blues assisted by bass player Horace Panter of the Specials and drummer Anthony Harty and the trio often performed at a number of blues concerts in the UK He later recorded another solo studio album Future Swamp 2002 with guests including Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones and Reef members Dominic Greensmith and Jason Knight Both albums were released on Davies own label VoMatic Records Discography editSolo studio albums Box of Blues 1998 Future Swamp 2002 References edit a b Chambers Pete 2005 The Two Tone Trail ISBN 9780954412531 Retrieved 16 June 2013 Special AKA The Selecter www discogs com Retrieved 16 June 2013 UK Charts The Specials www officialcharts com Retrieved 16 June 2013 UK Charts The Selecter www officialcharts com Retrieved 16 June 2013 On My Radio www discogs com Retrieved 16 June 2013 Missing Words www discogs com Retrieved 16 June 2013 Three Minute Hero www discogs com Retrieved 16 June 2013 The Whisper www discogs com Retrieved 16 June 2013 Neol Davies www neoldavies net Archived from the original on 26 November 2013 Retrieved 16 June 2013 External links editPersonal website Neol Davies at AllMusic Neol Davies discography at Discogs nbsp nbsp This article about a British musician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neol Davies amp oldid 1185530144, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
