BEST OF 2 TONE / VARIOUS 2/15/1988 Si Vis Pacem

Si Vis Pacem

" If you're a Phil Collins fan

pushing Mercer outside of his comfort zone by pairing his falsetto with wobbly keyboards and strings

James Felice

When he and Eric B went into Power Play Studios in New York in 1987 to record 'I Ain't No Joke'

BEST OF 2 TONE / VARIOUS 2/15/1988 Si Vis PacemIt has similar cover art to a previous compilation called The Best of 2 Tone but Rhino U. K.'s 2014 set The Best of 2 Tone runs a little longer than that other collection, featuring 18 tracks of the ska revival label at its peak. The expected hits are here plenty of the Specials, Madness, the Beat, and the Selecter along with just a couple of left field choices to keep it interesting, but this isn't really designed to be a deep dive: it's an