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2021's SkaBOOM! is an exhaustive, extensive tale of the pioneers of the American Ska and Reggae movement as told by the people who lived it. \nThree and a half years in the making, the story is lovingly told through hundreds of hours of intense interviews with musicians, artists, managers, club promoters, writers, promoters, and the fans who were there at the dawn of the 80s through the early 90s to witness the birth and spread of a uniquely American version of ska and reggae.

The brand-new, hot-off-the-press, Soul Salvation is part Gen X memoir, and part English Beat oral history, the book takes a detailed look at the making of, response to, and influence their third album “Special Beat Service” had on young American fans like marc as well as musicians like Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, Adam Duritz of Counting Crows, Elvis Costello, and Pete Townshend of the Who.

“Soul Salvation” includes a foreword by Jay Boberg, the president of I.R.S. Records who worked to break the band in America during 1982-83 and features extensively researched interviews, insights and anecdotes from band members, record company executives, music critics and notable fans. “Soul Salvation” is the first book of its kind to explore the English Beat’s unique story and its massive influence on a generation of American music fans and the birth of 80s indie rock.