Always the hardest-edged of the 2 Tone ska revival bands, the Selecter get even darker and more serious on their second album, which features song titles like “Washed Up and Left for Dead,” “Selling Out Your Future,” and of course the title track — which could have been a hit, except that the album’s release coincided with the murder of John Lennon and the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, both of which caused radio stations to shy away from playing it. The album is more stylistically varied than Too Much Pressure, and despite its lyrical grimness is a tremendously rewarding listen.

– Rick Anderson