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Daniel Rachel

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Daniel Rachel

@DanielRachel69

Musician-turned-award winning author

London, England

Joined December 2016

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Daniel Rachel
@DanielRachel69
May 29, 2025
I'm super excited to announce my new book: THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL Pop Music, the Swastika & the Third Reich 'A shocking and absorbing chronological account of pop music’s complicated history with fascism & the imagery surrounding it' 30.10.25 geni.us/ThisAintRockNR…
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Daniel Rachel
@DanielRachel69
Oct 6, 2023
I'm thrilled to get a copy of TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG! Growing up, 2 Tone defined how I saw the world. That you could dance, look good & be educated by a record was incredible; a movement of great songwriters musicians & songs: we danced & sang, & the music played in a de boomtown!
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Daniel Rachel
@DanielRachel69
May 1, 2023
Wow! Guardian Book of the Day! 'Daniel Rachel imagines what the next Beatles album might have been like, with painstaking detail and great stories' The Lost Album of the Beatles review – deeply researched what-ifs
The Lost Album of the Beatles review – deeply researched what-ifs
From theguardian.com
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Daniel Rachel
@DanielRachel69
Apr 14, 2023
THE LOST ALBUM OF THE BEATLES PAPERBACK: 4 MAY 2023 Pre-order now at Amazon amazon.co.uk/Lost-Album-Bea… BookshopUK amazon.co.uk/Lost-Album-Bea… #thebeatles #paulmccartney #johnlennon #georgeharrison #ringostarr #letitbe #getback
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Daniel Rachel
@DanielRachel69
Nov 20, 2023
'The definitive story of a label that for a brief, bright burning moment shaped British culture' So thrilling to see this underneath Too Much Too Young in @WaterstonesPicc
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Daniel Rachel
@DanielRachel69
Mar 14, 2019
Fans of @TheBeat : @RankingRoger forthccoming @OmnibusPress memoir spotted at @LondonBookFair #2tone
Daniel Rachel
@DanielRachel69
Dec 1, 2023
2 TONE ARE THE NEWS! @thespecials & @TheSelecter on @BBCNews Plus @horacepanterart & myself talking about 'Too Much Too Young' To buy a Special Edition of the book click here geni.us/TooMuchTooYoung #thespecials #2Tone #theselecter
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Daniel Rachel
@DanielRachel69
Nov 9, 2023
Sandwiched between @PaulMcCartney & @bobdylan I'm Knocking on Heaven's Door...! @uncutmagazine BOOKS OF THE YEAR N0. 2 Too Much Too Young
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Daniel Rachel
@DanielRachel69
Nov 25, 2023
I'm thrilled Too Much Too Young has been named one of the @thetimes Books of the Year. 'Jerry Dammers set out with a goal: to unite black & white, male & female, in punky ska that would serve as a riposte to the privations of Britain in the 1970s' geni.us/TooMuchTooYoung
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Daniel Rachel
@DanielRachel69
Sep 12, 2019
Replying to @oasis and @Britpopmemories
@NoelGallagher very kindly gave permission to use his song title and then gave a wonderful contribution to this book - over 3 hours of conversation: from @oasis @blurofficial football, Tony Blair, drugs, @liamgallagher, rave, Trainspotting... Noel was hilarious and brilliant.
Daniel Rachel
@DanielRachel69
Nov 11, 2023
Celebrating the publication of Too Much Too Young: the 2 Tone Records Story with @horacepanterart and host @Dartford at @Lthanwordsfest - thank you to everybody who packed out the room!
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Daniel Rachel
@DanielRachel69
Aug 4, 2021
'Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book It took me years to write, will you take a look... ' Very excited to have received the first 10 copies of LIKE SOME FORGOTTEN DREAM Published on 26 August with a launch at the former Bag o'Nails... FAB!
Daniel Rachel
@DanielRachel69
Dec 21, 2023
BREAKING NEWS - SKA GOES SKY! On the sofa with @AnnaJonesSky @SkyNews talking 2 Tone & Too Much Too Young Lots of great footage of The Specials & The Beat! #theselecter #TheBodySnatchers #madness #thespecials #thebeat #WhiteRabbitBks
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Daniel Rachel
@DanielRachel69
Nov 17, 2023
From 'Gangsters' to 'Ghost Town'... @horacepanterart talking about life in @thespecials & stories from Too Much Too Young: the 2 Tone Records Story Hosted by @GoldbergRadio @RocknRollBrew 30/11 Early bird discount! eventbrite.com/e/two-tone-nig…
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