Dance Craze Blu-ray

The British Film Institute will release on Blu-ray Joe Massot's Dance Craze (1981), featuring performances by The Specials, Madness, The Selector, The Beat, and Bad Manners, among others. The release will be available for purchase on March 27.

Description: Drench yourself in the high-energy, sweatbox world of British 2 Tone in the late-1970s and early 1980s with this legendary concert film. Brilliantly capturing the vibrancy of the genre, Dance Craze offers a vivid, immersive snapshot of the 2 Tone era, through kinetic concert performances by The Specials, Madness, The Selecter, The Beat, Bad Manners and The Body Snatchers.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM from original 70mm materials approved by cinematographer Joe Dunton
• BRAND NEW sound mixes by Chrysalis Records
• NEW DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK approved by Jerry Dammers
• Original stereo and surround sound mixes by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley remastered for this release
• Rudies Come Back (1980, 34 mins): in this episode of the long-running BBC series Arena, music journalist Adrian Thrills explores the rise of 2 Tone. Featuring interviews with The Specials and The Selecter
• Outtakes (1980, 17 mins): a collection of outtakes and alternative versions featuring footage that was ultimately left out of the final cut of Dance Craze, but has been recovered from various sources
• Restoration demo (2023, 2 mins): a before and after look at the restoration of Dance Craze
• Newly created English subtitles for the Deaf and partial hearing
• First pressing only: Fully illustrated booklet featuring new writing on the film by author Johnny Mains, the film's original press release and band biographies and rare promotional materials