Seb Shelton is a British musician, who was the

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for bands such as the Young Bucks (1978–1979),

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(1979–1980), and

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(1980–1983).Larkin, Colin (1997) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music'', Virgin Books, , p. 150, 398 Shelton was offered the drummer's job in

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but turned it down.Panter, Horace (2008) ''Ska'd for Life: A Personal Journey with The Specials'', Pan, , p. 62-3 Shelton went on to manage other

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and musicians including

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Adrian Sherwood Adrian Maxwell Sherwood (born 20 January 1958, London, England) is an English record producer specialising in the genre of dub music. He has created a distinctive production style based on the application of dub effects and dub mixing techniques ...

Keith Leblanc Keith LeBlanc is an American drummer and record producer, and is a member of the bands Little Axe and Tackhead. His record " No Sell Out" was one of the first sample-based releases. The song was a success, charting at No. 60 on the UK Singles ...

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, and Julian Cope.''International Who's Who in Popular Music 2007'', Routledge, , p. 111

References

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