The Uptones formed in Berkeley, California while band members Eric Dinwiddie (aka, "Din"), Paul Jackson, Ben Eastwood and Charles Stella were attending Berkeley High School and Cazadero Performing Arts Camp. They were originally inspired to start a ska band in 1981 after attending an English Beat show in San Francisco. The Uptones were heavily influenced by the English 2 Tone sound, as well as the British mod scene, punk rock, and the original Jamaican ska sound from the late 1950s.
"OUT TO SEA" by The Uptones is part of the long-out-of-print LP from "The Quake FM99 presents: Rock of '84" which featured 10 tracks by some of the best San Francisco Bay Area bands.
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