Walls Come Tumbling Down charts the pivotal period between 1976 and 1992 that saw politics and pop music come together for the first time in Britain's musical history; musicians and their fans suddenly became instigators of social change, and 'the political persuasion of musicians was as important as the songs they sang'. Through the voices of campaigners, musicians, artists and politicians, Daniel Rachel follows the rise and fall of three key movements of the time: Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone, and Red Wedge, revealing how they all shaped, and were shaped by, the music of a generation.
Composed of interviews with over a hundred and fifty of the key players at the time, Walls Come Tumbling Down is a fascinating, polyphonic and authoritative account of those crucial sixteen years in Britain's history.

Section - i: List of Illustrations Introduction - ii: Poison In The Machine Section - iii: Biographical Notes Unit - BOOK ONE:: ROCK AGAINST RACISM Chapter - 1: WHO SHOT THE SHERIFF? Section - .: MAKE WAY FOR THE HOMO SUPERIOR: Eric Clapton. Black Britain. David Bowie Section - .: WHATCHA GONNA DO ABOUT IT?: Princess Alice. Sex Pistols. Punk Section - .: BEAT THE WHITES WITH THE RED WEDGE: Socialist Workers Party. Temporary Hoarding. Roundhouse Section - .: BEAT THE WHITES WITH THE RED WEDGE: Socialist Workers Party. Temporary Hoarding. Roundhouse Section - .: NAZIS ARE NO FUN: Royal College of Art. Hackney Town Hall. Sham 69 Chapter - 2: INGLAN IS A BITCH Section - .: PUNKY REGGAE PARTY: Aswad. Steel Pulse. Clash. Bob Marley Section - .: WAR AMONGST THE REBELS: Linton Kwesi Johnson. Dennis Bovell. Rastafari Section - .: NOTHING TO BE GUILTY OF: Rock Against Sexism. Slits. Mo-dettes. Poly Styrene. Poison Girls. Au Pairs Section - .: DEDICATED FOLLOWER OF FASCISM: National Front. Lewisham Section - .: ONE DOWN, A MILLION TO GO: Anti-Nazi League Chapter - 3: OH BONDAGE! UP YOURS! Section - .: THIS AIN'T NO FUCKING WOODSTOCK: Carnival Against the Nazis Section - .: POWER IN THE DARKNESS: Tom Robinson Band. Stiff Little Fingers Section - .: CARRYING PICTURES OF CHAIRMAN MAO: Northern Carnival Section - .: KNOCK HARD. LIFE IS DEAF: Carnival 2. Militant Entertainment tour Section - .: REGGAE FI PEACH: Southall Kids Are Innocent Benefit Section - .: RENOUNCE ALL SIN AND VICE: Leeds. Birmingham Section - .: RINSE OUT THE BLUE SCUM: RAR's Greatest Hits. Northern Carnival Against Racism. Legacy Unit - BOOK TWO: 2 TONE Section - .: BLACK SKIN BLUE EYED BOYS: Bluebeat. Skinhead. Coventry Section - .: THE KINGSTON AFFAIR: Specials out on parole. Gangsters vs the Selecter Section - .: NOBODY IS SPECIAL: First 2 Tone tour. Madness Section - .: STAND DOWN MARGARET: The Beat. UB40 Section - .: CALLING RUDE GIRLS: Bodysnatchers Section - .: DOESN'T MAKE IT ALRIGHT: Specials Section - .: CELEBRATE THE BULLET: Politics. Class. Seaside tour Section - .: ALL WI DOIN IS DEFENDIN: Linton Kwesi Johnson. 1981 riots. 2 Tone legacy Unit - BOOK THREE: RED WEDGE Chapter - 1: SHOUT TO THE TOP Section - .: LIFE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE: Thatcherism. CND. Paul Weller Section - .: PERVERTS SUPPORT THE PITS!: Billy Bragg. Miner's Strike Section - .: THE MILKMAN OF HUMAN KINDNESS: Live Aid. GLC. Jobs For Youth. Solid Bond Section - .: DON'T GET MAD. GET ORGANIZED: Red Wedge Chapter - 2: NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL SOCIALISM! Section - .: IT'S THE PARTY I LOVE: Launch. First tour Section - .: NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL SOCIALISM, VOLUME 3: Day Events Section - .: IT'S JUST A RUMOUR THAT WAS SPREAD AROUND TOWN: Militant Tendency. Newcastle Section - .: AIN'T NO STOPPIN' US NOW: Women's tour. Well Red. Gay Rights. Black Sections. Section - .: THE OSCAR WILDE SCHOOL OF SOCIALISM: Italy. Redskins. Move On Up tour. 1987 election Section - .: WAITING FOR THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD: Labour listens. 1987-90. Legacy Chapter - 3: FREE NELSON MANDELA Section - .: HATS OFF TO JERRY DAMMERS!: Artists Against Apartheid. 1992. Political pop Section - iv: Timeline Section - v: References Section - vi: Publishing Credits Index - vii: Index