Band Name: The Specials
Music Album: The Best Of The Specials
Album Release Date: November 2024
Music Genre: Rock Reggae Ska Rocksteady
Record Label: Chrysalis
Album Release Country: Europe
Music Record Type: 36 Tracks CD DVD
The Specials (originally known as The Coventry Automatics, then later named The Special AKA) were the first band of the 2-Tone era in the late '70s and early '80s in Britain. Led musically by keyboardist Jerry Dammers, the band also comprised Terry Hall (lead vox), Neville Staple (vox/percussion), Lynval Golding (rhythm gtr/vox), Roddy "Radiation" Byers (lead gtr), Sir Horace Gentleman (aka Horace Panter; bass), and John Bradbury (drums). From 1979 to 1981, they released seven singles, two of which ("Too Much Too Young" & "Ghost Town") got to #1. By the time "Ghost Town" reached UK#1 on July 11, 1981 amidst massive street violence in the UK's major cities, The Specials had split. Jerry Dammers and John Bradbury continued under the name The Special AKA until 1985, as did Horace Panter to a certain extent. Roddy Byers left but made a guest appearance on one single, and Terry Hall, Neville Staple, and Lynval Golding formed Fun Boy Three.
| On CD | |
| CD-1 | Gangsters |
| CD-2 | A Message To You Rudy |
| CD-3 | Nite Klub (Album Version) |
| CD-4 | Concrete Jungle |
| CD-5 | Too Much Too Young (Live) |
| CD-6 | Blank Expression |
| CD-7 | Doesn't Make It Alright |
| CD-8 | Rude Boys Outa Jail |
| CD-9 | Rat Race |
| CD-10 | Man At C&A |
| CD-11 | Do Nothing (Single Version) |
| CD-12 | Stereotypes |
| CD-13 | International Jet Set (Album Version) |
| CD-14 | Friday Night, Saturday Morning |
| CD-15 | Why? |
| CD-16 | Ghost Town (Full Version) |
| CD-17 | What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend (Album Version) |
| CD-18 | Racist Friend (Single Version) |
| CD-19 | War Crimes (The Crime Remains The Same) (Single Version) |
| CD-20 | Nelson Mandela (Album Version) |
| On DVD | |
| On Video | |
| DVD-1 | Gangsters |
| DVD-2 | A Message To You Rudy |
| DVD-3 | Too Much Too Young (Live) |
| DVD-4 | Rat Race |
| DVD-5 | Do Nothing |
| DVD-6 | Enjoy Yourself (Live) |
| DVD-7 | Ghost Town |
| On Film | |
| DVD-8 | Bright Lights |
| DVD-9 | The Lonely Crowd |
| DVD-10 | Housebound |
| DVD-11 | Alcohol |
| DVD-12 | Racist Friend |
| DVD-13 | War Crimes |
| DVD-14 | Nelson Mandela |
| DVD-15 | Break Down The Door |
| DVD-16 | What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend |
"Rude Boys Outa Jail" is misspelled on back sleeve as "Rude Buoys Outa Jail"
℗ 2008 The copyright in this audio and audio visual compilation is owned by Chrysalis Records Ltd.
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd.
Made in the EU.
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DVD info:
DVD 5
Duration: 57:53
Audio: LPCM Stereo
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Colour/Black & White
Region: 0
PAL
The sleeve consists of no more than a photocopied, folded piece of paper. The whole of the release ('sleeve' plus discs) is wrapped into a transparent plastic cover.
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