Description
cd 2 live best of (2014 - 2016)
Artist
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.
Tracks
1
Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys
2
B.L.M.
3
Vote For Me
4
The Lunatics
5
Breaking Point
6
Blam Blam Fever
7
10 Commandments
8
Embarrassed By You
9
The Life And Times (Of A Man Called Depression)
10
We Sell Hope
1
Gangsters
2
A Message To You, Rudy
3
Nite Klub
4
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
5
Stereotype
6
Redemption Song
7
Monkey Man
8
Too Much Too Young
9
Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)
10
Ghost Town
11
All The Time In The World
Releases
Countries
United States of America, Europe
Members
Terry Hall,
Jerry Dammers,
Dick Cuthell,
John Bradbury,
Rico Rodriguez,
Neville Staple,Steve Cradock,Lynval Golding,Horace Panter,Kenrick Rowe,
Gary Powell,
Roddy Byers,Nikolaj Torp,
Mark Adams (7),
Adam Birch,
Jonathan Read,
Charlie 'H' Bembridge,
Silverton Hutchinson
