Ghost Town / Why? / Friday Night, Saturday Morning

Name: Ghost Town / Why? / Friday Night, Saturday Morning - The Specials
Brand: The Specials
SKU: 5060516096770
Price: 18.36 EUR
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The Specials

Format: 1 Vinyl

Genre: reggae, Ska, Rocksteady

Barcode: 5060516096770

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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

A* Ghost Town

A†1 Why?

A†2 Friday Night, Saturday Morning

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, Cassette, CD

Labels

Chrysalis, ZKP RTVL, RC Company, RTV Ljubljana, Two-Tone Records

Countries

Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Yugoslavia

years

1981, 1982, 1991, 2021

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~~