Name: The Best Of The Specials - The Specials
Brand: The Specials
SKU: 5099952039829
Price: 20.66 EUR
Availability: InStock

Description

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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

CD-1 Gangsters 02:48

CD-2 A Message To You Rudy 02:53

CD-3 Nite Klub (Album Version) 03:23

CD-4 Concrete Jungle 03:19

CD-5 Too Much Too Young (Live) 02:06

CD-6 Blank Expression 02:42

CD-7 Doesn't Make It Alright 03:25

CD-8 Rude Boys Outa Jail 02:39

CD-9 Rat Race 03:10

CD-10 Man At C&A 03:36

CD-11 Do Nothing (Single Version) 03:41

CD-12 Stereotypes/Stereotypes Pt 2 07:24

CD-13 International Jet Set (Album Version) 05:37

CD-14 Friday Night, Saturday Morning 03:34

CD-15 Why? 02:56

CD-16 Ghost Town (Full Version) 06:01

CD-17 What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend (Album Version) 04:50

CD-18 Racist Friend (Single Version) 04:02

CD-19 War Crimes (The Crime Remains The Same) (Single Version) 04:03

CD-20 Nelson Mandela (Album Version) 04:15

DVD-1 Gangsters 02:54

DVD-2 A Message To You Rudy 02:46

DVD-3 Too Much Too Young (Live) 02:05

DVD-4 Rat Race 03:10

DVD-5 Do Nothing 03:20

DVD-6 Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) (Live) 03:57

DVD-7 Ghost Town 03:40

DVD-8 Bright Lights 03:45

DVD-9 The Lonely Crowd 03:52

DVD-10 Housebound 04:15

DVD-11 Alcohol 04:56

DVD-12 Racist Friend 03:29

DVD-13 War Crimes 04:02

DVD-14 Nelson Mandela 04:05

DVD-15 Break Down The Door 02:51

DVD-16 What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend 04:29

Releases

Formats

CDr, CD, Vinyl

Labels

EMI, Chrysalis, Two-Tone Records

Countries

Japan, United States of America, Europe

years

2003, 2008, 2014, 2019

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~~