THE SPECIALS

LP

The Specials

180 GRAM REMASTERED VINYL

2017 (2014)

New and SEALED

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CLASSIC DEBUT ALBUM

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The Specials were formed in Coventry in 1977

True innovators, the band began the British ska revival craze, combining the highly danceable ska and rocksteadybeat with punk’s energy and attitude.

The Specials had seven consecutive UK Top 10 singles between 1979 and 1981, including the number 1 hits ‘Too Much Too Young’ and ‘Ghost Town’

The Specials’ landmark, 14-track-strong debut album ‘Specials’ (UK No.4, 1979), produced by Elvis Costello, declared their intentions loud and clear with a rare blend of furious energy and no-nonsense, hard-hitting lyrics.

This album has been digitally remastered from the original analogue stereo masters and the new vinyl cuts have been made using those new masters. Careful comparison was made to the first pressed copies of the original albums throughout the process to maintain the sound as the band had originally envisaged.

In essence  a studio recording of their live set, the album comprises mostly originals with a few covers of ska classics thrown in for good measure, including their fabulous take on Dandy Livingstone's ‘A Message to You Rudy’, an equally stellar version of the Maytals' ‘Monkey Man’, and  a sizzling take on Prince Buster's ‘Too Hot’.

Features: the vicious ‘Nite Klub’, with its unforgettable line, “All the girls are slags and the beer tastes just like piss”; ‘Blank Expression’, which extended the misery into unwelcoming pubs‘; ‘Concrete Jungle’, capturing the fear and violence that stalked the inner cities; the personal ‘It's Up To You’, a message to those who disliked the group and its stance, and a rallying cry for supporters;  ‘Too Much Too Young’, showing the Specials' disdain for teen pregnancy and marriage; ‘It Doesn't Make It Alright’, delivering a heartfelt plea against racism, and the rocksteady-esque yearning of ‘You're Wondering Now’

Tracks -

SIDE A

1.       Do The Dog

2.       It’s Up To You

3.       Nite Klub

4.       Doesn’t Make It Alright

5.       Concrete Jungle

6.       Too Hot

SIDE B

1.       Monkey Man

2.       (Dawning Of A) New Era

3.       Blank Expression

4.       Stupid Marriage

5.       Too Much Too Young

6.       Little Bitch

7.       You’re Wondering Now

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