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THE SPECIALS

LP

The Specials

Debut Album

180 GRAM

New and SEALED

CLASSIC DEBUT ALBUM

+ PROMO SHEET

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’ The Specials are one of the defining bands of

the late 70’s/early 80’s along with Jerry Dammers’

iconic label Two Tone Records.

NEW SEALED and in Stock

Tracks –

SIDE A

1. A Message To You Rudy

2. Do The Dog

3. Its Up To You

4. Nite Klub

5. Doesn't Make It Alright

6. Concrete Jungle

7. 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

6. You're Wondering Now

CONDITION – MINT / UNPLAYED (SEALED)

DATE – 2015

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