Specials, Specials, 1979 on Two-Tone

Ska greats The Specials (later renamed The Special AKA) in their debut full length on Coventry label Two-Tone, started by Jerry Dammers (of the Specials).

The Specials included Terry Hall, Neville Staple, Dammers, Lynval Golding, Roddy Radiation, Horace Panter, John Bradbury, Dick Cuthell and Rico Rodriguez.

This album was produced by Elvis Costello, and features some covers: “Monkey Man”, “Too Hot”, and “A Message To You, Rudy” had all been done by Jamaican artists. (Rico Rodriguez had planned on the original 15 years earlier as well!)

My copy is a 2017 pressing of the 2014 “digital remaster” – sounds great.

#1970s #1979 #2Tone #HoracePanter #JerryDammers #JohnBradbury #LynvalGolding #NevilleStaple #RicoRodriguez #RoddyRadiation #Specials #SpecialsAKA #TerryHall #TheSpecials #TwoTone #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Los Fastidios

Italian anti-fascist ska/ punk. Playing Edinburgh this week.

#LosFastidios #Edinburgh #punk #ska #antifa #SpecialsAKA #Tunesday

https://youtu.be/ZxfIiJA3kV4?si=41V3z9xQGx24EMye

So much from this crew is about #RiseUp
#JukeboxFridayNight

#FreeNelsonMandela #SpecialsAkA

Visited the causes at the AMC
Only one man in a large army
Are you so blind that you cannot see?
Are you so deaf that you cannot hear his plea?

https://youtu.be/D5Z0f8Hj8ZE?si=A7WcbARZrhD_q47t

https://www.stereophile.com/content/thinking-you-terry-hall-specials.

Was just thinking of Terry Hall the other day.Nice to see folk appreciated him and the specials #SpecialsAKA #TerryHall

Tune.

Roland Gift of the Fine Young Cannibals doing guest vocals on this Specials tribute. A great voice.

#RIPTerryHall #SpecialsAKA #Ska

https://youtu.be/qbQjhRI0duM

The Specials were…special.
#RIPTerryHall #SpecialsAKA #MessageToYouRudy #GhostTown

https://youtu.be/cntvEDbagAw