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The Specials In The Studio Chrysalis LP

The Specials The Singles Chrysalis Records CD | LP

The Specials More Specials Chrysalis LP

The Specials Ghost Town (40th Anniversary Half Speed Master) A 40th Anniversary edition of one of a classic from The Specials, mastered at half-speed. Available as a 7" single or a 12" single. 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. They combined Jamaican ska and Rocksteady mixed with the energy of punk and launched a whole Ska Revival which paved the way for fellow likeminded bands Madness, The Beat and The Selecter to release their first singles. Having had seven top 10 singles and two Gold albums over the course of two years, the band released Jerry Dammers’ Ghost Town in June 1981, backed by Lynval Goldings’ Why? and the Terry Hall penned Friday Night Saturday Morning. The beginnings of the song were written around the closure of the Larcano dancehall in Coventry, but also reflecting what was happening in other towns and cities with urban decay, unemployment and ongoing racial tensions of the period. Themes which are still relevant today. The single, which was recently voted the second greatest UK single of all time by Alexis Petridis in the Guardian, reached Number One in the UK singles charts and stayed there for a further 3 weeks, becoming one of the biggest selling singles of 1981 and has remained one of the classic UK singles of all. This 40th Anniversary Edition has been mastered and cut at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios using the original production tapes for optimum audio quality. Chrysalis Records 7" | 12"

The Specials More Specials [40th Anniversary Half-Speed Master Edition] This 40th Anniversary Edition of More Specials has been mastered and cut at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios using the original production tapes. For this edition, the album has been split across 2x 12” vinyl running at 45rpm for optimum audio quality. Also include is a bonus 7” single, also cut at half-speed, which originally came with the initial run of the album in 1980. Chrysalis Records 7" | LP

The Specials Dubs [RSD20] This is an exclusive release for Record Store Day 2020 - Drop 3. Available online from 6:00pm on Saturday 24th October, strictly one per customer. Exclusive 10" vinyl for RSD. This is a new half-speed master and part of the Two Tone Records 40th Anniversary celebrations.Containing dub mixes of three classic Specials tracks that were recorded at the time but remain unreleased. Two Tone Records 10"

The Specials Conquering Ruler 2nd lot of ‘15 Skankin‘ Trojan Classics‘ recorded in 2001, feat. some original members. Mad Butcher LP

The Specials Skinhead Girl First ever vinyl release of this covers album recorded by the 2000 line-up of the Specials, feat. some original members. Mad Butcher LP

The Specials / The Coventry Automatics Dawning Of A New Era A compilation album from The Specials, focusing on the early John Peel recordings from the group. Back in 1978, THE COVENTRY AUTOMATICS headed into the studio to record some demos in an effort to secure a record deal. It didn’t happen, but within months the band had renamed themselves THE SPECIALS and set up their own label called 2 TONE and a movement was born and the rest is history! Of the 13 songs which appear on the release only Wake Up, Look But Don't Touch and Jay Walker failed to make it on to any official release and were dropped from the bands live set early in their career. The remainder of the tracks offer embryonic versions of tracks which make up the bulk of the bands first album. Rock and Roll Nightmare would later appear on the bands More Specials under the name Pearls Cafe albeit with slightly different lyrics. The track Raquel appeared on the b-side of the Dutch Concrete Jungle single and later was released in session version as part of the BBC Radio Sessions album. Free Range LP

The Specials Specials [40th Anniversary Half-Speed Master Edition] This 40th Anniversary Edition of their debut album ‘Specials’ has been mastered and cut at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios using the original production tapes. This edition has been split across 2x 12” vinyl at 45rpm for optimum audio quality. 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. Originally formed in 1977 as The Coventry Automatics, The Specials combined Jamaican ska and Rocksteady mixed with the energy of punk and launched a whole Ska Revival which helped fellow like-minded bands Madness, The Beat and The Selecter to release their first singles. The Specials first single, ‘Gangsters’, was released in May 1979 with 2 independent distribution by Rough Trade and the initial pressing of just 5,000 records sold out. The band and label soon signed with Chrysalis Records who picked up on the release of ‘Gangsters.’ The next single, ‘A Message To You Rudy’, followed in September with their first album released soon after in October. Chrysalis LP

The Specials Encore - Special limited translucent red 2xLP format includes “Best of The Specials, Live” and “Encore”. 2LP in heavyweight translucent red vinyl (album + live Best Of) with bespoke 6-panel gatefold sleeve with embossed artist quotes in inner sleeve. 8 page booklet included. The Specials, one of the most electrifying, influential and important bands of all time, release “Encore”, their first new music for 37 years on February 1st. 2019 marks the 40th anniversary of the formation of The Specials and the legendary Two-Tone label in Coventry in 1979, and also marks 10 years since the band reformed to play some of the most vital and joyous live shows in recent memory. The 10-song “Encore” was produced by Specials founding members Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Horace Panter alongside Danish musician/producer Torp Larsen and indeed is the first time Hall, Golding & Panter have recorded new material together since the band’s 1981 No.1 single Ghost Town. Tracklist for the 2nd disc in the 2CD set: 1. Gangsters (Recorded live at Le Bataclan, Paris, 30th November 2014) 2. A Message To You, Rudy (Recorded live at Le Bataclan, Paris, 30th November 2014) 3. Nite Klub (Recorded live at The Troxy, London, 16th November 2016) 4. Friday Night, Saturday Morning (Recorded live at Le Bataclan, Paris, 30th November 2014) 5. Stereotype (Recorded live at Le Bataclan, Paris, 30th November 2014) 6. Redemption Song (Recorded live at The Troxy, London, 16th November 2016) 7. Monkey Man (Recorded live at Le Bataclan, Paris, 30th November 2014) 8. Too Much Too Young (Recorded live at The Troxy, London, 16th November 2016) 9. Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) (Recorded live at Le Bataclan, Paris, 30th November 2014) 10. Ghost Town (Recorded live at Le Bataclan, Paris, 30th November 2014) 11. All The Time In The World (Recorded live at The Troxy, London, 16th November 2016) UMC CD | LP

The Specials The Best Of The Specials First time on vinyl! Double 180g LP. The CD + DVD includes 16 promo videos. The Best of The Specials covers music that the band recorded between 1979 and 1984. Along with the group's debut single Gangsters, the album also includes both of The Specials' UK number ones: Too Much Too Young (1980) and an extended version of Ghost Town (1981). Also featured are several songs that cracked the UK Top 10, including A Message To You, Rudy, Rat Race, Do Nothing, a medley of Stereotype and Stereotypes (Part 2), as well as the Special AKA 1984 protest song Nelson Mandela. Chrysalis Records CD | LP

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