Genre: Pop Rock
Label: Chrysalis
Format: 33RPM,
Size: 12"

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The Specials Specials 180g LP

The Specials

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SKU:
CHRLP94629
UPC:
190296946295
Debut Album On 180g Vinyl LP!
Produced By Elvis Costello!


The debut album from The Specials, released in 1979 in the UK, was produced by Elvis Costello and is seen by some as the defining moment in the UK ska scene.  The album captures the anger felt by the youth of the UK's 'concrete jungle'.

The Specials was ranked among the top ten "Albums of the Year" for 1979 by NME. In June 2000 Q placed The Specials at number 38 in its list of the 100 greatest British albums ever. Pitchfork Media featured The Specials at number 42 in their list of the "Top 100 Albums of the 1970s". Rolling Stone listed the album at number 68 in their list "100 Best Albums of the Eighties", as the album was not released in the US until 1980.

The Specials are an English 2 Tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. In 1980, the song "Too Much Too Young", the lead track on their The Specials AKA Live! EP, reached No. 1 in the UK. The unemployment-themed single "Ghost Town" also hit No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1981.

True innovators of the punk era, the Specials began the British ska revival craze, combining the highly danceable ska and rock steady beat with punk's energy and attitude, and taking on a more focused and informed political and social stance than their predecessors and peers.

Their agenda of racial harmony and social inclusion was pursued through their music, and came to be described as the Two Tone movement. Identified also by their distinctive look, the band wore mod-style 1960s period "rude boy" outfits (pork pie hats, tonic and mohair suits, and loafers) that were adopted by fans and musical followers alike.

Features:
• 180g Vinyl

Selections:
Side A:

1. A Message To You Rudy
2. Do The Dog
3. It's Up To You
4. Nite Klub
5. Doesn't Make It Alright
6. Concrete Jungle
7. Too Hot
Side B:
8. Monkey Man
9. (Dawning Of A) New Era
10. Blank Expression
11. Stupid Marriage
12. Too Much Too Young
13. Little Bitch
14. You're Wondering Now

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