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The Specials

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The Specials (originally known as The Coventry Automatics, then later named The Special AKA) were the first band of the 2-Tone era in the late '70s and early '80s in Britain. Led musically by keyboardist Jerry Dammers, the band also comprised Terry Hall (lead vox), Neville Staple (vox/percussion), Lynval Golding (rhythm gtr/vox), Roddy "Radiation" Byers (lead gtr), Sir Horace Gentleman (aka Horace Panter; bass), and John Bradbury (drums). From 1979 to 1981, they released seven singles, two of which ("Too Much Too Young" & "Ghost Town") got to #1. By the time "Ghost Town" reached UK#1 on July 11, 1981 amidst massive street violence in the UK's major cities, The Specials had split. Jerry Dammers and John Bradbury continued under the name The Special AKA until 1985, as did Horace Panter to a certain extent. Roddy Byers left but made a guest appearance on one single, and Terry Hall, Neville Staple, and Lynval Golding formed Fun Boy Three.More 

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The Coventry Automatics, The Special AKA

Members:

Adam Birch, Charlie 'H' Bembridge, Dick Cuthell, Gary Powell, Horace Panter, Jerry Dammers, John Bradbury, Jonathan Read, Kenrick Rowe, Lynval Golding, Mark Adams (7), Neville Staple, Nikolaj Torp, Rico Rodriguez, Roddy Byers, Silverton Hutchinson,Steve Cradock, Terry Hall

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Haiti Special, Special, Special A.K.A., Special AKA, Special AKA Band, Specials, The Special, The Special A.K.A., The Special Aka, The Specials A.K.A. The Coventry Automatics, The Specials AKA, The X Specials, ザ・スペシャルズ

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		Specials	Two-Tone Records, Two-Tone Records		1979
		More Specials	Two-Tone Records		1980
		The Pretenders / The Specials - In Concert-222 ‎(LP, Transcription)	BBC Transcription Services	CN 3504/S	1980
		The Boomtown Rats / The Specials - May 25, 1980 ‎(LP, Transcription + LP, S/Sided, Transcription)	King Biscuit Flower Hour Records	KB 316	1980
		Simple Minds / The Specials - BBC College Concert #29 ‎(LP, Transcription)	London Wavelength	29	1983
		Live At The Moonlight Club	Two-Tone Records		1992
		Live - Too Much Too Young	Receiver Records Limited		1992
		The Selecter / The Specials - BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert	Windsong International		1992
		Desmond Dekker And The Specials - King Of Kings	Trojan Records		1993
		Today's Specials	Kuff Records, Virgin		1996
		Guilty 'Til Proved Innocent!	MCA Records		1998
		Ghost Town 'Live' ‎(CD, Album)	Receiver Records Limited	RRCD 271	1999
		Skinhead Girl	Receiver Records Limited, Receiver Records Limited		2000
		The Conquering Ruler	Receiver Records Limited, Receiver Records Limited		2001
		The Coventry Automatics AKA The Specials - Dawning Of A New Era ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Felicity	MTCD-1044	2005
		Ghost Town	Chrysalis		2008
		Aug 27th - Nov 3rd 2011 Belsonic Belfast 27.08.11	Abbey Road Live Here Now		2011
		More... Or Less. - The Specials Live	Chrysalis		2012
		Live 2014: The Tour Edition ‎(2xCDr, Album, Ltd)	Abbey Road Studios	none	2014
		Encore	Island Records, UMC		2019
		Live At The 100 Club ‎(CD, Promo, Transcription)	BBC Transcription Recording Unit	none	2019
		Live At The Lyceum ‎(LP, Promo)	Chrysalis	RS 9180	Unknown
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		The Specials / The Selecter - Gangsters	Chrysalis		1979
		The Specials Featuring Rico* - A Message To You Rudy	Two-Tone Records		1979
		The Specials Featuring Rico* - Too Much Too Young	Two-Tone Records		1979

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Rich.C

 January 13, 2017

Just as Punk was catching its second wind in Britain, and Ska was becoming a quickly fading memory, the Specials arose -- not quite like a phoenix from the ashes but as rude boys from yesteryear -- to blend the sounds of England's present and Jamaica's past. What they did, essentially, was give Ska a swift kick in the pants, hurrying its mellow rhythms just so, while leaving its horns and humor intact.
While resurrecting Ska was hardly revolutionary, the band's multi-racial scope was, resulting in the aptly named 2-Tone record label. As the craze took off throughout Britain (and their cult status was founded in America), the band and label took on a number of similar acts - among them Madness and Bad Manners - who dominated the charts and held the attention of England's youth for a few years thereafter. The fad had run its course by the early '80s (even the Specials had splintered into other bands), but without the Specials' eponymous debut, neither Gwen Stefani (No Doubt) nor Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray) would have a genre to corrupt.

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pepperj

 May 22, 2015

One of the greatest bands there ever be. I love you guys!

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The Specials - Ghost Town [12 Single Edition]
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The Specials - Gangsters (Official Music Video)
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The Specials - Conquering Ruler (full album)
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