Artist: Specials
Genre: Ska/2 Tone
The Specials were a British ska revival band from Coventry who founded the 2 Tone movement, combining Jamaican ska with punk energy and anti-racist politics. Hits including 'Gangsters,' 'A Message to You Rudy,' 'Too Much Too Young,' and 'Ghost Town' achieved massive success while addressing social issues. Their multiracial lineup embodied their political message. 'Ghost Town,' released during the 1981 riots, became a haunting social document. The Specials' influence on ska revival and British alternative music was foundational. They represented pop music's potential for social commentary.
Specials vinyl records
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THE SPECIALS featuring RICO A Message To You Rudy (1979 UK injection moulded 7 vinyl single produced by Elvis Costello also including Nite Klub 2 Tone company die-cut paper sleeve CHSTT5) Track Listing: 1. A Message To You Rudy 2. Nite Klub
£39.00 used
THE SPECIAL AKA Gangsters (1979 UK solid centre AA-Side 7 single with paper labels & the original A Porky Prime Cut etching in the run-outs also including The Selecter by The Selecter 2 Tone company die-cut paper sleeve. The sleeve showsminimal wear & the vinyl shows few signs of play remaining Excellent
£39.00 used
RHODA with THE SPECIAL AKA The Boiler (1982 UK 2 Tone paper label 7 vinyl single also featuring Theme From The Boiler black & white picture sleeve. The vinyl and sleeve remain in Excellent condition CHSTT18) Track Listing: 1. The Boiler 2. Theme From The Boiler
£34.00 used
THE SPECIALS More Specials (1980 UK Two Tone 11-track vinyl LP featuring their classic second album which saw them move away from the punk / ska of their debut to include elements of Mod R&B exotica and film soundtrack influences including thesingles Stereotype and Do Nothing housed in a front laminated flipback picture sleeve with bonus poster
£56.00 used
VARIOUS Operators Specials (1979 UK 16-track compilation LP featuring red-hot jukebox hits from the heyday of Western swing including Adolph Hofner Buddy Jones Smoky Wood & more picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl looks barely played STR807) Track Listing: Jimmie Revard And His Oklahoma Playboys - Swing Me Johnny Lee Wills And His Boys - Milk Cow Blues The Tune Wranglers - Shes Sweet Leaford Hall And His Texas Vagabonds - Blue Man Buddy Jones - Rockin Rollin Mama Doug Bine And His Dixie Ramblers - Ramblers Stomp Ocie Stockard And His Wanderers - Nickel In The Kitty Bob Skyles And His Skyrockets - Rubber Dolly Sons Of The West - Panhandle Shuffle Hoyle Nix And His West Texas Cowboys - A Big Balls In Cowtown Johnny Lee Wills And His Boys - Too Long Bob Skyles And His Skyrockets - Jive And Smile Buddy Jones - Mean Old Sixty Five Blues Smoky Wood And His Wood Chips - Woodchip Blues Adolf Hofner And His San Antonians - Sometimes Jimmie Revard And His Oklahoma Playboys - Its A Long Long Way To Tipperary
£14.00 used
THE SCOTS GUARDS Sousa Specials (1970s UK 13-track vinyl LP directed by Major James H. Howe picture sleeve SON036) Track Listing: George Washington Bicentennial The Loyal Legion The Royal Welch Fusiliers Anchor And Star Esprit De Corps The Crusader A Century Of Progress National Fencibles The Salvation Army The Atlantic City Pagent The Wolverine March The Pathfinder Of Panama Guide Right
£12.00 used
THE SPECIALS Specials (1979 UK first press 14-track LP produced by Elvis Costello including A Message To You Rudy & the original version of Too Much Too Young front laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a a little minor general wear andthe vinyl remains in excellent condition CDLTT5001) Track Listing: 01
£28.00 used
THE SPECIALS More Specials (Limited Edition 1980 UK 11-track LP on 2-Tone complete with the bonus 7 vinyl single featuring Braggin & Tryin Not To Lie & Rude Boys Outta Jail [Version] & the rare fold-out colour poster housed in a front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent with just a minor spot of edge wear or very faint foxing
£84.00 used
THE SPECIALS Encore (2019 UK Special 40th Anniversary Limited Edition double Red Vinyl LP issue of their eighth studio album [originally released in February 2019] now expanded with a bonus LP of greatest hits recorded live during gigs at Le Bataclan in Paris and the Troxy in London in November 2014 & 2016 respectively
£44.99 new
RON GOODWIN Ron Goodwin Specials (No. 2) (1957 UK 4-track 7 vinyl single with four-prong centre includes Jet Journey Red Cloak The Messenger Boy and Elizabethan Serenade GEP8699)
£7.99 used