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2015 remaster of one the greatest debut LPs ever!
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, with the unemployment-themed single "Ghost Town" also hit No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1981.
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.
Tracklist
1 Gangsters (2015 Remastered Version)
2 A Message To You Rudy
3 Do The Dog
4 It's Up To You
5 Nite Klub
6 Doesn't Make It Alright
7 Concrete Jungle
8 Too Hot
9 Monkey Man
10 (Dawning Of A) New Era
11 Blank Expression
12 Stupid Marriage
13 Too Much Too Young
14 Little Bitch
15 You're Wondering Now
2CD Bonus Tracks:
1 Too Much Too Young (Live) [2015 Remastered Version] - The Special AKA
2 Guns Of Navarone (Live) [2015 Remastered Version] - The Special AKA
3 Skinhead Symphony (Live) [2015 Remastered Version] - The Special AKA
4 (Dawning Of A) New Era (BBC In Concert At The Paris Theatre 15/12/79)
5 Do The Dog (BBC In Concert At The Paris Theatre 15/12/79)
6 Rat Race (BBC In Concert At The Paris Theatre 15/12/79)
7 Blank Expression (BBC In Concert At The Paris Theatre 15/12/79)
8 Rude Buoys Outa Jail (BBC In Concert At The Paris Theatre 15/12/79)
9 Concrete Jungle (BBC In Concert At The Paris Theatre 15/12/79)
10 Too Much Too Young (BBC In Concert At The Paris Theatre 15/12/79)
11 Guns Of Navarone (BBC In Concert At The Paris Theatre 15/12/79)
12 Nite Klub (BBC In Concert At The Paris Theatre 15/12/79)
13 Gangsters (BBC In Concert At The Paris Theatre 15/12/79)
14 Long Shot Kick De Bucket (BBC In Concert At The Paris Theatre 15/12/79)