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Music : The Specials Singles: the Best of the Specials
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The Specials Singles: the Best of the Specials by: The Specials List Price: £6.99 CD-Charts Price: £5.97 You Save: £1.02 (15%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0094632182326 Label: Two Tone Manufacturer: Two Tone Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Two Tone Release Date: August 27, 1991 Studio: Two Tone Sales Rank: 874 Disc 1:
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 Rating: - Singularily SpecialThe Specials Singles is just that containing at least the a-sides of the 45's of one the greatest bands of all time. Opening with one of the strongest debut single of all time `Gangsters' it moves through double `a' side `Rudi, a Message to You' and `Nite Klub' to the first side of there live EP `Too Much Too Young' and the Skatalite inspired `Guns of Navarone'. Stand alone single `Rat Race' is next before we move into less comfortable territory with double `a' `Stereotype' b/w `International Jet Set' and then `Do Nothing'. The magnificent `Ghost Town' is next together with both of its equally good b-sides `Why?' and `Friday Night, Saturday Morning'. The quality drops as Terry Hall, Neville Staples and Lynval Golding ... Read More: Rating: - the bestI was in my late teens when ska hit the world (my world), saw specials, madness etc at various concerts, have all the albums and 45's. love them still, nothing will come close the the beat. this is a great album. buy it and you won't keep still. Rating: - Coventry's sublime answer to New WaveThe bulk of the Specials' career between 1979 and 1981 is solidly collated in this truly excellent compilation album. Jerry Dammers was the musical genius who provided the main driving force behind the diverse talent he had collated, all of which were excellent live rock musicians. Furthermore, many have frontman viewed Terry Hall as the direct precursor of Morrissey, with his deadpan, sardonic vocals and tragi-comedic lyrics about life's more mundane subject-matter, eg, 'I'd rather have lipstick on my collar than piss-stains on my shoes'.... truly inspired ! For 18 months or so, The Special's were deservedly Britain's biggest band, even making a sizeable impact in the USA, where they achieved cult status. There are several ... Read More: Rating: - The Best of The SpecialsThis is a truly brilliant album for anyone who loves the whole ska scene.Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!! |
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