Specials – Specials - Original 1979 Two Tone Vinyl LP - VG+ EX
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Description
An original vinyl copy of the Specials LP Specials.
1979 - Two-Tone Records – CDL TT 5001.
Sleeve is in solid condition with minor age wear. VG+
Vinyl looks to have had little play. EX All in a very presentable copy.
A visual grade is given, if there are any marks I will mention and play through. If the vinyl does not play well on your player I will take back, no problems.
To understand the impact of this spearhead of the ska revival on early Thatcherite Britain you have to imagine something so left field and yet so apt occurring today. It was as if depression-era dustbowl ballads suddenly became hip again in this era of global economic meltdown. Hardly anyone would have predicted that a musical form so tied to its Afro-Carribean heritage (as well as its less cool skinhead connections) could, almost overnight, become the trendiest thing across the nation.
What’s more, The Specials’ combination of pre-reggae sounds with punk attitude was also a decidedly non-Londoncentric movement.
This first album was produced by another (then) angry young man, Elvis Costello who kept the rawness of their club heritage intact. It reflected their setlist of ska standards (Monkey Man, A Message To You Rudy, You're Wondering Now) with social commentary (Too Much Too Young, Nite Klub).
It was a classic example of a band making an almost perfect first album, acting as both a mission statement (the rise of right wing groups opposed by the message of Two Tone equality) and as an alternative way to have fun without having to pogo or spit. John Bradbury's rimshots propel the numbers and Hall's deadpan delivery accurately soundtracks the disaffection of a generation. The Specials remains a snapshot of a bleaker time, and a wrily comical antidote to political and cultural indifference anywhere.
Tracklist
A1, , A Message To You Rudy
A2, , Do The Dog
A3, , It's Up To You
A4, , Nite Klub
A5, , Doesn't Make It Alright
A6, , Concrete Jungle
A7, , Too Hot
B1, , Monkey Man
B2, , (Dawning Of A) New Era
B3, , Blank Expression
B4, , Stupid Marriage
B5, , Too Much Too Young
B6, , Little Bitch
B7, , You're Wondering Now
All vinyl's come packed with cardboard stiffeners in a sturdy vinyl mailer inside a poly mailer.
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