The Specials - Self Titled - 2Tone Vinyl LP 1st Press Original Ska Excellent
£
16
$
21
£ 16
Sold For
Jul 28, 2018
Sold Date
Jul 21, 2018
Start Date
4
Number Of Bids
Great Britain
Country Of Seller
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Description
The Specials is the debut album by British ska revival band The Specials. Released on 19 October 1979[1] on Jerry Dammers' 2 Tone label, the album is seen by some as the defining moment in the UK ska scene. Produced by Elvis Costello, the album captures the disaffection and anger felt by the youth of the UK's "concrete jungle"—a phrase borrowed from Bob Marley's 1972 album Catch a Fire but equally apposite used here to describe the grim, violent inner cities of 1970s Britain. The album features a mixture of original material and several covers of classic Jamaican ska tracks, a debt which went uncredited on the 1979 release.
Side one
- "A Message to You Rudy" (Dandy Livingstone) – 2:53
- "Do the Dog" (Rufus Thomas, arr. by Jerry Dammers) – 2:09
- "It's Up to You" (Dammers, The Specials) – 3:25
- "Nite Klub" (Dammers, The Specials) – 3:22
- "Doesn't Make It Alright" (Dammers, Dave Goldberg) – 3:26
- "Concrete Jungle" (Roddy Byers) – 3:18
- "Too Hot" (Cecil Campbell) – 3:09
Side two
- "Monkey Man" (Toots Hibbert) – 2:45
- "(Dawning of A) New Era" (Dammers) – 2:24
- "Blank Expression" (Dammers, The Specials) – 2:43
- "Stupid Marriage" (Dammers, Mark Harrison, Neville Staple, Cecil Campbell) – 3:49
- "Too Much Too Young" (Dammers, acknowledgment to Lloyd Charmers) – 6:06*
- "Little Bitch" (Dammers)† – 2:31
- "You're Wondering Now" (Clement Seymour) – 2:36
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