Band Name: The Specials
Music Album: Gangsters
Album Release Date: April 1995
Music Genre: Reggae Ska Rocksteady
Record Label: Monkey Man Produktions
Album Release Country: United Kingdom
Music Record Type: 14 Tracks Vinyl LP
The Specials (originally known as The Coventry Automatics, then later named The Special AKA) were the first band of the 2-Tone era in the late '70s and early '80s in Britain. Led musically by keyboardist Jerry Dammers, the band also comprised Terry Hall (lead vox), Neville Staple (vox/percussion), Lynval Golding (rhythm gtr/vox), Roddy "Radiation" Byers (lead gtr), Sir Horace Gentleman (aka Horace Panter; bass), and John Bradbury (drums). From 1979 to 1981, they released seven singles, two of which ("Too Much Too Young" & "Ghost Town") got to #1. By the time "Ghost Town" reached UK#1 on July 11, 1981 amidst massive street violence in the UK's major cities, The Specials had split. Jerry Dammers and John Bradbury continued under the name The Special AKA until 1985, as did Horace Panter to a certain extent. Roddy Byers left but made a guest appearance on one single, and Terry Hall, Neville Staple, and Lynval Golding formed Fun Boy Three.
| A1 | Rude Boys Outa Jail |
| A2 | Friday Night, Saturday Morning |
| A3 | Maggies's Farm |
| A4 | Raquel |
| A5 | Ghost Town |
| A6 | Rat Race |
| A7 | Monkey Man |
| B1 | Longshot Kick The Bucket |
| B2 | Skinhead Moonstomp |
| B3 | Message |
| B4 | Dawning Of A New Era |
| B5 | Do The Dog |
| B6 | Gangsters |
| B7 | You're Wondering Now |
MONKEY MAN
PRODUKTIONS
©&P 1995
SIDE ONE
1&6) 2-TONE CHS TT 11, 7", 1980
2&5) 2-TONE CHS TT 1217, 12", 1981
3) 2-TONE CHS TT 16, 7",B-SIDE, 1980
4) NME/ROUGH TRADE COPY 001, MC, 1981
7) SKA LIVE, EMPRCD579, 1995
SIDE TWO
1&2) 2-TONE CHS TT7, 12", 1980
3-7) THE KING BISCUIT FLOWER HOUR, RADIO SHOW 5/25/80, USA
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