Band Name: The Specials
Music Album: Live At The Moonlight Club
Album Release Date: September 1997
Music Genre: Rock Reggae Ska Reggae-Pop
Record Label: Chrysalis
Album Release Country: United Kingdom
Music Record Type: 10 Tracks CD Reissue
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.
| 1 | Its Up To You | 3:33 |
| 2 | Do The Dog | 2:10 |
| 3 | Monkey Man | 2:46 |
| 4 | Blank Expression | 2:11 |
| 5 | Nite Klub | 3:31 |
| 6 | Concrete Jungle | 3:53 |
| 7 | Too Hot | 2:56 |
| 8 | Too Much Too Young | 2:41 |
| 9 | Little Bitch | 2:33 |
| 10 | Long Shot (Kick De Bucket) | 3:49 |
Recorded Live at the Moonlight Club, London in May 1979 on the eve of the British General Election that brought Margaret Thatcher to power. This is referred to by Terry Hall in his introduction, "Its the eve of the election, and its up to you..."
Originally a bootleg, this was given an official release in 1992 (CHR TT5011). This is the 1997 re-release
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