Music Album: King Biscuit Flower Hour
Album Release Date: April 1980
Music Genre: Rock New Wave Ska
Record Label: King Biscuit Flower Hour Records
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 13 Tracks Vinyl LP Vinyl Album 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 | I Don't Like Mondays |
| A2 | Like Clockwork |
| A3 | Nothing Happened Today |
| A4 | Keep It Nice And Neat |
| A5 | Having My Picture Taken |
| B1 | Rat Trap |
| B2 | Kicks From You |
| B3 | Someone Looking At You |
| C1 | Message To You Rudy |
| C2 | Dawning Of A New Era |
| C3 | Do The Dog |
| C4 | Gangsters |
| C5 | You're Wondering Now |
Comes with DIR Cue Sheet and Announcement Sheet
Disc 1 has Side A & C
Disc 2 has Side B
The Boomtown Rats Recorded Live in Frankfurt Germany
The Specials Recorded Live
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