Band Name: The Specials
Music Album: Then And Now
Album Release Date: April 1999
Music Genre: Rock Reggae Ska
Record Label: MELDAC
Album Release Country: Japan
Music Record Type: 16 Tracks CD
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 | Wake Up |
| 2 | Nite Klub / Raquel |
| 3 | Stupid Marriage |
| 4 | Rock & Roll Nightmare |
| 5 | Blank Expression |
| 6 | Little Bitch |
| 7 | Look But Don't Touch |
| 8 | (Dawning Of A) New Era |
| 9 | Carry Go Bring Come |
| 10 | King Of Ska |
| 11 | Sammy Dead |
| 12 | Fat Man |
| 13 | Easy Snappin |
| 14 | Take It Easy |
| 15 | King Of Kings |
| 16 | Jamaica Ska |
This is a Japanese promo CD which contains 8 tracks from the Coventry Automatics Dawning Of A New Era release (it excludes Concrete Jungle, It's Up To You, Too Much Too Young, and Jay Walker) and 8 tracks from the Desmond Dekker and The Specials King Of Kings release (it excludes Dancing Mood, Oil In My Lamp, Humpty Dumpty and Wings of A Dove).
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