Product Code: CHRTTX 5003
Artist: Specials, The
Origin: EU
Label: Two Tone Records (2014)
Format: LP / 7inch
Availability: In Stock
Condition:
Cover: M
Record: M
Genre: Reggae , Ska N

More Specials

Sealed brand new remastered 40th Anniversary album with bonus 7inch.

3:39
A2 The Specials Man At C & A
Written-ByDammers*, Hall*
3:36
A3 The Specials Hey, Little Rich Girl
SaxophoneKix Thompson*
Written-ByByers*
3:35
A4 The Specials Do Nothing
Written-ByGolding*
3:43
A5 The Specials Pearl's Cafe
VocalsRhoda Dakar
Written-ByDammers*
3:07
A6 The Specials Sock It To 'Em J.B.
ProducerJohn Bradbury
SaxophonePaul Heskatt*
Written-ByDunn*
2:56
B1a The Specials Stereotypes
Written-ByDammers*
7:24
B1b The Specials Stereotypes-Pt. 2
Written-ByStaples*
B2 The Specials Holiday Fortnight
Written-ByByers*
2:45
B3 The Specials I Can't Stand It
VocalsRhoda Dakar
Written-ByDammers*
4:01
B4 The Specials International Jet Set
Written-ByDammers*
5:37
B5 The Specials Enjoy Yourself (Reprise)
Written-BySigman*, Magidson*
1:46
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C Roddy Radiation & The Specials Featuring Paul Heskett Braggin' & Tryin' Not To Lie
ProducerDave Jordan
SaxophonePaul Heskett
Written ByRadiation*
3:21
D Neville Staples* AKA Judge Roughneck Rude Boys Outa Jail (Version)
ProducerDave Jordan
Written ByStaples*

4:04

A1 The Specials Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)
Written-BySigman*, Magidson*

More Specials is the second album by ska band The Specials, released in October 1980. The album expanded the 2 tone sound of their self-titled debut to include lounge music and other influences. It includes collaborations with The Go-Go's members Belinda Carlisle, Charlotte Caffey, and Jane Wiedlin; Rhoda Dakar from The Bodysnatchers; and Lee Thompson from Madness. The lyrics, like the previous album, were often intensely political.

On the charts, the album hit the Top Five in the UK, where "Rat Race", "Stereotype" and "Do Nothing" hit the Top Ten. "Rat Race" hit #89 on Billboard Music Chart's (US) Club Play Singles chart, while the album as a whole hit #98 on Billboards Pop Albums chart.

More Specials was a hit in the two-tone movement, a late-1970s revival of Jamaican ska from the 1960s. Along with bands like the Bodysnatchers and Madness, The Specials were leaders in this revival, and later heroes for two further ska-punk revivals on the opposite side of the Atlantic: the late 1980s Southern California scene (NOFX, Operation Ivy) and the mid-1990s "third wave of ska" (Sublime, No Doubt) which popularised the mixture in the US.