The Specials
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The Specials va ser un grup de ska britànica formada en 1977 a Coventry. Al costat de Madness és una de les bandes més importants que hagi donat el gènere. Actualment estan retirats. Van començar tocant ska, punk i pop, i més tard van fusionar tot aquests estils, creant un nou so que va ser conegut com 2 Tone. Els seus temes més coneguts inclouen A Message To You Rudy, Ghost Town (el seu màxim hit), Too Much Too Young i el seu debut, Gangsters. The Specials ha influit a un munt de bandes al voltant del món, des de Rancid a No Doubt, passant pels argentins Los Fabulosos Cadillacs .
Els membres originals del grup van ser:
- Jerry Dammers
- Terry Hall
- Roddy Radiation
- John Bradbury
- Sir Horace Gentleman (també conegut com Horace Panter)
- Lynval Golding
- Neville Staples.
Discografia
- Àlbums
- Specials (1979)
- More Specials (1980)
- In the Studio (as Special A.K.A.) (1984)
- Today's Specials (1996)
- Guilty 'Til Proved Innocent! (1998)
- Skinhead Girl (2000)
- Conquering Ruler (2001)
- En directe
- Live at The Moonlight Club (1997)
- Peel Sessions (1987)
- Blue Plate Specials (1999)
- Ghost Town: Live at Montreaux Jazz Festival 1995 (1999)
Recopilatoris
- The Singles Collection (1991)
- Coventry Automatics Aka the Specials: Dawning of a New Era (1994)
- Too Much Too Young: The Gold Collection (1996)
- Concrete Jungle (1998)
- Best of The Specials (1999)
- Very Best of the Specials and Fun Boy Three (2000)
- Ghost Town (2004)
- Stereo-Typical: A's, B's and Rarities (2005)
- Greatest Hits (2006)
Senzills
- "Gangsters" (1979) UK #6 - billed as The Special A.K.A. - other side by The Selecter
- "A Message To You Rudy"/"Nite Klub" (1979) UK #10
- "The Special A.K.A. Live!" - ("Too Much Too Young"/"Guns Of Navarone"/"Long Shot Kick De Bucket"/"Liquidator"/"Skinhead Moonstomp") (1980) UK #1 - EP
- "Rat Race"/"Rude Boys Outa Jail" (1980) UK #5
- "Stereotype"/"International Jet Set" (1980) UK #6
- "Do Nothing"/"Maggie's Farm" (1980) UK #4
- "Ghost Town" (1981) UK #1
- "The Boiler" (1982) UK #35 - Rhoda & The Special A.K.A.
- "Jungle Music" (1982) - Rico & The Special A.K.A.
- "War Crimes" (1982) UK #84 - The Special A.K.A.
- "Bright Lights"/"Racist Friend" (1983) UK #60 - The Special A.K.A.
- "Nelson Mandela" (1984) UK #9 - The Special A.K.A.
- "What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend" (1984) UK #51 - The Special A.K.A.
Enllaços externs
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