Name: Best Of The Specials
Brand: Specials

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Bertus Musikvertrieb

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Extended format: No

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Release date

2019-01-18

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CHRTV20082

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5099952039829

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5060516092260

Artist

Specials

Label EU

Two Tone

Genre EU

New Wave / Post Punk

The Reggae Specials

Two-Tone Records (or 2 Tone Records) was created in Coventry, UK in 1978 by Jerry Dammers. Dammers, the songwriter and music director for bands The Specials and The Special A.K.A, also served as the Chief Executive of the label. He signed artists such as Madness, The Selecter, The Beat, and The Bodysnatchers.

Dammers grew up in The Midlands area of The UK during the late 1960s/early 70s and became influenced by Jamaican Ska Music. This influence was a result of cultural changes due to immigration in cities like Birmingham and Coventry. Most of the 2 Tone artists were from this area, with Madness being an exception from North London.

The label's early releases included classics like 'Gangsters', 'The Prince' (a tribute to Prince Buster), 'On My Radio', 'Too Much Too Young', and their most famous release 'Ghost Town'. Contrary to popular belief, 'Ghost Town' was not a criticism of racial tension on a national scale but rather aimed at thuggery within Coventry. Many of The Specials' songs reflected life in Coventry.

The success of Two-Tone Records was led by The Specials who released a self-titled LP in 1979. However, internal conflicts among artists signed to the label and cultural changes within British society eventually led to its collapse in

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As Beatlemanina approached its peak, Jamaican music was undergoing a transition that started with ska, and then morphed into rocksteady, before assuming its ultimate form as reggae. Inevitably these cultures collided, with artists such as the Paragons and Marcia Griffiths establishing a tradition of creating dynamic reggae covers of the Beatles’ hits that continues to this day. Issued for the first time on vinyl, The Reggae Specials extend this lineage, as some of Britain’s black belt reggae musicians set out on a series of version excursions that include some of the Fab Four’s best loved cuts. LP: 1. All You Need Is Love / 2. And I Love Her / 3. Here, There And Everywhere / 4. I’m Only Sleeping / 5. I Feel Fine / 6. Something / 7. Girl / 8. Michelle / 9. Eleanor Rigby / 10. Across The Universe

Best Of The Specials

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