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THE SPECIAL AKA In The Studio (40th Anniversray Half Speed Master Edition 2024 UK/EU 10-track double album 2-LP pressed on 180-gram black vinyl, mastered at Abbey Road Studios and cut at 45RPM. Featuring two classic singles; the joyous,yet serious rallying anthem for the then imprisoned South African ANC leader, 'Free Nelson Mandela', and 'What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend'. Picture sleeve with insert and spine-wrap title obi, factory sealed)
TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
2Tone Records/Chrysalis Catalogue release the 40th Anniversary Half-Speed Mastered Edition of The Special AKA 'In The Studio' album. This release has been liaised and approved by the band's founder and main songwriter Jerry Dammers.
Formed in Coventry in the mid-1970s, The Specials was the idea of musician Jerry Dammers, who brought together an eclectic array of individuals to fulfill his vision of a multi-racial band, fusing the energy of punk with the legendary but, at the time, often overlooked, sound of Jamaican ska. The band rose to prominence along with the 2Tone movement, which included two No. 1 singles, Too Much too Young and 1981's Ghost Town, which theme still resonates today before Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Neville Staple left to form the Fun Boy Three and Roddy Byers left to tour with his band the Tearjerkers.
The remaining members, Dammers, Bradbury and Panter, recruited guitarist John Shipley from The Swinging Cats, ex-Bodysnatcher Rhoda Dakar and lead vocalist Stan Campbell,reverting the original band name of The Special AKA and set to work on a new album. Released in 1984, 'In the Studio' was a brave mix of bold and challenging music, with a strong political, social and moral conscience. The album made it into the Top 40, and while it might not have been a huge commercial success, it was, and still is, an astonishingly unique work: a haunting, claustrophobic mix of lounge, soul, reggae, jazz and Arabic rhythms, with uncompromising subject matter. It featured two classic singles: the joyous, yet serious rallying anthem for the then imprisoned South African ANC leader, 'Free Nelson Mandela', and 'What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend'. As time has gone by, the status of 'In The Studio'has grown, and today it is rightly viewed as a genuine lost classic.
Like the previous two Specials 40th Anniversary vinyl editions, this has been newly remastered and cut at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, London.
Side 1
1. Bright Lights (2024 Remaster)
2. The Lonely Crowd (2024 Remaster)
3. What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend (2024 Remaster)
Side 2
1. Housebound (2024 Remaster)
2. Night On The Tiles (2024 Remaster)
Side 3
1. Nelson Mandela (2024 Remaster)
2. War Crimes (The Crime Is The Same) (2024 Remaster)
Side 4
1. Racist Friend (2024 Remaster)
2. Alcohol (2024 Remaster)
3. Break Down The Door (2024 Remaster)
Artist - The Specials (click link for complete listing)
Title - In The Studio (click link for more of the same title)
Release Date - 22 Nov 2024
Year of Release - 2024
Format - 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album)
Record Label - Chrysalis Records
Catalogue No - CHRTTH5008 (click link for more)
Country of Origin - United Kingdom (UK)
Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Audiophile – This is an Audiophile item. Click link for similar items
Additional info - Sealed, Picture Sleeve
Barcode - 840401703922
Condition - Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No - SPE2LIN851310
Alternative Names - ,Specials,The Special Aka.
Related Artists - Barnsley Bill, Neville Staple, Rico, Roddy Radiation & The Tearjerkers, Squad, Stan Campbell.
GENRES
UK Ska Revival / 2 Tone.
ORDERING
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TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
2Tone Records/Chrysalis Catalogue release the 40th Anniversary Half-Speed Mastered Edition of The Special AKA 'In The Studio' album. This release has been liaised and approved by the band's founder and main songwriter Jerry Dammers.
Formed in Coventry in the mid-1970s, The Specials was the idea of musician Jerry Dammers, who brought together an eclectic array of individuals to fulfill his vision of a multi-racial band, fusing the energy of punk with the legendary but, at the time, often overlooked, sound of Jamaican ska. The band rose to prominence along with the 2Tone movement, which included two No. 1 singles, Too Much too Young and 1981's Ghost Town, which theme still resonates today before Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Neville Staple left to form the Fun Boy Three and Roddy Byers left to tour with his band the Tearjerkers.
The remaining members, Dammers, Bradbury and Panter, recruited guitarist John Shipley from The Swinging Cats, ex-Bodysnatcher Rhoda Dakar and lead vocalist Stan Campbell,reverting the original band name of The Special AKA and set to work on a new album. Released in 1984, 'In the Studio' was a brave mix of bold and challenging music, with a strong political, social and moral conscience. The album made it into the Top 40, and while it might not have been a huge commercial success, it was, and still is, an astonishingly unique work: a haunting, claustrophobic mix of lounge, soul, reggae, jazz and Arabic rhythms, with uncompromising subject matter. It featured two classic singles: the joyous, yet serious rallying anthem for the then imprisoned South African ANC leader, 'Free Nelson Mandela', and 'What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend'. As time has gone by, the status of 'In The Studio'has grown, and today it is rightly viewed as a genuine lost classic.
Like the previous two Specials 40th Anniversary vinyl editions, this has been newly remastered and cut at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, London.
Side 1
1. Bright Lights (2024 Remaster)
2. The Lonely Crowd (2024 Remaster)
3. What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend (2024 Remaster)
Side 2
1. Housebound (2024 Remaster)
2. Night On The Tiles (2024 Remaster)
Side 3
1. Nelson Mandela (2024 Remaster)
2. War Crimes (The Crime Is The Same) (2024 Remaster)
Side 4
1. Racist Friend (2024 Remaster)
2. Alcohol (2024 Remaster)
3. Break Down The Door (2024 Remaster)
Artist - The Specials (click link for complete listing)
Title - In The Studio (click link for more of the same title)
Release Date - 22 Nov 2024
Year of Release - 2024
Format - 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album)
Record Label - Chrysalis Records
Catalogue No - CHRTTH5008 (click link for more)
Country of Origin - United Kingdom (UK)
Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Audiophile – This is an Audiophile item. Click link for similar items
Additional info - Sealed, Picture Sleeve
Barcode - 840401703922
Condition - Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No - SPE2LIN851310
Alternative Names - ,Specials,The Special Aka.
Related Artists - Barnsley Bill, Neville Staple, Rico, Roddy Radiation & The Tearjerkers, Squad, Stan Campbell.
GENRES
UK Ska Revival / 2 Tone.
ORDERING
Availability - In Stock - Buy Now for shipping today
Postage/Shipping Cost - Add item to your basket for a postage/shipping quote. For further delivery info click here
Email - sales@rarevinyl.com to contact our sales team.
To order by phone - Call (+44) 01474815010
RareVinyl.com Reference Number - SPE2LIN851310
SELL TO US
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