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| Episode I : Gangsters |
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1978. Coventry. England.
It was the end of the punk era, and time for a change. Enter stage left The Specials, with their infectious mixture of ska, reggae and punk rock....
Episode I : Gangsters - Lynval Golding tells the story behind their first single.
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2008 brings The Specials together again for the first time in over 25 years, talking about a reunion tour as reported in the BBC News.
2008 also brings a new relase - The Best of The Specials - which features 20 tracks including all of their classic hits on CD & DVD. [Amazon]
There's also a rather nice youtube site to support the album at www.youtube.com/OfficialSpecials
Also, catch a huge feature on the Specials in the May 2008 edition of Mojo Magazine
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| In Print |
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Horace Panter's long awaited book Ska'd For Life: A Personal Journey with The Specials has been
published and is available from Amazon here UK
- US.
Delivered in Horaces inimitable tone, dripping with dry whit and honesty, this is a great read for any Specials Fan!!
 Pete Chambers' 2-Tone Trail has been
published and is available from his site here.
This definitive guide maps the roots of Two Tone in Coventry, and is a great read, featuring all new quotes from Specials Jerry, Roddy, Horace and Lynval, and a forward by The Selecter's Neol Davies.
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