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....
The Specials were announced as the 2008 inductees into the MOJO Hall of Fame at a ceremony in London on June 16th. [link.]
2008 also brought a new relase - The Best of The Specials - which features 20 tracks including all of their classic hits on CD & DVD. [Amazon]
There's 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
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.
