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Coventry, England (1977 – 1981, 2008 – present)

The Specials are a British ska band formed in 1977 in Coventry, England.

In 1979, their debut LP hit the shelves and quickly soared into the U.K. Top Five. The album was produced by Elvis Costello and was released under founding member, Jerry Dammer’s record label 2 Tone Records.

Following the success of their debut album, Specials, their second and final album, More Specials was released. This expanded the group’s 2 tone sound to include lounge music and other influences.

After two albums and a string of very successful singles the band called it quits in 1981. The bands members moved onto their other musical projects.

In 2008, The Specials officially announced that they would reform and embark on a 30th Anniversary Tour in 2009. The founding member, Jerry Dammers is not part of the newly reformed Specials and relationships between him and the rest of the band are still sore, particularly on Dammers’ side of things.

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goodw1nn wrote:
last week

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F4B1U wrote:
8 days ago

POORRAAA ....Special o melhor e mais style som que eu já ouvi na vida ...puta banda e foi formada o ano em que eu nasci...que massa!!!

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snewsnew wrote:
10 days ago

the greatest ska band ever!! [3]

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Elementree1 wrote:
13 days ago

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mardyxbum wrote:
16 days ago

Review of the first night at Hammersmith! http://musicvice.com/reviews/The-Specials-Hammersmith-Apollo-London-24-November-2009.html

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osamiarioka wrote:
17 days ago

THE SPECIALS The climax of SUMMER SONIC09 was superb. Audience DAIVE! Mosh! Very violent! THE SPECIALS Instead, Beyonce, so I regretted I saw!

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Marshal_law wrote:
23 days ago

I've had the pleasure of seeing them three times this year having waited almost 30 years since the last time I saw them. It was well worth the wait. They haven't lost any of the energy they had then despite being older and greyer and still sound like excellent ... brought back plenty of memories. Can't wait for the next round of gigs.

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Laura_Ingalls wrote:
25 days ago

Terry Hall has the sexiest voice I've ever heard.

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Margarida922 wrote:
26 days ago

the greatest ska band ever!! [2] indeed!

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infectedmodes wrote:
28 days ago

> We Love British Bands

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BOONIEDDOM wrote:
last month

i don't really know the specials too well and I have some songs on my pc that my friend gave me, there's this one song that i can't find actual name too and it's bugging me cause it's a good song but i don't know the name. it's about 1:46 long and it starts out with this guy saying "can I get any of you cunts to drink?" there's no actual lyrics just some instrumental. and the title it has is "Bizar" from the shaun of the dead cd (?). thanks for anyone that can help.

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VivaLa_Ska wrote:
last month

the greatest ska band ever!!

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kennytrojan wrote:
last month

rude boy !

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vitalio wrote:
last month

<3

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thiago_ska wrote:
last month

When are you guys intend to come here in Brasil?

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hogimeister wrote:
last month

Bernie Rhodes knows- don't argue!

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Tyler138 wrote:
last month

Saw these last night, where amazing...

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pawelfranciszek wrote:
last month

Skinhead Girl... <3

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SOLOMUSIKA wrote:
October 2009

SK@......*♫♪ ♫♪ ♥♥♥

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jollylauren wrote:
October 2009

gangsters is my favorite

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