Specials - Best Of The Specials

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2 X 180 GRAM VINYL.

Released in the U.K. in 2008 but not appearing in the U.S. until 2014, the Best of the Specials is far and away the most generous Specials compilation ever assembled, weighing in at a hefty 20 tracks and, in its initial pressing at least, containing an accompanying 16-track DVD featuring music videos and live performance. The real meat of the collection is that CD of 20 hits and staples, the songs that made the Specials one of the most vital bands of the early '80s: all the early singles -- "Gangsters," "Ghost Town," "Message to You Rudy," "Nite Klub" -- but also "Rat Race," "Stereotypes," "What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend," "Racist Friend," and "Nelson Mandela." All these and more are here on a compilation that encompasses the entirety of their dynamic, sometimes chaotic, career and while their debut remains peerless, this is a good way to get a sense of the whole story. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Specials

Tracklist

A1     Gangsters     
A2     A Message To You Rudy     
A3     Nite Klub (Album version)     
A4     Concrete Jungle     
A5     Too Much Too Young (Live)     
B1     Blank Expression     
B2     Doesn't Make It Alright     
B3     Rude Buoys Outa Jail     
B4     Rat Race     
B5     Man At C&A     
C1     Do Nothing (Single version)     
C2     Stereotypes     
C3     International Jet Set (Album version)     
C4     Friday Night, Saturday Morning     
C5     Why?     
D1     Ghost Town (Full version)     
D2     What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend (Album version)     
D3     Racist Friend (Single version)     
D4     War Crimes (Single version)     
D5     Nelson Mandela (Album version)