Description
The Specials – The Best Of The Specials
The Best of The Specials covers music that the band recorded between 1979 and 1984. Along with the group’s debut single Gangsters, the album also includes both of The Specials’ UK number ones: Too Much Too Young (1980) and an extended version of Ghost Town (1981). Also featured are several songs that cracked the UK Top 10, including A Message To You, Rudy, Rat Race, Do Nothing, a medley of Stereotype and Stereotypes (Part 2), as well as the Special AKA 1984 protest song Nelson Mandela.
2LP – First Time on Vinyl. Double 180 Gram Vinyl.
Tracklist
A1 | Gangsters | 2:48 | |
A2 | Message To You Rudy | 2:53 | |
A3 | Nite Klub (Album Version) | 3:23 | |
A4 | Concrete Jungle | 3:19 | |
A5 | Too Much Too Young (Live) | 2:06 | |
B1 | Blank Expression | 2:42 | |
B2 | Doesn’t Make It Alright | 3:25 | |
B3 | Rude Buoys Outa Jail | 2:39 | |
B4 | Rat Race | 3:10 | |
B5 | Man At C&A | 3:36 | |
C1 | Do Nothing (Single Version) | 3:41 | |
C2a | Stereotypes | 7:24 | |
C2b | Stereotypes Pt 2 | ||
C3 | International Jet Set (Album Version) | 5:37 | |
C4 | Friday Night, Saturday Morning | 3:34 | |
C5 | Why? | 2:56 | |
D1 | Ghost Town (Full Version) | 6:01 | |
D2 | What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend (Album Version) | 4:50 | |
D3 | Racist Friend (Single Version) | 4:02 | |
D4 | War Crimes (The Crime Remains The Same) (Single Version) | 4:03 | |
D5 | Nelson Mandela (Album Version) | 4:15 |