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Recorded #OnThisDay 43 years ago:
The Special AKA - Peel Session 1983
The complete session recorded by The Special AKA on 22 Aug 1983 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on 12 Sep 1983.
Tracklist:
1. Alcohol (0:07)
2. Lonely Crowd (3:53)
3. Bright Lights (7:15)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-CjlCf_kyY
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Poster, THE SPECIALS "Rat Race" 1980
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THE SPECIALS "Rat Race" live in Japan, 1980
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The Special AKA, Nelson Mandela, 1984 on Two Tone
Extended version 12″ single from The Specials (Special AKA), produced by Elvis Costello. One of my favorite early 80s ska protest songs. Now dated in its reference but hey – never forget: Mandela was in prison for 27 years but would go on to be the president of South Africa. It’s an amazing story in which the song is just a footnote, but was very compelling, real, and timely in 1984.
My copy—a UK pressing on 2 Tone labels with Chrysalis copyright and marketing and a picture sleeve—via Antone’s Records in Austin TX.
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The Special AKA, In The Studio, 1984 on Chrysalis / 2 Tone
This was the third album from The Specials, and the only LP under the name Special AKA (early on the band had used The Special A.K.A. as well). The lineup changed quite a bit from the original Specials, after the departure of Neville Staple, Terry Hall, and Lynval Golding (who would form Fun Boy Three).
Some great tracks here including of course “Nelson Mandela” but also “Racist Friend” (not to be confused with the They Might Be Giants song “Your Racist Friend”).
My copy—via Slipped Disc at a vinyl fair at Mill No. 5 in Lowell MA—is a US 1984 pressing on Chrysalis labels, with the original inner liner and a hype sticker for “Free Nelson Mandela.”
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Temperafarben, Oliver Blees, 2002
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“ MadFranko008” / “Rico And The Special AKA - Jungle Music (Original Promo) (1982) (Full HD)” (1 user) https://htn.to/3m3J62Pv6p #TheSpecialAKA
Nelson Mandela, released after 27 years’ imprisonment in South Africa #OTD in 1990 #NelsonMandela #TheSpecialAKA