Specials

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Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	A Message to You Rudy producer: Elvis Costello guest trombone: Rico Rodriguez (Jamaican trombonist) part of: Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 132) cover recording of: A Message to You, Rudy writer: Dandy Livingstone	4	2:54
A2	Do the Dog producer: Elvis Costello arranger: Jerry Dammers cover recording of: Can Your Monkey Do the Dog writer: Steve Cropper and Rufus Thomas (US blues & funk singer & songwriter) publisher: Irving Music, Inc.	2.5	2:11
A3	Gangsters producer: The Specials (ska band) recording of: Gangsters writer: John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Roderick James Byers, Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter and Neville Staple arranger: Jerry Dammers version of: Al Capone	4	2:48
A4	It’s Up to You producer: Elvis Costello recording of: It’s Up to You writer: John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Roderick James Byers, Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter and Neville Staple	3.5	3:25
A5	Nite Klub producer: Elvis Costello background vocals: Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders) recording of: Nite Klub writer: John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Roderick James Byers, Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter and Neville Staple	3	3:25
A6	Doesn’t Make It Alright producer: Elvis Costello recording of: Doesn't Make It Alright writer: Jerry Dammers and Lynval Golding	4	3:26
A7	Concrete Jungle producer: Elvis Costello recording of: Concrete Jungle lyricist and composer: Roderick James Byers	4	3:23
A8	Too Hot producer: Elvis Costello cover recording of: Too Hot lyricist and composer: Cecil Bustamente Campbell	4	3:13
B1	Monkey Man producer: Elvis Costello cover recording of: Monkey Man lyricist and composer: Toots Hibbert	2.5	2:46
B2	(Dawning of a) New Era producer: Elvis Costello recording of: (Dawning of a) New Era lyricist and composer: Jerry Dammers	4	2:27
B3	Blank Expression producer: Elvis Costello recording of: Blank Expression writer: John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter, Roddy Radiation and Neville Staple publisher: Plangent Visions Music Ltd.	2.35	2:45
B4	Stupid Marriage producer: Elvis Costello recording of: Stupid Marriage writer: Jerry Dammers, Michael Allen Harrison (songwriter and pianist) and Neville Staple	3	3:51
B5	Too Much Too Young producer: Elvis Costello recording of: Too Much Too Young lyricist and composer: Jerry Dammers	3	6:07
B6	Little Bitch producer: Elvis Costello recording of: Little Bitch lyricist and composer: Jerry Dammers	2.5	2:34
B7	You’re Wondering Now producer: Elvis Costello cover recording of: You’re Wondering Now lyricist and composer: Clement “Coxsone” Dodd	3	2:40

Credits

Release

producer:	Elvis Costello

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/378653 [info]

Release group

included in:	2 Tone: The Albums by The Specials (ska band), The Selecter, Rico Rodriguez (Jamaican trombonist) & Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)

part of:	Uncut: The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006) (number: 20) (order: 20) Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (published November 16, 1989) (number: 68) (order: 68) The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 87) (order: 87)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/8179 [info]
reviews:	https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-specials-the-specials/ [info] https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/vxbd [info]
other databases:	http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/76409 [info] https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-specials/specials-2/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000197002 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1090708 [info]

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Release information

Format:: 12" Vinyl
Length:: 47:54

Additional details

Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Ariola
202 685

Release events

Germany
1979

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