The Specials "The Specials" (40th Anniversary) 2025-12-05 2018 with an accompanying music

2018 with an accompanying music video

often direct and daring at once

Songs include "Know Your Enemy"

new jack swing

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The Specials "The Specials" (40th Anniversary) 2025-12-05 2018 with an accompanying musicThe Specials are one of the defining bands of the late 70s early 80s along with Jerry Dammers iconic label Two Tone Records. Originally formed in 1977 as The Coventry Automatics, The Specials combined Jamaican ska and Rocksteady mixed with the energy of punk and launched a whole Ska Revival which helped fellow like minded bands Madness, The Beat and The Selecter to release their first singles. The Specials first single, Gangsters, was released in May