The Specials 40th Anniversary 2LP fg_Catalog Number_SOM200LP2CT The highly emotional lyrics by

The highly emotional lyrics by singer Mina Caputo link all songs by the four-piece together

and its 14 songs form an extremely persuasive argument that The Strokes were no longer just the most important band of their generation

originally released on April 8

All the catches and the glitches and the gruffness

The sessions produced 22 songs in total (and one of the outtakes being a version of The Beatles' 'I Saw Her Standing There')

The Specials 40th Anniversary 2LP fg_Catalog Number_SOM200LP2CT The highly emotional lyrics byThe 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