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{{xtoc}}[[image:The Specials Specials album cover.jpg|thumb|right|250px|link=The Specials: Specials|Elvis Costello produced '''The Specials'''' [[The Specials: Specials|debut album]] in 1979 and included it in his list of "500 Albums You Need" ([[Vanity Fair, November 2000|''Vanity Fair'', November 2000]]).]]
Members include:
:[[Terry Hall]] - vocals
:[[Jerry Dammers]] - keyboards
:[[Lynval Golding]] - rhythm guitar, vocals
:[[Neville Staple]] - backing vocals, percussion
:[[Roddy Byers]] - lead guitar
:[[Horace Panter]] - bass guitar
:[[John Bradbury]] - drums


The Special AKA or The Specials


Members :
Original performer on:
* '''[[Terry Hall]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]] & [[Songwriters|co-songwriting]]
:[[Gangsters]]
* '''[[Jerry Dammers]]''' - [[Keyboardists|keyboards]] & [[Songwriters|main songwriter]]
:[[Ghost Town]]
* '''[[Lynval Golding]]''' - [[Guitarists|rhythm guitar]], [[Singers|vocals]]
:[[What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend]]
* '''[[Neville Staple]]''' - toasting, [[Singers|backing vocals]], [[Percussionists|percussion]]
* '''[[Roddy Byers]]''' - [[Guitarists|lead guitar]]
* '''[[Horace Panter]]''' - [[Bassists|bass guitar]]
* '''[[John Bradbury]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]




Elvis Costello produced:  
Elvis Costello produced:  
* single, [[The Specials: Message To You, Rudy (single)|Message To You, Rudy]], 1979
:[[The Specials: Message To You, Rudy (single)|Message To You, Rudy]], single, 1979
* album, [[The Specials: Specials|Specials]], 1979
:[[The Specials: Specials|Specials]], LP, 1979
* single, [[The Special AKA: Nelson Mandela (single)|Nelson Mandela]], 1984
:[[The Special AKA: Nelson Mandela (single)|Nelson Mandela]], single, 1984
 
 
Shared billing with Elvis Costello:
:[[Concert 2009-08-09 Osaka|2009-08-09, Osaka, Japan]]




==[[Special:Whatlinkshere/The Specials|Internal links]]==
==[[Special:Whatlinkshere/The Specials|Internal links]]==
* [[Biography]]
*[[Concerts For The People Of Kampuchea]]
* [[Punch The Clock]]
*[[Creem, January 1981]]
* [[Rykodisc Bio]]
*[[Vanity Fair, November 2000]]
* [[Bootleg: Concerts For The People Of Kampuchea]]
*[[Uncut, November 1999]]
* [[Concerts For The People Of Kampuchea]]
*[[Uncut, July 1998]]
* [[The Second Wave]]
*[[New Musical Express, February 16, 1980]]
* [[Liner Notes: King Of America]]
*[[Village Voice, February 4, 1981]]
* [[Frank Sinatra Sings Only For The Lonely]]
* [[Mojo 2007-12]]
* [[Q 2008-02]]
 


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Specials The Specials on Wikipedia]
*[http://www.thespecials.com/ TheSpecials.com]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jifoxqr5ld0e All Music Guide]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-specials-mn0000482334 AllMusic] {{-}} [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Specials Wikipedia]
* [http://www.thespecials.com/ The Specials official Website]
 


[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Musicians|_Specials]]
[[Category:Bands|_Specials]]
[[Category:Recorded with Elvis Costello|_Specials]]
[[Category:Original performer|_Specials]]
[[Category:Vanity Fair 500 artists|_Specials]]

Latest revision as of 21:24, 11 September 2022

Elvis Costello produced The Specials' debut album in 1979 and included it in his list of "500 Albums You Need" (Vanity Fair, November 2000).

Members include:

Terry Hall - vocals
Jerry Dammers - keyboards
Lynval Golding - rhythm guitar, vocals
Neville Staple - backing vocals, percussion
Roddy Byers - lead guitar
Horace Panter - bass guitar
John Bradbury - drums


Original performer on:

Gangsters
Ghost Town
What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend


Elvis Costello produced:

Message To You, Rudy, single, 1979
Specials, LP, 1979
Nelson Mandela, single, 1984


Shared billing with Elvis Costello:

2009-08-09, Osaka, Japan


Internal links

External links