From Consequence Of Sound.
As the title implies, the song carries a political message, with the long-running British outfit dressing down the kinds of political candidates we’re seeing more and more these days. “Making laws that serve to protect you/and we will never forget that/you tore our families apart,” goes one of the song’s several verses. Sweeping strings and mournful horns add texture to the funky track, which you can stream below.
Encore welcomes back the band’s original lead vocalist, Terry Hall, who here joins founding members Lynval Golding and Horace Panter. Their first new album together in 37 years, it arrives on February 1st, 2019 via Island Records.
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- The Specials - Gangsters - Dutch - 7" vinyl - £25.00, $31.00, €29.75 (New Item) (arrived 29-Jan-2025 18:00)
THE SPECIALS Gangsters (1979 Dutch wide centre injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including The Selecter by The Selecter, unique black & white textured picture sleeve. The sleeve has just a little wear and the vinyl is near as new)
- The Specials - Gangsters - Dutch - 7" vinyl - £25.00, $31.00, €29.75 (New Item) (arrived 29-Jan-2025 09:48)
THE SPECIALS Gangsters (1979 Dutch wide centre injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including The Selecter by The Selecter, unique black & white textured picture sleeve. The sleeve has just a little wear and the vinyl is near as new)
- The Specials - In The Studio - Sticker - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $31.00, €29.75 (Back In Stock) (arrived 22-Jan-2025 18:00)
THE SPECIALS In The Studio (1984 UK 10-track vinyl LP, mischieviously titled as it referred to the amount of time Jerry Dammers had spent 'in the studio' since their previous album three years earlier, including Nelson Mandela and Racist Friend, and developing the exotic, filmic sound explored on More Specials, vintage price-stickered great blue wash picture sleeve with hard to find 'Free Nelson Mandela! sticker and lyric inner. The sleeve shows light wear whilst the vinyl is NearMint CHRTT5008)
- The Specials - In The Studio - Sticker - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $31.00, €29.75 (New Item) (arrived 20-Jan-2025 10:36)
THE SPECIALS In The Studio (1984 UK 10-track vinyl LP, mischieviously titled as it referred to the amount of time Jerry Dammers had spent 'in the studio' since their previous album three years earlier, including Nelson Mandela and Racist Friend, and developing the exotic, filmic sound explored on More Specials, vintage price-stickered great blue wash picture sleeve with hard to find 'Free Nelson Mandela! sticker and lyric inner. The sleeve shows light wear whilst the vinyl is NearMint CHRTT5008)
- The Specials - Gangsters - Solid - Translucent Red Vinyl - UK - 7" vinyl - £95.00, $117.80, €113.05 (New Item) (arrived 20-Dec-2024 18:00)
THE SPECIALS Gangsters (1979 UK solid centre AA-Side 7" single with paper labels and pressed on Translucent Ruby Red Vinyl [please note: this is only visible when held up to a light source]. With the original 'APorky Prime Cut' etching in the run-outs, also including The Selecter by The Selecter, 2 Tone company die-cut paper sleeve. The sleeve shows only minor wear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition. Do debut singles get any better than this?.This is the first copy we have had [or identified] with this vinyl variant TT1/2)
- The Specials - Gangsters - Solid - Translucent Red Vinyl - UK - 7" vinyl - £95.00, $117.80, €113.05 (New Item) (arrived 20-Dec-2024 09:03)
THE SPECIALS Gangsters (1979 UK solid centre AA-Side 7" single with paper labels and pressed on Translucent Ruby Red Vinyl [please note: this is only visible when held up to a light source]. With the original 'APorky Prime Cut' etching in the run-outs, also including The Selecter by The Selecter, 2 Tone company die-cut paper sleeve. The sleeve shows only minor wear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition. Do debut singles get any better than this?.This is the first copy we have had [or identified] with this vinyl variant TT1/2)
- The Specials - Stereotype - Paper Label - UK - 7" vinyl - £30.00, $37.20, €35.70 (New Item) (arrived 17-Dec-2024 18:00)
THE SPECIALS Stereotype (Original 1980 UK paper label 7" single, also including International Jet Set, housed in the original 2 Tone Records die-cut paper sleeve with the iconic black & white design. The vinyl has minimal signs of play CHSTT13)
- The Specials - Nelson Mandela - Injection - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $9.92, €9.52 (New Item) (arrived 17-Dec-2024 18:00)
THE SPECIAL AKA Nelson Mandela (1984 UK gold injection moulded 7" vinyl single produced by Elvis Costello, also includes Break Down The Door! [produced by Jerry Dammers]. Glossy flipback picture sleeve CHSTT26)
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