THE SPECIALS More Specials (90s UK issue of the 1980 11-track LP, the classic second album by the original line-up, housed in a glossy barcoded picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl grades EX/EX- with a few spindle marks toshow play CHRTT5003) more...
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THE SPECIAL AKA Jungle Music (1982 UK 3-track 12" single, backed with Rasta Call You and Easter Island, picture sleeve. Highly sought after 2 Tone release from the Jamaican music legend, three stunning tracks of reggae/ska/calypso that reallydo the business. The sleeve shows some minor storage wear and the vinyl is excellent CHSTT1219) more...
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THE SPECIAL AKA In The Studio With The Special AKA (2002 Japanese 10-track digitally remastered promotional sample CD album, originally released in 1984, including the singles Nelson Mandela and What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend, picture sleeve, obi & sample stickered back insert - highly recommended! TOCP-66043) more...
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THE SPECIAL AKA Gangsters (1979 UK solid centre 7" single with paper labels & 'GANGSTERS' etched in the run-out groove, a stone cold classic debut '45 that was also a sly dig at their manager Bernie Rhodes, also including The Selecter by The Selecter, 2 Tone company die-cut paper sleeve TT1/2) more...
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THE SPECIALS Stereotype (Rare 1980 Spanish wide centred 7" single, with black & white 2 Tone paper labels. Also features International Jet Set, housed in a unique textured picture sleeve. The cover is Excellent with just a little faint ring wear & the vinyl too grades Excellent with minimal sign of play CHSTT13) more...
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SPECIALS The Specials (Rare 1979 Japanese 14-track black & white Chrysalis label promotional sample issue vinyl LP for the classic debut album, housed in a glossy picture sleeve complete with fold-out lyric insert and original matching obi-strip.The obi on this copy has a small tear but is otherwise in MINT unplayed condition WWS-81288) more...
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THE SPECIALS Gangster (1979 Japanese wide centred 7" single with cool Two Tone paper labels, also featuring The Selecter, with die-cut company sleeve & a unique picture/lyric insert. The thin insert shows just a little mild foxing & the vinylis near mint WWR20652) more...
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THE SPECIAL AKA In The Studio With The Special AKA (2009 Japanese 10-track enhanced digitally remastered CD album, originally released in 1984, includes the singles 'Nelson Mandela' and 'What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend', plus enhanced section [contents TBC], picture sleeve + obi strip, more details to follow...) more...
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THE SPECIALS In The Studio (2002 issue UK 12-track enhanced CD album - This is the third album recorded after Hall, Staples & Golding left to form The Fun Boy Three, includes the singles 'Nelson Mandela' and 'What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend' complete with their accompanying CD-Rom Videos) more...
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THE SPECIAL AKA Gangsters (Very rare 1979 original 1st issue UK 7" white label test-pressing b/w The Selecter by The Selecter. An extremely hard to find rarity!! TT1/2) more...
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THE SPECIAL AKA War Crimes (1982 UK 7" single with 'black & gold' paper labels - late-period anti-war '45 that drew on Ennio Morricone & tricky time signatures - not an obvious choice for a single by any stretch, also includes a re-worked 'Version' on the B-side! The picture sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl still looks barely played CHSTT23) more...
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THE SPECIAL AKA What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend (1984 UK limited edition 4-track 7" double pack, also including Can't Get A Break, War Crimes [The Crime Remains The Same] & Version, housed in the original silver hype stickered gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve displays only light wear & the vinyl looks barely played CHSTT27) more...
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THE SPECIAL A.K.A. Gangsters (1979 UK solid centre 7" single with paper labels, pressed by Damont & mastered at PRT. Also includes 'The Selecter' by the Selecter, which is a demo that was recorded a few years before its release by Neol Davies, John Bradbury & Barry Jones, 2 Tone die-cut company sleeve. The vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with the odd paper hairline not affecting play TT1/2) more...
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THE SPECIALS Too Much Too Young EP (Rare original 1980 UK Trident Recording Studios double-sided 7" metal based methyl cellulose lacquer for the 5-track EP, also including Guns Of Navarone, Longshot Kick The Bucket, Liquidator & Skinhead Moonstomp, generic studio label with handwritten song titles, plain die-cut paper sleeve. This acetate is one of a mere handful that would have been manufactured for reference purposes only and shows just a handful of faint scuffs on the playing surfa more...
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THE SPECIALS Japan Tour 2017 (A pair of official 2017 Japanese handbill flyers promoting their four-date tour of Japan with performances in Osaka, Aichi and Tokyo, between 21st & 24th March 2017. Each measuring approximately 10-inches x 7-inchesand featuring the classic 2-Tone black & white design, with all venue and date information listed below. The second handbill was issued at a slightly later date and contains additional text following the announcement that the Tokyo Ska Paradis more...
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THE SPECIALS More Specials (1980 Canadian 12-track LP, picture sleeve with 'Ultra Stereo' flash & lyric inner. Much underrated second effort by Coventry's finest - out goes the ska & in comes the Morricone, lounge muzak & soul influences. Alsoincludes the bonus stand alone single, Rat Race. The sleeve, which shows only light wear, is the same photo given away as a poster with initial copies of the UK release &, unlike the UK version, includes a full lyric inner & different 2-Tone labe more...
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SPECIALS Ghost Town (1981 UK 2-Tone label 3-track 12" vinyl single including the Extended Version plus Why? and Friday Night Saturday Morning. Housed in a matt picture sleeve with lyrics to all 3 tracks printed on the reverse. The sleeve has onlya few light storage marks and the vinyl with just a few light signs of play remain in excellent condition CHSTT1217) more...
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THE SPECIAL AKA Free Nelson Mandela (1983 UK promotional 12" single, with custom studio hand annotated labels sent out for review purposes prior to commercial release, also featuring Break Down The Door - Extended Version. The vinyl is excellentCHSTT1226) more...
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THE SPECIALS Selection Of Publicity & Press Photographs (From the personal collection of former BBC Disk Jockey, Journalist & presenter, Mike Read, we have no fewer than SIXTEEN great official mostly 8" x 10" black & white publicity photographs of the band, individually & onstage, taken by several photographers & compiled by Mike Read over a period of time, all in pristine condition & unlikely to be seen here in this quanity again) more...
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THE SPECIALS The Specials (1980 US 15-track vinyl LP, the debut album from the iconic ska band, produced by another musical giant, Elvis Costello. This issue includes the bonus track 'Gangsters' & has an alternate picture sleeve to the UK edition. The sleeve shows some light shelfwear with a little discolouration in places but the vinyl is flawless. A nice copy at an advantageous price CHR1265) more...
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THE SPECIALS Specials (1989 Japanese 13-track 1-sided NTSC laserdisc, featuring a compilation of the classic early and Spcial AKA videos including Gangster, Too Much Too Young, Ghost Town, Nelson Mandela and more. Heavy card picture sleeve complete with lyric insert and in the original obi-stickered shrink. With no DVD alternative currently available this is a video & laserdisc exclusive! VLP-3147) more...
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THE SPECIALS Ghost Town (2021 UK/EU 40th Anniversary Edition double 'A' side 7" single Half Speed Mastered at Abbey Road Studios. Picture sleeve with lyrics printed on the reverse. Although not sealed, this example remains in a 'near asnew; condition in the original hype sticker open shrink. Limited to just 4000 copies) more...
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THE SPECIALS More Specials (1980 Greek 11-track LP on the black & whie 2 Tone label, with 5-track 7" EP, glossy picture sleeve with Greek pink hype flash which translates to "includes bonus 7'' with 5 songs" The cover has a retail sticker on the back and shows a little bit of age wear scuffing around the edges & is otherwise in Excellent condition whilst the vinyl is Excellent & still looks barely played) more...
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THE SPECIALS More Specials (40th Anniversary Edition UK double album 2-LP Half-Speed Mastered and pressed on 180-gram vinyl cut at 45RPM with a bonus 7" single - includes the classic 'Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think). Newly mastered at Abbey Road Studios by Miles Showell using the original production tapes. Wide spine picture sleeve with series obi strip. Although not sealed, this example is still in the open shrinkwrap and remains in a 'near as new' condition) more...
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THE SPECIALS The Best Of The Specials (2019 UK/EU issue 21-track double LP, pressed on 180gram Vinyl a best of compilation from one of the UK's most celebrated 2 tone groups, originally released in 2008. Housed in a wide spined picture sleeve with glossy credit inners. The sleeve shows just light edgewear. The vinyl reveal the odd cosmetic scuff but few signs of play CRTTVX1143) more...
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THE SPECIALS More Specials (40th Anniversary Edition UK double album 2-LP Half-Speed Mastered and pressed on 180-gram vinyl cut at 45RPM with a bonus 7" single - includes the classic 'Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think). Newly mastered at Abbey Road Studios by Miles Showell using the original production tapes. Wide spine picture sleeve with series obi strip, factory sealed from new) more...
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THE SPECIAL AKA Gangsters (Original 1979 UK solid centre AA-Side 7" single, with 'A PORKY PRIME CUT' etched in the run-out grooves on both sides - Do debut singles get any better than this? Backed with 'The Selecter' by The Selecter, this copycomes housed in a plain die-cut sleeve. The vinyl is Excellent with minimal signs of play TT1/2) more...
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THE SPECIALS Ghost Town (Classic 1981 UK 3-track 12" single, issued with & without a picture sleeve on release. Features the 6:02 Extended Version plus Why? & Friday Night Saturday Morning. This edition is issued in a silver '12" SINGLE Chrysalis' sleeve. The vinyl shows faint cosmetic hairlines and signs of play but is in Excellent condition. An ideal play copy, offered at an advantageous price! CHSTT1217) more...
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THE SPECIALS Ghost Town (40th Anniversary 2021 UK/EU limited edition 3-track double 'A' side 12" single, Half Speed Mastered at Abbey Road Studios and pressed on 180gram Vinyl at 45 RPM. Picture sleeve replicating the original 'skeleton' artwork,with lyrics on the reverse and series obi-strip. The sleeve shows just a little general wear and the vinyl is in Near Mint condition Limited to just 3000 copies!) more...
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THE SPECIALS 2 Tone 7" Treasures (Limited edition 2019 UK collection of 12 x 7" vinyl singles. Repressed from the original releases from 2 Tone Records between 1979 and 1984. Includes The Specials, Rico, Madness and more! Housed in a custom 1960’s style carry case; the singles are in their reproduced company sleeves with Too Much Too Young, Ghost Town and Nelson Mandela in their respective picture sleeves; with a 2 Tone seven-inch slipmat and an art card hand-signed by founder of The ***Limited to only 2000 copies*** more...
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