The Specials
| a.k.a. | The Automatics, The Coventry Automatics, Rhoda & The Special AKA, The Special A.K.A., The Special AKA, The Special AKA The Automatics |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Formed | 1977, Coventry, West Midlands |
| Genres | 2 Tone, Ska |
| Labels | 2 Tone, Chrysalis, Virgin Records, Kuff |
Line-up (members)
- Lynval Golding : Guitar, Vocals (1977-81, 1996-2000, 2008-)
- Sir Horace Gentleman [Stephen Graham Panter] : Bass (1977-81, 1996-)
- Terry Hall : Vocals (1977-81, 2008-)
- Tim Smart : Trombone (2008-)
- Drew Stansall : Saxophone (2008-)
- Nik Torp : Keyboards (2008-)
- Pablo Mandelson : Trumpet (2014-)
- Steve Cradock : Guitar (2014-)
Former members
- Jerry Dammers : Keyboards, Vocals (1977-84)
- Silverton Hutchinson : Drums (1977-79)
- Tim Strickland : Vocals (1977)
- Neville Staple : Vocals, Percussion (1978-81, 1996-2013)
- Roddy Radiation [Roddy Byers] : Guitar, Vocals (1978-81, 1996-2014)
- John Bradbury : Drums (1979-84, 2008-15)
- Rico Rodriguez : Trombone (1979-84)
- Rhoda Dakar : Vocals (1981-84)
- Dick Cuthell : Flugelhorn (1981-84)
- Gary McManus : Bass (1981-84)
- Stan Campbell : Vocals (1981-84)
- Egidio Newton : Vocals, Percussion (1981-84)
- John Shipley : Guitar (1981-84)
- Nigel Reeve : Saxophone (1981-84)
- Caron Wheeler : Backing Vocals (1981-84)
- Claudia Fontaine : Backing Vocals (1981-84)
- Adam Birch : Trumpet (1996-2008)
- Jon Read : Trumpet (1996-2014)
- Mark Adams : Keyboards (1996-2001)
- Aitch Bembridge : Drums (1996-2001)
- Neol Davies : Guitar (2000-01)
The Specials Discography
| Album title | Lyrics | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |||
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Specials (1979) |  |
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Studio | 1979-11-03 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Too Much Too Young - Live (1979) | |
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Live | 1979-12 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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More Specials (1980) | |
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Studio | 1980-10-04 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| The Specials Singles (1991) | |
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Compilation | 1991-09 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Live at the Moonlight Club (1992) | |
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Live | 1992 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Too Much Too Young (1996) | |
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Compilation | 1996 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Best of the Specials (1996) | |
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Compilation | 1996 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Today's Specials (1996) | |
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Studio | 1996-05 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Guilty 'Til Proved Innocent! (1998) | |
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Studio | 1998-03-24 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| BBC Sessions (1998) | |
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Compilation | 1998-11-03 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blue Plate Specials (1999) | |
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Live | 1999-02-23 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ghost Town 'Live' (1999) | |
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Live | 1999-09-28 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stereo-Typical - A's, B's & Rarities (2000) | |
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Compilation | 2000 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Skinhead Girl - 15 Skanking Trojan Classics (2000) | |
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Studio | 2000-10-17 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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The Conquering Ruler - 15 Skanking Trojan Classics (2001) | |
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Studio | 2001-02-13 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Greatest Hits (2006) | |
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Compilation | 2006-06-27 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Best of the Specials (2008) | |
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Compilation | 2008-03-31 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Specials / More Specials (2011) | |
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Compilation | 2011 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| More... or Less: the Specials Live (2012) | |
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Live | 2012-08-06 | - | 0 | 0 |