The Specials - Countdown 1980

Greetings listeners out there in Interweb land.This is a 5 track show from 1980 which i have been told is from a TV show called Countdown (possibly a European based music show?).anyway each of the 5 tracks sounds brilliant and its a cracking listen.Thanks to my old mate Camden Dave for this.Please listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.Thanks!

The Specials - Countdown 1980

The Specials - Hyde Park 2012

Evening all,long time no see.ive not done any posts on the blog for a long long time.For a lot of reasons i suppose,life getting in the way,work,gobshyte junior growing up.it all adds up and doesn't give me a  lot of free time.but in a quiet moment while she is still away on her holidays i thought id try a post to see if there was any interest in the blog and whether it was worth starting it again.i check in sometimes and see that people come and check things out and still download things so thanks to all of you for keeping the blog alive.ive had to set up a new account to upload this post as its been so long since i used the last account to upload anything i cant remember the correct log in name or password!!
so lets give this a go shall we?this post is the Specials set from the Olympic closing ceremony concert at London's Hyde Park in 2012 which i went to myself.its a top quality recording taken from an FM broadcast.if you download please leave a comment just so i can see if people are enjoying what im posting.also if you have any requests for re-ups (and i can find the original cd's or files) i will do my best to accomodate your requests.thanks for reading and by the way it feels good to be back
specials 2012

The Specials - 3 Demos

this is a post i got sent a while back and once again cant remember who sent it,so if its you please say hello so i can say thanks!its as its title suggests its 3 demos recorded i believe in 1981.ive been told before that one track is actually fun boy 3 but i was also told by another source that it was recorded in the same session as the other two tracks by the specials.im a bit confused now so ill leave it up to you to decide.i really like all the tracks and i think you will too.so now all you have to do is listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

Specilas 3 Demos

The Specials - Live at the BBC December 2012

As Terry himself was fond of saying at the end of a gig “Love, Love,Love”. RIP Terry and thanks for everything 

The Specials BBC 2012

The Specials - Dub Mixes 2014

evening all.this is a repost for you all this evening.originally donated to the blog by Marky Dread way back when, i was digging through a hard drive this evening,found the folder and gave it a listen and immediately thought it deserved another airing.its 2 tracks from the RSD 2014,"Dub" mixes of sock it to em Jb and Rat Race.nothing else to say really except give it a listen,dance around your living rooms and then leave a comment!Cheers
Dub Mixes 2014

The Specials Live at the 100 Club February 1st 2019

Morning all,i just saw this post on another blog ,Aural Sculptors and felt the need to share it here.Its a recording of the Specials very recent show at London's legendary 100 club.The sound is fantastic, i believe a radio 6 show.Its a mix of old classics and new songs from the brand new album Encore which ive only had time to listen to about half of so far!!.But this show is wonderful,i love it.follow the link below and head to Aural Sculptors blog for the d/l link,you wont regret it.and once you're listening pop back and leave him a word of thanks.you know it makes sense.whilst there check his blog out for a ton of classic shows ,tell him i sent you :)
Aural Sculptors

The 2-tone Story - Book

Moving further along today we have this(re-posted!) wonderful book for you to read on your phones and tablets or computery things etc..it does exactly as it says on the cover and is full of great photos,memorabilia, stories of the 2-tone tours,the bands ,the breakups etc etc.anyway its a great read in super easy to use pdf format,so please read,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

2tone Story PDF

The Specials - Live in Japan

Good evening listeners in interweb land. here we have a re repost of the specials live in Japan. some people didnt seem to like it as one file as it wasnt completing the download(or something!),so here it is again split into 2 parts. D/L both and then unzip it. now all you have to do is watch,dance around a lot(as the band are on top feckin form here!),enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!
part1 here
part 2 here

The Specials - Live EP 2012

Evening all.got sent this just now by camden dave.apparently its a ltd 7" from record store day. id not heard of this being released but who cares.this is awesome. the tracks im guessing were recorded on the 2012 leg of the tour.dont know where to be honest but hey when they are this good who cares?anyways time to listen,dance ,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!
http://www.mediafire.com/?ezycpq5zwdw8rkq

The Specials - Ally Pally 2011

Good evening listeners and welcome back after far too long an absence to another stonking live offering from Coventrys favourites The Specials. This offering comes from my own copy of the c.d but unfortunately i dont know to make eye toons import artwork and still cant operate my wifes scanner so you will have to put up with this random band picture i got from the web somewhere.its a brilliant show which was a great one to be at for me especially as they played my favourite track 'guns of navarone' which i have waited over 30 years to hear/see performed live.ive been to other gigs on this reunion tour but they never played it until now.it was also great to hear tracks from 'more specials' live as well.anyhoo i really hope you enjoy this live offering as a first posting in months.over the next few days i will get round to working my way through reposts etc and posting a whole bunch of new stuff.so as you know by now all that remains to be done is listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

new link :http://www.mediafire.com/?mv3nn99vk9w793c

The Specials - Colorado 1980 repost

the first of todays specials related repost requests is this gig recorded in colorado in 1980.19 tracks in total for you all to enjoy.cant remember who asked for this(it was a request whilst the blog was down recently!)so anyway please listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

www.megaupload.com/?d=8LDFHXAM

The Specials - Boston 1980

evening all.just a quick re-post today (as requested by chris79) from the specials recorded in Boston in 1980.anyway mate hope you like it.so please listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

www.megaupload.com/?d=XQ0XWYNW

The Specials - Paredes de Coura 2010

some time last year i blogged a couple of tracks from this gig courtesy of gibbo from dublin.yesterday i got a link for the whole show and here it is.its 16 tracks taken from an fm broadcast on a portugese radio station.not much else to say except cheers for the link gibbo ,listen enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

www.megaupload.com/?d=I9B21F4Q

The Specials - Brixton 2009

another repost tonight,this one is for jimbo in antrim.its basically the cd that came with the times newspaper plus 4 additional tracks from the same gig plus a rehearsal recording of concrete jungle.when i was going to scan the cover originally i stood on it(d'oh) so thats why it looks a bit creased!anyway i hope you all listen,dance about your flats,houses,bob up and down if your listening to it in the car etc enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

www.megaupload.com/?d=07BN0YKA

The Specials - Manchester 4.5.09

thanks to PABBY once again for this excellent recording.not much to say except,listen,dance enjoy then leave a comment.thanks!
4.5.09 part1.zip
4.5.09 part2.zip
p.s i forgot to mention that if anybody is in central london tomorrow afternoon neville staple is doing a booksigning in 'fopp' in covent garden at 1pm.see you there!

The Specials - Manchester 3/5/09

Firstly thanks to PABBY for recording the gig and then uploading to dimeadozen for us.if you read the comments he has another specials post to come soon.i cant wait for that one.top notch guy and we all thank him a lot.

woohoo.thanks again to madphil for the headsup on this gem and also to longy for the advice on winrar and also to camden dave for all the other stuff involved in getting this recording to you.me and camden took longys advice and as he said bizarrely enough it seems to have worked.we also did the gig as winzip instead of winrar and maybe that worked too.but we downloaded it again to check and it WORKS!!!all 27 tracks of it (although one is the break when they left the stage before the encores).i think the sound is slightly better too which is always nice.so until the next posting or next tuesday may the 12th when i see some of you at brixton academy(ill be in front of the mixing desk wearing a mondo-de-muebles t-shirt!!)play this loud,enjoy and leave a comment.thanks!

3.5.09.zip

The Specials - Glasgow April 2009

ok to those of you who havent downloaded this already you may need to download all 3 links(the second two are quite small so dont worry!)and then cut and paste the incomplete files.i dont know why this happened so hopefully doing it this way will sort it.cheers

first off thanks to madphil for the headsup on this one and to camden dave for the technical bits and pieces and to the recorder of this gig (whoever he or she may be!).this is a great quality audience recording of the specials very recent glasgow gig.24 tracks of moonstomping ska for you all to enjoy.i dont really need to say anything else for this except enjoy yourselves then leave a comment.thanks!

Glasgow 28.4.09.rar

p.s apparently some people have had a few problems with 3 of the tracks,so i ripped the offending 3 tracks again for you.ive checked these ones by downloading myself and they all worked fine for me.sorry for the inconvenience.cheers!new link below

specials09.rar

ok this is weird.i dont know why this is happening but 2 more songs have had problems apparently.so here they are for you to download.if anyone would just like me to re-up the whole show instead just let me know.thanks very much and once again i apologise for any problems you may have experienced whilst flying Air Muebles.

fixed09.rar

The Specials - Live 10/4/09

ok even hotter of the presses today here is part 2 of the specials live on the Jools Holland show.once again they perform 2 numbers,the ones today being 'man at c+a' and 'little bitch'.there is also mp3s included of each song and also the video of the interview they did with mr. holland.seriously i cant wait for the 12th of may at brixton academy.its going to be great.i wonder when the first recordings of the tour will appear?rumour has it the band are releasing a live album from the tour but we'll wait and see.in the meantime,listen,watch,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

10.4.09.rar

The Specials - live 7/4/09

ok listeners.this one is hot off the presses.last night the specials did two tracks on the jools holland show and thanks to my nephew who has one of those fancy dvd recorder thingys i got this today.its their performances of gangsters and a message to you rudy in both mp3 format and the video of each performance.just a little taster to whet your appetites for the tour starting soon.the performances are great by the way,full of energy and it hardly seems like theyve been away at all.top notch all round.anyways now its time to watch on your tellys and then listen on your mp3 playing devices,enjoy yourself and then leave a comment.thanks!

p.s i just heard that on the friday (longer running time) repeat of the jools holland show they perform 2 more songs(not sure which ones yet!)and give an interview.ive already got my nephew to fire up the dvd recorder so i can get the rest of the performance ready for posting.in the meantime here is the link for the first 2 songs!

7.4.09.rar