The Specials Best of....(CD+DVD)

Released in the U.K. in 2008 but not appearing in the U.S. until 2014, the Best of the Specials is far and away the most generous Specials compilation ever assembled, weighing in at a hefty 20 tracks and, in its initial pressing at least, containing an accompanying 16-track DVD featuring music videos and live performance. The real meat of the collection is that CD of 20 hits and staples, the songs that made the Specials one of the most vital bands of the early '80s: all the early singles -- "Gangsters," "Ghost Town," "Message to You Rudy," "Nite Klub" -- but also "Rat Race," "Stereotypes," "What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend," "Racist Friend," and "Nelson Mandela." All these and more are here on a compilation that encompasses the entirety of their dynamic, sometimes chaotic, career and while their debut remains peerless, this is a good way to get a sense of the whole story.

Artist...............:The Specials
Album................: The Best of
Genre................: Ska
Source...............: CD/DVD
Released.................: 2008
Ripper...............: dBpowerAmp
Quality..............: MP3 VBRV0 Extreme

Tracklisting

1
Gangsters

2
A Message to You Rudy

3
Nite Klub

4
Concrete Jungle

5
Too Much Too Young

6
Blank Expression

7
Doesn't Make It Alright

8
Rude Boys Outta Jail

9
Rat Race

10
Man at C & A

11
Do Nothing

12
Stereotypes

13
International Jet Set

14
Friday Night, Saturday Morning

15
Why?

16
Ghost Town

17
What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend

18
Racist Friend

19
War Crimes (The Crime Remains the Same)

20
Free Nelson Mandela

DVD

1
Gangsters
2
A Message to You Rudy

3
Too Much Too Young

4
Rat Race

5
Do Nothing

6
Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)

7
Ghost Town

8
Bright Lights

9
The Lonely Crowd

10
Housebound

11
Alcohol

12
Racist Friend

13
War Crimes (The Crime Remains the Same)

14
Free Nelson Mandela

15
Break Down the Door

16
What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend