THE SPECIALS The Best Of The Specials (2019 UK 21-track double album 2-LP pressed on 180-gram black vinyl. Originally released in 2008 on CD-only The Best of The Specials brings together the band's most influential recordings from their original run between 1979 and 1984, capturing the full impact of their politically charged, genre-defining output. From the stark debut single "Gangsters" through to the widescreen social commentary of "Ghost Town" and the Special AKAera, this collection documents one of the most important British groups of the late 20th century. The album includes both UK number-one singles - "Too Much Too Young" and the full-length version of "Ghost Town" - alongside Top 10 hits such as "A Message To You, Rudy", "Rat Race", "Do Nothing", and the two-part "Stereotypes". Also featured is "Nelson Mandela", the Special AKA recording that became one of the most prominent protest songs of the 1980s. Issued here for the first time on vinyl pressed across two 180-gram LPs presented in a single pcoket picture sleeve, factory sealed. Essential).