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The Specials Ghost Town - 40th Anniversary Edition - Half Speed Mastered - Sealed UK 7" vinyl
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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, hype sticker and factory sealed. Limited to just 4000
copies)
TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
Side A
1. Ghost Town (Single Version)
Side B
1. Why? (Edit)
2. Friday Night, Saturday Morning
THE SPECIALS are one of the defining bands of the late 70's/early 80's along with Jerry Dammers iconic label Two Tone Records. They combined Jamaican ska and Rocksteady mixed with the energy of punk and launched a whole Ska Revival which paved the way for fellow likeminded bands Madness, The Beat and The Selecter to release their first singles.
Having had seven top 10 singles and two Gold albums over the course of two years, the band released Jerry Dammers' Ghost Town in June 1981, backed by Lynval Goldings' Why? and the Terry Hall penned Friday Night Saturday Morning. The beginnings of the song were written around the closure of the Larcano dancehall in Coventry, but also reflecting what was happening in other towns and cities with urban decay, unemployment and ongoing racial tensions of the period. Themes which are still relevant today.
The single, which was recently voted the second greatest UK single of all time by Alexis Petridis in the Guardian, reached Number One in the UK singles charts and stayed there for a further 3 weeks, becoming one of the biggest selling singles of 1981 and has remained one of the classic UK singles of all.
This 40th Anniversary Edition has been mastered and cut at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios using the original production tapes for optimum audio quality.
Artist - The Specials (click link for complete listing)
Title - Ghost Town - 40th Anniversary Edition - Half Speed Mastered - Sealed (click link for more of the same title)
Year of Release - 2021
Format - 7" vinyl single (7 inch record / 45)
Record Label - 2 Tone
Catalogue No - CHSTTH17
Country of Origin - United Kingdom
Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Audiophile – This is an Audiophile item. Click link for similar items
Additional info - Sealed, Picture Sleeve
Barcode - 5060516096770
Condition - Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No - SPE07GH770029
Alternative Names - ,Specials,The Special Aka.
Related Artists - Barnsley Bill, Neville Staple, Rico, Roddy Radiation & The Tearjerkers, Squad, Stan Campbell.
GENRES
UK Ska Revival / 2 Tone.
ORDERING
Availability - In Stock - Buy Now for shipping today
Postage/Shipping Cost - Add item to your basket for a postage/shipping quote. For further delivery info click here
Email - sales@rarevinyl.com to contact our sales team.
To order by phone - Call (+44) 0147485010 quoting RareVinyl.com reference number SPE07GH770029
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TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
Side A
1. Ghost Town (Single Version)
Side B
1. Why? (Edit)
2. Friday Night, Saturday Morning
THE SPECIALS are one of the defining bands of the late 70's/early 80's along with Jerry Dammers iconic label Two Tone Records. They combined Jamaican ska and Rocksteady mixed with the energy of punk and launched a whole Ska Revival which paved the way for fellow likeminded bands Madness, The Beat and The Selecter to release their first singles.
Having had seven top 10 singles and two Gold albums over the course of two years, the band released Jerry Dammers' Ghost Town in June 1981, backed by Lynval Goldings' Why? and the Terry Hall penned Friday Night Saturday Morning. The beginnings of the song were written around the closure of the Larcano dancehall in Coventry, but also reflecting what was happening in other towns and cities with urban decay, unemployment and ongoing racial tensions of the period. Themes which are still relevant today.
The single, which was recently voted the second greatest UK single of all time by Alexis Petridis in the Guardian, reached Number One in the UK singles charts and stayed there for a further 3 weeks, becoming one of the biggest selling singles of 1981 and has remained one of the classic UK singles of all.
This 40th Anniversary Edition has been mastered and cut at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios using the original production tapes for optimum audio quality.
Artist - The Specials (click link for complete listing)
Title - Ghost Town - 40th Anniversary Edition - Half Speed Mastered - Sealed (click link for more of the same title)
Year of Release - 2021
Format - 7" vinyl single (7 inch record / 45)
Record Label - 2 Tone
Catalogue No - CHSTTH17
Country of Origin - United Kingdom
Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Audiophile – This is an Audiophile item. Click link for similar items
Additional info - Sealed, Picture Sleeve
Barcode - 5060516096770
Condition - Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No - SPE07GH770029
Alternative Names - ,Specials,The Special Aka.
Related Artists - Barnsley Bill, Neville Staple, Rico, Roddy Radiation & The Tearjerkers, Squad, Stan Campbell.
GENRES
UK Ska Revival / 2 Tone.
ORDERING
Availability - In Stock - Buy Now for shipping today
Postage/Shipping Cost - Add item to your basket for a postage/shipping quote. For further delivery info click here
Email - sales@rarevinyl.com to contact our sales team.
To order by phone - Call (+44) 0147485010 quoting RareVinyl.com reference number SPE07GH770029
SELL TO US
Got vinyl records, CDs or music memorabilia to sell? - – Sell to us at our buying site https://vinyl-wanted.com