The Specials: Difference between revisions
From The Elvis Costello Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
Christophe (talk | contribs) (New page: The Special AKA or The Specials Members : *'''Terry Hall''' - vocals & co-songwriting *'''Jerry Dammers''' - keyboards & [[Songwriters...) |
m (Text replace - "Allmusic]" to "AllMusic]") |
||
| (14 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The | {{xtoc}}[[image:The Specials Specials album cover.jpg|thumb|right|250px|link=The Specials: Specials|Elvis Costello produced '''The Specials'''' [[The Specials: Specials|debut album]] in 1979 and included it in his list of "500 Albums You Need" ([[Vanity Fair, November 2000|''Vanity Fair'', November 2000]]).]] | ||
Members include: | |||
:[[Terry Hall]] - vocals | |||
:[[Jerry Dammers]] - keyboards | |||
:[[Lynval Golding]] - rhythm guitar, vocals | |||
:[[Neville Staple]] - backing vocals, percussion | |||
:[[Roddy Byers]] - lead guitar | |||
:[[Horace Panter]] - bass guitar | |||
:[[John Bradbury]] - drums | |||
Original performer on: | |||
:[[Gangsters]] | |||
:[[Ghost Town]] | |||
:[[What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend]] | |||
Elvis Costello produced: | |||
:[[The Specials: Message To You, Rudy (single)|Message To You, Rudy]], single, 1979 | |||
:[[The Specials: Specials|Specials]], LP, 1979 | |||
:[[The Special AKA: Nelson Mandela (single)|Nelson Mandela]], single, 1984 | |||
Shared billing with Elvis Costello: | |||
:[[Concert 2009-08-09 Osaka|2009-08-09, Osaka, Japan]] | |||
==[[Special:Whatlinkshere/The Specials|Internal links]]== | |||
*[[Concerts For The People Of Kampuchea]] | |||
*[[Creem, January 1981]] | |||
*[[Vanity Fair, November 2000]] | |||
*[[Uncut, November 1999]] | |||
*[[Uncut, July 1998]] | |||
*[[New Musical Express, February 16, 1980]] | |||
*[[Village Voice, February 4, 1981]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.thespecials.com/ TheSpecials.com] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-specials-mn0000482334 AllMusic] {{-}} [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Specials Wikipedia] | ||
[[Category:Musicians|_Specials]] | |||
[[Category:Bands|_Specials]] | |||
[[Category:Recorded with Elvis Costello|_Specials]] | |||
[[Category:Original performer|_Specials]] | |||
[[Category:Vanity Fair 500 artists|_Specials]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:24, 11 September 2022
Elvis Costello produced The Specials' debut album in 1979 and included it in his list of "500 Albums You Need" (Vanity Fair, November 2000).
Members include:
- Terry Hall - vocals
- Jerry Dammers - keyboards
- Lynval Golding - rhythm guitar, vocals
- Neville Staple - backing vocals, percussion
- Roddy Byers - lead guitar
- Horace Panter - bass guitar
- John Bradbury - drums
Original performer on:
Elvis Costello produced:
- Message To You, Rudy, single, 1979
- Specials, LP, 1979
- Nelson Mandela, single, 1984
Shared billing with Elvis Costello:
Internal links
- Concerts For The People Of Kampuchea
- Creem, January 1981
- Vanity Fair, November 2000
- Uncut, November 1999
- Uncut, July 1998
- New Musical Express, February 16, 1980
- Village Voice, February 4, 1981
