A perfect moment in time captured on vinyl forever, such is the Specials' eponymous debut album; it arrived in shops in the middle of October 1979 and soared into the U.K. Top Five. It was an utter revelation -- except for anyone who had seen the band on-stage, for the album was at its core a studio recording of their live set, and at times even masquerades as a gig. There were some notable omissions: "Gangsters," for one, but that had already spun on 45, as well as the quartet of covers that would appear on their live Too Much Too Young EP in the new year. But the rest are all here, 14 songs' strong, mostly originals, with a few covers of classics thrown in for good measure. That includes their fabulous take on Dandy Livingstone's "A Message to You Rudy," an equally stellar version of the Maytals' "Monkey Man," and the sizzling take on Prince Buster's "Too Hot." If those were fabulous, their own compositions were magnificent. The Specials managed to dist
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A Message To You Rudy
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Do The Dog
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It's Up To You
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Nite Klub
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Doesn't Make It Alright
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Concrete Jungle
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Too Hot
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Monkey Man
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(Dawning Of A) New Era
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Blank Expression
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Stupid Marriage
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Too Much Too Young
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Gangsters
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Little Bitch
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You're Wondering Now
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