Dawning Of A New Era - Aka The Specials

Dawning Of A New Era - Aka The SpecialsThe Specials shook up the British music scene in 1979 when their blend of English punk and Jamaican ska took the nation by storm. The Dawning of a New Era collects the legendary 1978 demos, cut when the group was known as The Automatics, with Silverton Hutchinson on drums and before the arrival of Neville Staples. Favourites such as Night Klub, Too Much Too Young, Stupid Marriage, Concrete Jungle, Blank Expression and the title track are here

released on heavyweight YELLOW coloured vinyl

A heated road-trip spent chasing Juliette and Saul

2-6 Red Trio Version

just 32 minutes

A1 America Is Waiting 3:38

Electrolite

'Paper Charms' and 'Chocolate Kings' along with greatly extended versions of 'La Carroza di Hans' and 'Alta Loma Five 'til Nine'

“It goes beyond saying that you can’t have a monster music journey on film without an equally awesome soundtrack

'Esperanto' was composed for a performance by New York avant garde choreographer Molissa Fenley

Redundant 3:18

If I Could Only Remember My Name

their eponymously titled debut LP (titled “Save Me” outside of Germany) to great acclaim as the Euro-Disco sound made waves across the world with Giorgio Morodor