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More…Or Less. The Specials Live': Live compilation of the legendary band's 2011 tour. Release date: 6th August, 2012". Thespecials.com. 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012 . Retrieved 13 August 2012. The Specials secure first Number 1 album with Encore". Officialcharts.com . Retrieved 8 February 2019.

In 2007, Hall teamed up with Golding for the first time in 24 years, to play Specials songs at two music festivals. At Glastonbury Festival, they appeared on the Pyramid Stage with Lily Allen to perform "Gangsters". In May 2009, Golding claimed that Allen's reuniting him with Hall played a "massive part" in the group's later reformation. [20] Later the same day, they played on the Park Stage, with Damon Albarn of Blur on piano and beatboxer Shlomo providing rhythm, to perform "A Message to You, Rudy". At GuilFest, Golding joined the Dub Pistols to again perform "Gangsters". In 2007, Golding regularly performed concerts and recorded with Pama International, a collective of musicians who were members of Special Beat. The Specials announce new album and tour". Totalntertainment.com. 17 August 2021 . Retrieved 4 October 2021. a b c d e f g Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.519. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. The group re-formed in 1993, and have continued to perform and record with varying line-ups, none of them involving Dammers. In 2006, Dammers formed large, jazz-style ensemble the Spatial AKA Orchestra. [15] Reunions and current events [ edit ] The Specials Mk.2 (1993–1998) [ edit ]Williams, Paul (2009) You're Wondering Now-The Specials From Conception to Reunion, Cherry Red Books. ISBN 978-1-901447-51-4 Bradbury continued through the Special AKA era, then formed the band JB's Allstars, before moving into production. He joined Special Beat for several years, then a reformed Selecter, before retiring from music to work as an IT specialist. [14] He rejoined the band for their 2009 reunion, and continued to perform with them until his death in 2015. After their departure from the Specials, Golding, Hall and Staple founded the pop band Fun Boy Three and enjoyed commercial success from 1981 to 1983 with hits such as " Tunnel of Love", " It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)", " Our Lips Are Sealed" and "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)". The group ended with Hall's sudden departure, leading to a 15-year rift with Staple. [13] Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1sted.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p.201. ISBN 0-85112-250-7. Panter went on to join with members of the Beat and Dexys Midnight Runners to form General Public, and then Special Beat. He joined the 1990s Specials before training as a primary school teacher at the University of Central England in Birmingham. He continued to play with latter-day Special Neol Davies in the blues outfit Box of Blues. However, he rejoined the band for their 2009 reunion and continues as a member.

Chambers, Pete (7 February 2014). "Specials lead guitarist Roddy 'Radiation' Byers leaves the band". Coventry Telegraph . Retrieved 23 April 2018. The Specials – The Best Of The Specials. Released via Chrysalis Records. Available on Double Vinyl LP, CD+Bonus DVD. The Specials performing at Brixton Academy, London, May 2009 as part of their 30th anniversary tour

Chambers, Pete (2008) 2-Tone-2: Dispatches from the Two Tone City, 30 Years on, Tencton Planet Publications. ISBN 978-0-9544125-6-2 a b c Neville Staple with Tony McMahon, Original Rude Boy: From Borstal to the Specials; Chapter 10: "The Third Wave – America Revives Ska". On 30 March 2008, Hall stated that the Specials would be reforming for tour dates in autumn 2008, and possibly for some recording. [21] This was officially confirmed on 7 April 2008. [22] On 6 September 2008, six members of the band performed on the main stage at the Bestival, billed as the "Surprise Act". By December 2008, the band had announced 2009 tour dates to celebrate their 30th anniversary, although founder member Dammers was not joining the band on the tour. Williams, Paul (1995) You're Wondering Now – A History of the Specials, ST Publishing. ISBN 1-898927-25-1

Petridis, Alexis (8 March 2002). "The Specials and the story of the UK's most remarkable chart-topper". Theguardian.com . Retrieved 8 December 2017. Sutherland, Mark (13 August 2013). "The Specials join Blur for London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 23 April 2018. On 29 October 2018, the Specials announced a UK tour in 2019 to coincide with the release of a new album, Encore. [43] Hall was quoted as saying, "The door remains open to him". [23] However, Dammers described the new reunion as a "takeover" and claimed he had been forced out of the band. [24] Around that same time, longtime Specials fan Amy Winehouse joined Dammers onstage at Hyde Park, singing the song he wrote for the Specials, "Free Nelson Mandela", for Mandela's 90th birthday concert, dubbed 46664 after Mandela's prison number, and also the name of his AIDS charity, which received money raised by the birthday bash. [25] [26] 30th Anniversary Tour and beyond [ edit ]London 2012: Blur to headline Olympics closing show". BBC News. BBC. 21 February 2012 . Retrieved 21 February 2012. After seven consecutive UK top 10 singles between 1979 and 1981, main lead vocalists Hall and Staple, along with guitarist Golding, left to form Fun Boy Three. [3] Continuing as "The Special AKA" (a name they used frequently on earlier Specials releases), a substantially revised Specials line-up issued new material until 1984, including the top 10 UK hit single " Free Nelson Mandela". After this, founder Jerry Dammers dissolved the band and pursued political activism. [7] Turner, Luke (10 December 2008). "Jerry Dammers Damns Specials Reunion". Thequietus.com . Retrieved 29 April 2010. The Specials reveal new tour dates for 2019 and unveil new album 'Encore' ". NME. 30 October 2018 . Retrieved 30 October 2018. From 1984 until 1987, Hall fronted the Colourfield, with some commercial success. After they disbanded, he pursued a solo career, working mostly in the new wave genre. He co-wrote a number of early Lightning Seeds releases. He also performed some vocals for a Dub Pistols album. He and Eurythmics member David A. Stewart formed the duo Vegas in the early 1990s, releasing an eponymous album in 1992. Hall joined the Specials for their 2009 reunion, and continued to perform with them until his death in 2022.

The Specials confirm more 2009 UK dates". Thespecials.com. 8 June 2009. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011 . Retrieved 29 April 2010.Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. CD-2 Single released 27th October, 1979 on 2 Tone catalogue number CHS TT 5 Digital remaster ℗ 2002

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