Although there is music here that some fans may have never heard, there is plenty of very famous Specials music for everyone to enjoy. In the past, you would have had to collect all the Specials regular releases and quite a few songs only available on vinyl or hard to find compliation discs to get all this music. This collection brings all of it together on 3 discs that won't leave your CD player for months.
Do yourself a favor and get Stereo-Typical now! --Amazon customer review
A superb compilation of the A & B sides from every single released by the Specials, STEREO-TYPICAL is a a great collection for anyone who loved the band, Ska, or the semi-underground club scene in which both flourished during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Beyond making black & white both a fashion statement and a social comment, Ska, much more than Punk, was able to crack radio playlists on both sides of the Atlantic, allowing in a breath of fresh air after years of increasingly stale corporate Rock and Pop. It seemed fresh and new, yet had its roots in R&B and traditional reggae. On the dance floor Ska was hip with roots, if you follow me.
The Specials were witty, fun, fashionable, bright, had a great horn section, brains and a social conscience. Within the genre they couldn't be touched, and they sound as great now as they did in their glory days. --Amazon customer review
trax disc 1:
01. Gangsters 02. A Message To You Rudy 03. Nite Klub 04. Too Much Too Young 05. Guns Of Navarone 06. Skinhead Symphony 07. Rat Race 08. Rude Boys Outa Jail 09. Stereotype 10. International Jet Set 11. Do Nothing 12. Maggie's Farm 13. Braggin' And Tryin' Not To Lie 14. Rude Boys Outa Jail (Version) 15. Ghost Town 16. Why? 17. Friday Night, Saturday Morning 18. Concrete Jungle (Live) 19. Racquel
trax disc 2:
01. The Bolier 02. Theme From The Boiler 03. Jungle Music 04. Rasta Call You 05. Easter Island 06. War Crimes (The Crime Remains The Same) 07. Version 08. Racist Friend 09. Bright Lights 10. Nelson Mandela 11. Break Down The Door 12. What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend 13. Can't Get A Break 14. Nelson Mandela '88 15. Ghost Dub '91 16. Let Us Unite
trax disc 3:
01. Ghost Town (Extended Version) 02. Why? 03. War Crimes 04. Racist Friend (Instrumental) 05. Bright Lights (Instrumental) 06. Nelson Mandela 07. Break Down The Door 08. What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend 09. Can't Get A Break 10. Nelson Mandela '88 11. Ghost Dub '91 - Let Us Unite
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Check this Discogs page out for extensive info about the box/the tracks:
http://www.discogs.com/Specials-Stereo-Typical-As-Bs-Rarities/release/1083353
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The Specials "Stereo-Typical"
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M = Mp3 @320 CBR
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A = Artwork in PNG (lossless)
Partial artwork in JPG are included inside the rars for both Mp3 and FLAC.
If you, the downloader/guest at TWILIGHTZONE, care for the full set of artwork, then you can download the scans in PNG. Look below.
MP3:
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ho ho ho great thanx papa nono !
BONUS:
THE ROMANTICS - The Romantics '79 / National Breakout '80 (Remastered '07)@320
http://www67.zippyshare.com/v/50013024/file.html
The Romantics were the first band from Detroit's new wave scene to sign a major-label deal and gain a national audience, which was regarded as a goof by many musicians and critics, given that there was little if anything "new" in their decidedly retro sound, and their allegiance to British Invasion pop sounds was a far cry from the high energy, guitar-fueled chaos of the Motor City's glory days. But if The Romantics weren't the hippest or the most trail-blazing band in town, they were very good at what they set out to do, and their debut album remains a classic example of revved-up power pop with a nod to the Kinks and the Easybeats. The Romantics' first two albums are paired up on this two-fer reissue from American Beat Records, and the 11 songs from that classic 1979 debut still sound great; "What I Like About You" is as timeless a single as any cut by their influences, and there are plenty more fine tunes and chiming guitars to be had on the disc. Unfortunately, album number two, 1980s National Breakout, isn't nearly as satisfying. Almost as if they were listening to their critics, The Romantics aimed for a harder sound with more forceful lyrics on their sophomore set, but the songs simply weren't as good, and while the band shows a lot more muscle on these recordings, the hooks aren't quite there, the lyrics are dumb more often than they're inspired, and beyond a fine cover of the Michigan garage rock classic "Friday at the Hideout," this album doesn't have much going for it. Still, this reissue puts National Breakout in very good company, and if the second half of this CD has its ups and downs, the first half is fun stuff that will shift your party into high gear. (Mark Deming, Allmusic)
Thanks for this and all the great music you post!
Add the Romantics to the Smithereens and Move recordings and you and power pop til you drop this weekend.
When I was running rock and roll clubs in the late '70's & early '80's the Romantics were always touring, always really reasonably priced (I recall one date where they cost just $500) and they always rocked the joint big time.
At the end of the night people left the club drained and smiling. The Romantics live kicked ass.
Thanks again for always adding some music to my day
Jeff McKee
Richmond, Va
Great stuff! Thank you!
Thanks. I have plenty of Specials stuff, but there are a few tracks here I don't have. Cheers.
Every time I try to open the TXX files that password never works for me, what might I be doing wrong?
What am I doing wrong? I can't open any of these files with TXX as the password
Big Time Sarah & BTS Express - Lay It On 'em Girls (1993, 320kps, 118MB)
- http://www27.zippyshare.com/v/15703599/file.html
I Make Love
Hoochie Coochie Woman
Ain't No Sunshine
Lay It On 'Em Girls
Why My Man Won't Treat Me Right
Thrill Is Gone
Blues All Alone
Summertime
Evil Gal Blues
I Just Wany a Little Bit
Every Man I S
Big Time Sarah - Million Of You (2001, 118MB 256kps)
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1. Train I Ride
2. Riverboat
3. Red Dress
4. A Million Of You
5. Fannie Mae
6. The Sky Is Crying
7. Daydreaming
8. Trying To Make A Living
9. I'll Take Care Of You
10. Blue Guitar 7:09
11. Stop Your Killing Me
12. Don't Make Me Pay
13. Jump!
Thank You.
Anonymous,
please try another extractor. I'm on Mac and Stuffit doesn't work for me but SimplyRAR...
Anonymous, they do open but as RYP said download RAR.
They still say need need the password again but they are already opened.
I to am anonymous.
Toxxy, thanks for the Specials. I own every album (some on both vinyl and CD) and a couple of their Best Of collections, and yet I still don't have several of these songs. A few I recognize as being included only on their UK Best comps, while the CDs I own are the USA editions. This probably fills in all the gaps for me right here.
Gyro, thanks for the Romantics, two that I've owned on vinyl since they came out and have worn to death. I know I'm going to enjoy having the digital version on my computer.
erix
Specials are much appreciated - and thanks also for the FLAC option and your careful attention to scans.
Thank you for the clarification, it worked with simplyrar I had never used it before
thanks so for the great specials post - and romantics too! gonna settle into some serious high school nostalgia...
to the person having problems unarchiving, if u use mac try unrarx, works every time. -j
Regarding extractions, im on Mac and use UnRaX with no problems....so far lol
Thanks for The Specials...great one!
Thanks
oh, goody goody
thanks!
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