The Specials Encore [Deluxe Edition] (2-CD)

Rolling Stone: 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The cover is the best sort of revival: old meeting new on equal footing, using the past as a springboard to an improved, remixed future."
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Format:  CD  (2 Discs)
item number:  6S73S
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CD Details

  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Released: February 1, 2019
  • Originally Released: 2019
  • Label: Island

Entertainment Reviews:

Rolling Stone
3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The cover is the best sort of revival: old meeting new on equal footing, using the past as a springboard to an improved, remixed future."
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"'BLM' sees Golding conversationally reciting experiences of racism over a funk groove, while 'The Life And Times (Of A Man Called Depression)' sees Hall deliver a brilliantly poetic, soul-baring monologue about mental illness..."
NME (Magazine)
4 stars out of 5 -- "These are tracks cutting deep into the malignant tumours of society, out to heal them by brutal, frank exposure."
Paste (magazine) - "The Specials sound is more The Coup than the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It's danceable, sure, but there's a sinister edge, and the album spans more than just your classic ska and reggae beats."
Clash (Magazine) - "[I]t's a ruthlessly entertaining, hugely outspoken, inspired and inspiring experience, one that doffs its cap to those iconic opening statements while remaining resolutely rooted in 2019."

Tracks on Disc 1:

  • 1.Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys
  • 2.B.L.M
  • 3.Vote for Me
  • 4.The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum
  • 5.Breaking Point
  • 6.Blam Blam Fever
  • 7.10 Commandments
  • 8.Embarrassed by You
  • 9.The Life and Times of a Man Called Depression
  • 10.We Sell Hope

Tracks on Disc 2:

  • 1.Gangters
  • 2.A Message to You, Rudy
  • 3.Nite Klub
  • 4.Friday Night, Saturday Morning
  • 5.Stereotype
  • 6.Redemption Song
  • 7.Monkey Man
  • 8.Too Much Too Young
  • 9.Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)
  • 10.Ghost Town
  • 11.All the Time in the World

Product Info

  • UPC: 602577210907
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
  • International Shipping: 2 items

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