The Specials - The Specials
Album
Produced by Elvis Costello in 1979, this self-titled debut was the manifesto of the 2 Tone movement. Songs like Concrete Jungle, Do the Dog and A Message to You Rudy reflect the bleakness and racial hostility of decaying industrial towns while daring people to dance together. Horace Panter's nimble, pumping basslines and Brad Bradbury's drumming create an unstoppable, breathless momentum.