THE SPECIALS - More Specials (2024 Repress) UFFIE joyful pop tunes with the

joyful pop tunes with the hypnotic electro of ‘Padam Padam’ opening the album

‘High And Dry’

Barry Adamson takes us ‘Back To The Cat’(alogue) with aseries of reissues on CD and coloured vinyl

” CJ thought of Gabriella Smith

THE SPECIALS - More Specials (2024 Repress) UFFIE joyful pop tunes with theLP Black Vinyl (2024 Repress). The Specials were formed in Coventry in 1977 as The Coventry Automatics. True innovators of the punk era, the band began the British ska revival craze, combining the highly danceable ska and rocksteadybeat with punk's energy and attitude. The Specials had seven consecutive UK Top 10 singles between 1979 and 1981, including the number 1 hits Too Much Too Young and Ghost Town. The band's second album More Specials (UK No.