More Specials

Specials | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000008L0Z
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #385,205 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #48 in Music > Alternative Rock > British Alternative > British Ska

Track Listings

1. Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)

2. Rat Race

3. Man at C & A

4. Hey, Little Rich Girl

5. Do Nothing

6. Pearl's Cafe

7. Sock It to 'Em J.B.

8. Stereotypes/Stereotypes, Pt. 2

9. Holiday Fortnight

10. I Can't Stand It

11. International Jet Set

12. Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) (Reprise)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique blend of ska, soul and kitsch, August 7, 2003

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lou (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: More Specials (Audio CD)

More Specials is definately not for every ska fan. In fact, this album is a mix match of so many different genres that I would not even call it a ska album. Whereas The Specials first album gets you up off your rear end and dancing this is a more contemplative album to really listen to. The album moves around from darker themes to the silly with an overriding feel of 60's kitsch. Another 2Tone classic.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quirky, Unique, and Satisfying, December 8, 2001

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Christopher A. Dowling "tintinet" (Freeport, ME) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: More Specials (Audio CD)

Odd collection of tunes, more polished and varied than their first disc. Memorable and unique songs that stick with you. I've been listening to this stuff for 20 years and it doesn't grow old.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Coolest Sound to Come Out of Ska, March 4, 2001

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David A. Huntoon (Goshen, CT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: More Specials (Audio CD)

The Specials second album was a stylistic deviation from the same old ska stomp. It has a distinctively slick, sometimes campy, sometimes schmaltzy feel. The songs emphasize studio qualities and social messages over danceability, and they achieve a uniquely hip retro sound. It is a peculiar album, and I was hooked the first time I heard it. I like it better than their first album because it is so different. The people who thought this was a let down just don't get it - this album went somewhere no band ever went before and probably never will again. You have to be pretty cool to "get it".