''Blue Plate Specials'' is a live album by

The Specials The Specials, also known as The Special AKA, are an English Two-tone (music genre), 2 tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. After some early changes, the first stable lineup of the group consisted of Terry Hall (singer), Terr ...

, released in 1999 (see

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). The material on the album is sourced from two separate performances: a 1980 concert by The Specials, and an earlier show when they were still known as either Coventry Automatics or the Special A.K.A.Allmusic.com entry http://www.allmusic.com/album/blue-plate-specials-live-mw0000049387

Track listing

#"Gangsters" - 2:32 #"Do the Dog" - 2:13 #"Stupid Marriage" - 4:33 #"Nite Klub" - 3:16 #"Too Much Too Young" - 2:02 #"Little Bitch" - 2:44 #"Skinhead Moonstomp" - 2:42 #"Concrete Jungle" - 3:15 #"Rock & Roll Nightmare" - 1:59 #"Look But Don't Touch" - 4:23 #"It's Up to You" - 3:00 #"Jay Walker" - 3:10 #"(Dawning of A) New Era" - 2:41 #"Blank Expression" - 2:07 #"Wake Up" - 1:36

Personnel

;The Specials * Terry Hall - vocals *

Neville Staple Neville Eugenton Staple (born 11 April 1955), sometimes credited as Neville Staples, is a Jamaican-born English singer, known for his work with the 2 Tone ska band the Specials, as well as with his own group, the Neville Staple Band. He also per ...

- vocals, percussion *

Lynval Golding Lynval Golding (born 24 July 1951) is a Jamaican-born British musician. His family moved from Jamaica to Gloucester, before moving to Coventry when he was eighteen. He is currently living in Gig Harbor, Washington. He is best known as a rhythm g ...

- vocals, rhythm guitar *

Roddy Radiation Roddy Radiation (born Roderick James Byers, 5 May 1955 in Keresley, Coventry, England) is an English musician who played lead guitar for The Specials, as well as many rockabilly bands such as the Bonediggers and the Tearjerkers. He wrote the S ...

- lead guitar * Sir Horace Gentleman - bass guitar * Jerry Dammers - keyboards * John Bradbury - drums ;Technical * Steve Hoffman - mastering *Jeffrey Mayer - photography {{Authority control 1999 live albums The Specials live albums