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The Specials

The Specials' self-titled debut from 1979 is Chris' Classic Album of the Weekend.

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Sat 20 Feb 202105:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Johnny Marr

    Easy Money

    • Playland.
    • Warner Brothers.
    • 001.

  • Songhoy Blues

    Bon Bon (Mike Lindsay Remix)

    • Transgressive.

  • Junior Walker & allSTARS*

    Roadrunner

    • Spectrum.

  • Portishead

    All Mine

    • Go Beat.

  • The Snuts

    Somebody Loves You

  • Amber Arcades

    It Changes

    • Heavenly Recordings.

  • The Coral

    Faceless Angel

    • Modern Sky.

  • Kae Tempest

    Theme From Becky

  • Elbow

    Fugitive Motel

    • V2.

  • The Specials

    A Message To You, Rudy (feat. Rico Rodriguez)

    • Chrysalis.

  • Maxïmo Park

    All Of Me

    • Prolifica.

  • Faith Evans

    Love Like This

    • Love Like This.
    • Arista.
    • 1.

  • Ian Dury & The Blockheads

    Sweet Gene Vincent

  • Black Country, New Road

    Track X

    • Ninja Tune.

  • Honeyblood

    Ready For The Magic

    • Fatcat Records.

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Sing A Simple Song

    • RCA.

  • The Chemical Brothers

    The Boxer

    • Virgin.

  • Little Dragon & Moses Sumney

    The Other Lover

    • Ninja Tune.

  • The Staple Singers

    I'll Take You There

    • Stax.

  • Stereolab

    Ping Pong

    • Polygram TV.

  • The Bamboos

    Ride On Time

  • Jungle

    Julia

    • XL Recordings.

  • Shygirl

    Tasty

    • Because Records.

  • Bombay Bicycle Club

    Luna

  • Sinéad O’Connor

    Mandinka

    • Chrysalis.

  • The Specials

    Nite Klub

    • Two-Tone Records, Two-Tone Records.

  • Gustaf

    Design

    • Royal Mountain Records.

  • Arctic Monkeys

    Leave Before The Lights Come On

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Domino.

  • Django Django

    Default

  • Field Music

    Orion From The Street

    • Memphis Industries.

  • Otis Redding

    I Can't Turn You Loose

    • Atlantic.

  • Lost Horizons

    In Quiet Moments (feat. Ural Thomas)

    • Bella Union.

  • Vampire Weekend

    Giving Up The Gun

    • CD SINGLE.
    • XL.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sat 20 Feb 202105:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music