Vintage The Specials "The Album" Melody Maker Ad Rap & R&B Larry Weinberg

Larry Weinberg

Vintage Excel "Wizard Logo" T-Shirt

like Rare Essence and Junk Yard Band

nicely worn in with some storage wear

and Raven were from England and founded in 1974

Vintage The Specials "The Album" Melody Maker Ad Rap & R&B Larry WeinbergThe Specials released their debut, self titled album in 1979 on the 2 Tone label. The ska band had only formed two years earlier, but they honed in on their sound quickly, pulling very deliberately from ska and rocksteady while implementing some punk tendencies. To gear up for the album's release, label 2 Tone, which was founded by Specials member Jerry Dammers, did some press to get the word out. One place they advertised was Melody Maker, the now