2-TONE TT5 THE SPECIALS 7”: A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDY - PAPER LABEL
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Oct 10, 2021 Sold Date
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2-TONE TT5THE SPECIALS 7”: A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDY - PAPER LABEL

7"VINYL: ORIGINAL 2-TONE PAPER SLEEVE

RELEASED:1979-10-27


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Releasedto promote the bands first album this was a straight cover of the old DandyLivingstone classic. This single saw the band expanded to a 9 piece with theaddition of a brass section in the shape of Dick Cuthell and Jamaican trombonelegend Rico Rodriguez. Rico was an ex-pupil of the famous Alpha Cottage Schoolin Jamaica. Among others who attended the school were Tommy McCook, DonDrummond and Lester Stirling.

 

This single was one of the many double Asides released on the label. On the flip of the title track was the livefavourite 'Nite Klub' which included backing vocals by Chrissie Hynde of ThePretenders, who a few years previously planned to marry Sid Vicious in anattempt to gain British citizenship!. Nite Klub was actually intended to be theband's first single but they "couldn't get the vibe quite right" andopted for Gangsters instead.


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