Stereo-Typical: A's, B's and Rarities
Stereo-Typical: A's, B's and Rarities is an official 3 disc compilation album of The Specials. It contains many A and B sides and some rarities. The tracks are variously credited to The Specials, The Special AKA, and other versions of the band's name.
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| Released | August 28, 2000[1] | |||
| Genre | Ska, new wave[2] | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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Track listing
Disc 1
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Gangsters" (The Special AKA) | Dammers | 2:48 |
| 2. | "A Message to You Rudy" (The Specials featuring Rico) | Thompson | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Nite Klub" (The Specials featuring Rico) | Dammers, The Specials | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Too Much Too Young" (The Special AKA) | Dammers, Chalmers | 2:05 |
| 5. | "Guns of Navarone" (The Special AKA) | Tiomkin, Webster | 2:19 |
| 6. | "Skinhead Symphony" (medley including: Longshot Kick the Bucket / Liquidator / Skinhead Moonstomp) (The Special AKA) | Agard, Crooks, Robinson, Johnson, Ellis, Naysmith | 6:37 |
| 7. | "Rat Race" (The Specials) | Radiation | 3:09 |
| 8. | "Rude Boys Outa Jail" (The Specials) | Staples, Golding, Gentlemen | 2:39 |
| 9. | "Stereotype" (The Specials) | Dammers | 3:52 |
| 10. | "International Jet Set" (The Specials) | Dammers | 4:14 |
| 11. | "Do Nothing" (The Specials featuring Rico with The Ice Rink Sounds) | Golding | 3:39 |
| 12. | "Maggie's Farm" (The Specials featuring Rico with The Ice Rink Sounds) | Dylan | 3:33 |
| 13. | "Braggin' and Tryin' Not to Lie" (Roddy Radiation & The Specials) | Radiation | 3:24 |
| 14. | "Rude Boys Outa Jail (Version)" (Neville Staples AKA Judge Roughneck) | Staples | 4:07 |
| 15. | "Ghost Town" (The Specials) | Dammers | 3:40 |
| 16. | "Why?" (The Specials) | Golding | 2:55 |
| 17. | "Friday Night, Saturday Morning" (The Specials) | Hall | 3:34 |
| 18. | "Concrete Jungle (Live)" (The Specials) | Radiation | 3:07 |
| 19. | "Racquel" (The Special AKA) | Dammers | 1:59 |
Disc 2
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Boiler" (Rhoda with The Special AKA) (Featuring Rhoda Dakar and Nicky Summers of The Bodysnatchers, with a song originally written by The Bodysnatchers) | Joyce, Leyton, Summers, Summers, Dakar, Barker, Owens | 5:46 |
| 2. | "Theme from the Boiler" (Rhoda with The Special AKA) (Featuring Rhoda Dakar and Nicky Summers of The Bodysnatchers) | Joyce, Leyton, Summers, Summers, Dakar, Barker, Owens | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Jungle Music" (Rico & The Special AKA) | Rodriguez | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Rasta Call You" (Rico & The Special AKA) | Rodriguez | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Easter Island" (Rico & The Special AKA) | Wattanobe | 4:10 |
| 6. | "War Crimes (The Crime Remains the Same) (Single Version)" (The Special AKA) | Dammers | 4:00 |
| 7. | "War Crimes (The Crime Remains the Same) (Version)" (The Special AKA) | Dammers | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Racist Friend" (The Special AKA) | Dammers, Campbell, Bradbury | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Bright Lights" (The Special AKA) | Dammers, Campbell, Cuthell, Bradbury | 3:46 |
| 10. | "Nelson Mandela" (The Special AKA) | Dammers | 4:12 |
| 11. | "Break Down The Door" (The Special AKA) | Dakar, The Special AKA | 3:49 |
| 12. | "What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend" (The Special AKA) | Dammers | 4:05 |
| 13. | "Can't Get A Break" (The Special AKA) | Dammers, Campbell, Bradbury | 4:56 |
| 14. | "Nelson Mandela '88 (Special 70th Birthday Remake)" (The Special AKA featuring Ndonka Khuze and Jonas Gwangwa) | Dammers, Khuze, Gwangwa | 4:46 |
| 15. | "Ghost Dub '91" (The Specials) | Dammers | 4:19 |
| 16. | "Let Us Unite" (The Specials) | Dammers | 4:28 |
Disc 3
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ghost Town (Extended Version)" (The Specials) | Dammers | 6:02 |
| 2. | "Why? (Extended Version)" (The Specials) | Golding | 3:55 |
| 3. | "War Crimes (The Crime Remains the Same)" (The Special AKA) | Dammers | 6:09 |
| 4. | "Racist Friend (Instrumental)" (The Special AKA) | Dammers, Campbell, Bradbury | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Bright Lights (Instrumental)" (The Special AKA) | Dammers, Campbell, Cuthell, Bradbury | 4:40 |
| 6. | "Nelson Mandela (Extended Version)" (The Special AKA) | Dammers | 4:34 |
| 7. | "Break Down The Door (Extended Version)" (The Special AKA) | Dakar, The Special AKA | 5:01 |
| 8. | "What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend (Extended Version)" (The Special AKA) | Dammers | 5:22 |
| 9. | "Can't Get A Break (Extended Version)" (The Special AKA) | Dammers, Campbell, Bradbury | 6:29 |
| 10. | "Nelson Mandela '88 (The Whole World Is Watching Dance Mix)" (The Special AKA featuring Ndonka Khuze and Jonas Gwangwa) | Dammers | 8:27 |
| 11. | "Ghost Dub '91/Let Us Unite" (The Specials) | Dammers | 6:36 |
References
- "Specials - Stereo-Typical: A's, B's and Rarities". Amazon.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Stereo-Typical: A's, B's and Rarities - The Specials". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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