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The Specials

As the punk era faded, Coventry, England-based The Specials used its energy to reinvent old Jamaican ska in an invigorating dance style. Clad in pork pie hats and mohair suits, they used the 2 Tone name of their label to define a new music rooted in reggae yet laced with modern social commentary. In 1977, main architects Jerry Dammers, Terry Hall and Lynval Golding created an infectious sound which developed into its own youth cult with songs like “Gangsters” (1979) and “Too Much Too Young,” the lead track on their chart-topping Too Much Too Young - The Special AKA Live EP. Damme...