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The Specials
Too Much Too Young
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Specials is the debut album by British ska revival band The Specials.
Released in 1979 on Jerry Dammers’ 2Tone label, the album is seen by some as the defining moment in the UK ska scene. Produced by Elvis Costello, the album captures the disaffection and anger felt by the youth of the UK’s “concrete jungle” - a phrase borrowed from Bob Marley’s 1972 album Catch A Fire but equally apposite used here to describe the grim, violent inner cities of 1970s Britain.
Musically, the album encapsulates the wave of British ska, greatly reworking the original sound of 1960s Jamaican ska. The music shares the infectious energy and humour of the original sound, but injects new-found anger and punk sensibility. The resulting sound is considerably less laid-back and “Caribbean” sounding...
Read on...Song lines: ♪ Much too young ... You've done too much ... When you could be having fun with me ♫
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