Tuesday, December 18, 2012

The Specials Live at BBC 6 Maida Vale Studios 12-12-12


BBC Radio DJ and great music presenter Steve Lamacq featured The legendary British band The Specials. The band played an hour long set  with hits from their fist and second albums. Terry with his poker face is obviously enjoying the set and having fun with the fans and audience inside the studio. The audio file includes a pre show interview with Terry Hall and John Bradbury followed by a set of Trojan hits to warm up the  listeners and the live audience. Then came the Specials live set starting with a cover of The Rex Garvin and The Mighty Cravers' "Sock It To 'EM JB" and finishing the gig with "Too Much Too Young". Not present in the concert is co-front man Neville Staples. The Specials truly sounded great and never lost their form. You know the drill. Call your mates, bring out the cases of  beer, play this loud and dance!


Part 1
Steve Lamacq interview with Terry and John

Part 2 - Warm up set of Trojan Ska & Reggae hits
1. Liquidator - Harry J All Stars
2. Ride Your Donkey -  The Tennors
3. Skylarking - Horace Andy
4. Three Piece Suit And Ting - Trinity
5. Rub-A-Dub - Johnny Ringo
6. Ali Baba - John Holt
7. Pop A Top - Andy Capp
8. Carry Go Bring Come - Justin Hinds and The Dominoes
9. Third Man Theme - Granville Williams
10. Everything Crash - The Ethiopians
11. 007 Shanty Town - Desmond Dekker
12. Happy Go Lucky - The Paragons
13. Milk and Honey - Lizzard
14. Johnny Reggae - Big Youth

Part 3 - The Specials 
1. Sock It to 'Em JB
2. Do The Dog
3. Concrete Jungle
4. Gnagsters
5. Rat Race
6. Doesn't Make It Alright
7. Pearl's Cafe
8. International Jet Set
9. Friday Night Saturday Morning
10. Stereotype
11. Man At C&A
12. Ghost Town
13. Do Nothing
14. Message To You Rudy
15. Nite Klub
16. Too Much Too Young


2 comments:

  1. Brilliant. Ghost town mess ups n all :)
    Somehow managed to miss this so extra happy now. Cheers.

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  2. thanks. we'll be having the bradley wiggins and paul weller this week. do standby for it mate. cheers.

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