The Special AKA

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The Special AKA

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Jerry Dammers Rhoda Dakar John Bradbury Stan Campbell Egidio Newton John Shipley Gary McManus

ex Horace Panter

British ska group, successor to The Specials. After a partial break-up in 1981, The Specials re-grouped with a substantially different lineup as The Special AKA from 1982 to 1985.
Not to be confused with The Special A.K.A., that The Specials used on on some releases in their early career - those releases should be entered under [A=The Specials] and ANV’d as appropriate.

ALBUMS

The Special AKA Featuring Ndonda Khuze, Jonas Gwangwa

Free Nelson Mandela (Special 70th Birthday Remake)

The Special AKA

Nelson Mandela c/w Break Down The Door!

The Special AKA

The Special AKA

What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend!

Special A.K.A.*

The Special A K A*

Racist Friend / Bright Lights

New Wave/Dub/Ska

Rhoda* With The Special A.K.A.*

Rico* And The Special AKA

APPEARANCES +

Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

Stereo-Typical (A's, B's & Rarities)

Mistaken Identity Advanced Sampler

1996, CD, Advance, Promo, Smplr, Epic Records Group, Sony 550 Music

20 More Original Hits Of The 70's

Pop Rock/New Wave/Ska/Glam/Disco

This Are Two Tone

1983, LP, Comp, Tur, Two-Tone Records

This Are Two Tone

Jon Savage's 1983-1985 (Welcome To Techno City)

2024, 2xCD, Comp, Ace,

Acid Jazz/African/Alternative Rock/Boogie/Conscious/Disco/Dub/Electro/Experimental/Funk/Hi NRG/Hip Hop/Indie Rock/Industrial/Jazzdance/Leftfield/New Wave/Noise Rock/Political/Pop Rap/Pop Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Ska/Soul/Synth-pop/Turntablism

Now Yearbook '80-'84 (The Final Chapter)

Acid Jazz/Alternative Rock/Arena Rock/Art Rock/Avantgarde/Ballad/Contemporary Jazz/Contemporary R&B/Country/Disco/Doo Wop/Downtempo/Easy Listening/Experimental/Europop/Funk/Heavy Metal/Hi NRG/Indie Pop/Indie Rock/Jangle Pop/Jazz-Funk/Jazz-Rock/Minimal/Mod/New Wave/Novelty/Pop Rock/Power Pop/Reggae-Pop/Ska/Smooth Jazz/Soft Rock/Soul/Soundtrack/Symphonic Rock/Synth-pop/Theme/Vocal

Revenge Of The She-Punks - A Feminist Music History

Punk/Post-Punk/New Wave/Hardcore/Alternative Rock/Garage Rock/Ska/Indie Rock

Gary Crowley's Lost 80s Vol. 2 (65 More Diverse And Eclectic Tracks, 1980-86)

Boogie/Synth-pop/New Wave

2 Tone: The Albums

2020, Box, Comp + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE + CD, Chrysalis, Chrysalis, Two-Tone Records,

Make More Noise! Women In Independent UK Music 1977 - 1987

2020, 4xCD, Comp, Cherry Red,

Indie Rock/Post-Punk/Punk/Ska/New Wave/Dub

2 Tone 7" Treasures

Het Grote Top 2000 A Gogo Kijk-, Lees- En Luisterboek

2015, Sou + 2xCD, Comp + 2xDVD-V, NTR:, Universal Music, De Bezige Bij

2015, 3xCD, Comp, Universal UMC, Rhino UK, Spectrum Music (2),

2015, 2xCD, Album, Mixed, P/Mixed, Music Factory,

RnB/Swing/Soul/Vocal/Ska/Pop Rock/Rock & Roll

80 Hits of the... 80s

Synth-pop/New Wave/Pop Rock/Folk Rock/Disco/Ska/Indie Rock/Rock & Roll/Alternative Rock/Classic Rock/Goth Rock/Blues Rock/Jazz-Funk/Soul/Ballad/Surf/Electro/New Jack Swing/Breaks

Solid Gold Best Of Volume 7

2014, 3xCD, Comp, Universal,

The Best Of 2Tone

Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

African/Soundtrack

2012, 3xCD, Comp, EMI Gold, EMI,

New Wave/Pop Rock/Reggae-Pop/Synth-pop/Electro/Experimental/Minimal/Reggae/Indie Rock/Ska/Vocal/Downtempo/Rhythm & Blues/Smooth Jazz/Soul/House/Boogie/Acid House/Techno/Disco/Funk/Ballad/Dub/Roots Reggae/Hi NRG/Jazz-Funk/Rock & Roll/Soundtrack/Alternative Rock/Breakbeat/Post-Punk/Folk Rock

Pop Classics Top 100

2012, 5xCD, Comp, Rodeo Media,

Alle 40 Goed (Reggae & Ska)

2012, 2xCD, Comp, EMI,

Ska/Dancehall/Reggae/Reggae-Pop

Ten Guitars 4: Another 42 Songs From The Heartland

2012, 2xCD, Comp, Universal, EMI

The Ultimate Eighties Top Ten Hits

2011, 2xCD, Comp, EMI Gold, EMI,

New Wave/Synth-pop

Commercial Collection 344

2011, 2xCD, Comp, P/Mixed, DMC, DMC

2011, Box, Comp + 6xCD, Comp, EMI Gold

LateNightTales (TheDecadeBox)

2011, 27xCD, Comp, Mixed + Box, Ltd, Num, LateNightTales,

Downtempo/Trip Hop/Breaks/Dub/House/Leftfield/Experimental/Alternative Rock

Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Reggae-Pop/New Wave/Ska/Synth-pop/Funk

Dance Classics - Pop Edition Vol. 3

2010, 2xCD, Comp, Rodeo Media,

Europop/Pop Rock/Synth-pop

Een Koffer Vol Muziek, Met De Leukste Liedjes Voor Onderweg

2010, 3xCD, Comp, EMI, 2 Sounds,

Eighties Legends

2010, 2xCD, Comp, EMI Gold, Sony Music

2009, 3xCD, Comp, P/Mixed + Box, Universal Music TV,

Disco/Synth-pop/Vocal/Soul

2009, 2xCD, Comp, EMI,

Original Hits - Summer

2009, Box + 6xCD, Comp, RM, EMI Gold,

Soul/Contemporary R&B/Pop Rock/Soft Rock/Ballad/Vocal/New Wave/Synth-pop/Europop/Neo Soul/Rock & Roll/Euro House

Christmas : 115 Original Hits

2009, 6xCD, Comp, EMI

Original Hits - Eighties

New Wave/Electro/Synth-pop

Mastermix 80s Retro Mixes

2008, CDr, Comp, Mixed, Promo, Music Factory,

Italo-Disco/Pop Rap/Soul/Disco/New Wave/Hip Hop/Synth-pop/Funk

2008, 5xCD, Comp + Box, EMI,

Alternative Rock/Latin/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Vocal/Disco/Soft Rock/Synth-pop/Ballad

This Is… 1984

2008, CD, Comp, EMI, EMI, EMI,

New Wave/Synth-pop/Pop Rock/Disco/Soft Rock/Reggae-Pop/Ska

2007, 3xCD, Comp, Family Recordings (3),

Pop Rock/House/Disco/New Wave/Synth-pop/Funk

2007, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, Family Recordings (3),

Europop/Synth-pop/Pop Rock

2007, CD, Promo, EMI Film & TV Music,

Chanson/Indie Rock/Easy Listening/Bossanova/Ballad/Cool Jazz

1984 (Ein Jahr Und Seine 20 Songs)

2006, CD, Comp, Süddeutsche Zeitung,

Soul/Synth-pop/Psychedelic Rock/Pop Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Post-Punk/Ska/Dancehall/Reggae/Chanson/Country

The Britpack: 80s UK Innovators Of Pop

2005, Box, Comp + 3xCD, Comp, Disky,

New Wave/Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Ska

Suited & Booted (Essential Mod & Ska)

2005, 2xCD, Comp, V2TV, Virgin, EMI,

Ska/Mod/Soul/Garage Rock

Blick auf 50 Jahre Rock - Hits Der 80er

2005, CD, Comp, EMI

Mastermix Issue 229 - August 2005

2005, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Music Factory

50 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll

2005, 3xCD, Comp, EMI,

Alternative Rock/Acoustic/Arena Rock/Avantgarde/Bitpop/Britpop/Classic Rock/Dance-pop/Pop Punk/Rock & Roll/Soft Rock

The Rest Of The 80s (Rare Hits From The Stars Of The Decade)

Alternative Rock/Art Rock/Avantgarde/Ballad/Downtempo/Easy Listening/Electro/Folk Rock/Goth Rock/Indie Rock/Leftfield/New Wave/Pop Rock/Post-Punk/Punk/Rock & Roll/Ska/Soul/Synth-pop

Tiempo De Clasicos Volumen 2 - Dance Music - Non Stop

2004, CD, Comp, Copy Prot., Mixed, EMI

The Original 80s Summer Album

2004, CD, Comp, Copy Prot., EMI Gold,

Ces Années-Là Hits 1984 N° 20

2004, CD, Comp, More Than

Pop Rock/Soft Rock/Synth-pop

Het Beste Uit De Top 80 Van De Jaren 80

2003, DVD-V, Comp, PAL, EMI Catalogue Marketing

Best Of 80's (1984-1985)

2003, 2xCD, Comp, Disky

The Very Best Of 1980s 2

2003, 3xCD, Comp, EMI, Sony Music Special Markets,

2003, 2xCD, Comp, Copy Prot., EMI Music France,

2003, 3xCD, Comp, EMI, Sony Music Special Markets,

Synth-pop/Disco/RnB/Swing/Dance-pop/Ska/AOR

The Best Of The Specials

Las 100 Canciones Más Rolling De La Historia

2002, 5xCD, Comp, EMI,

Pop Rock/Blues Rock/Classic Rock/Folk Rock/Indie Rock/New Wave/Punk/Psychedelic Rock/Rock & Roll/Southern Rock/Surf/Pub Rock

The Greatest Eighties

2002, DVD-V, Comp, PAL, Dol, EMI Gold,

Ska/Synth-pop/Pop Rock/Euro-Disco

2002, 2xCD, Comp, Virgin EMI,

It's The Music, Mon.

2002, CD, Album, Comp, Promo, Smplr, EMI Music Distribution,

Reggae And Ska Hits

Pop Rock/House/Pop Rap/Soul/Disco/New Wave/Ska/Reggae-Pop/Synth-pop

The Sound Of The 80s

2001, CD, EP, Comp, Promo, Ποπ + Ροκ, Minos-EMI

Through The Years

2001, CD, Comp, EMI

HMV - The Greatest Party Collection

2001, 4xCD, Comp + Box, EMI, HMV,

1000 Original Hits 1984

Synth-pop/Ska/Pop Rock/Post-Punk/Dance-pop

Best Of Ska (54 Original Skanking Hits)

De Pre Historie 1984 Volume 3

2000, CD, Comp, EVA,

Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Ballad/Disco

De Pre Historie - De Jaren 80 Volume 3

2000, Box + 10xCD, Comp, EVA,

Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Vocal/Disco

Greatest Hits Of The 80's 4

2000, 2xCD, Comp, Disky,

Pop Rock/Italo-Disco/Reggae-Pop/New Wave/House/Disco/Synth-pop

Best Of The Eighties (108 Original Hits)

2000, Box + 6xCD, Comp, EMI Gold, EMI Gold,

Rock & Roll/Reggae/Soul/Disco/New Wave/Power Pop/Ska/Funk

2000, CD, Comp, EMI Gold, EMI Gold

De Fun, De Hits 80

2000, CD, Comp, Magic

2000, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Disky,

Pop Rock/New Wave/Soul/Alternative Rock/Hard Rock/Ska

More Cool Britannia - Britain's Best From The 80's

2000, CD, Comp, Disky,

New Wave/Hi NRG/Pop Rock/Synth-pop

More Cool Britannia

2000, 3xCD, Comp, Disky,

Essential 80's - CD2

2000, CD, Comp, Disky,

Pop Rock/Synth-pop/New Wave/Disco

Too Much Two Tone

Long Walk To Freedom

Pop Rock/Vocal/African/Roots Reggae

Rock & Pop Moods: Revolution

Totally Awesome 80s (1983-1985)

1999, CD, Comp, EMI, EMI Gold,

Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Classic Rock

Discover The Rhythms Of British Ska

1999, CD, Comp, EMI Music Holland B.V.

Non-Stop Eighties Party

1999, CD, Comp, Mixed, EMI Gold,

New Wave/Synth-pop

Rock & Pop Feelings: Revolution (Der Ruf Nach Freiheit Und Unabhängigkeit)

1999, CD, Comp, Club, Rock & Pop Feelings, Rock & Pop Feelings

Now That's What I Call Music! 1984: The Millennium Series

Soft Rock/Synth-pop/Ballad

A Special Collection

1998, 2xCD, Comp, PolyGram TV,

Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Funk/Disco

The Second Wave

Alane (The Sound Of Africa)

Greatest Hits Of The 80's

Pop Rock/Italo-Disco/Disco/New Wave/House/Synth-pop

The Best Of The 80's

1997, 3xCD, Comp, EMI, EMI, EMI, EMI,

Vocal/Synth-pop/Disco

Permanent Revolution: From Disco Fever To The New Romantics

1997, 4xCD, Comp, The Music Collection (Sunday Times), Sony Music Special Products, The Music Collection (Sunday Times), EMI Premium, The Music Collection (Sunday Times), EMI Premium, The Music Collection (Sunday Times), EMI Premium,

Disco/Funk/New Wave/Ballad/Pop Rock/Beat/Electro/Contemporary R&B/Soul/Soft Rock/New Age/Punk/Ska

1997, CD, Album, Comp, The Music Collection (Sunday Times),

The No.1 Ska Album - The Ultimate Ska Collection

A Taste Of Two-Tone

A Time To Remember 1984

Ska Is The Limit

Best Sellers Of The 80's - Vol. 3

1996, CD, Comp, Disky,

Soul-Jazz/Pop Rock/House/Dub/Garage House/Reggae-Pop/Synth-pop

Le son est sur 21 (Emi Belgium Félicite Radio 21 pour 15 ans de grande musique et participe à la fête)

1996, CD, Comp, EMI Belgium

1996, CD, Comp, EMI Electrola,

Mandela Original Soundtrack

Score/Soundtrack/African

1995, CD, Comp, Promo, Θεαθήναι, EMI Premium

The Ultimate Music Collection

1995, 20xCD, Comp + Box, BMG Special Products,

Ballad/Country Rock/Eurodance/Disco/AOR/Dance-pop/Classic Rock/House/Rockabilly/Rhythm & Blues/Lovers Rock/RnB/Swing/Ska/Soul

Freedom - Il Rock Canta La Libertà

1995, CD, Comp, La Repubblica,

Ska/Alternative Rock/Reggae/Folk Rock/Punk/Classic Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Synth-pop/Blues Rock/Pop Rock/Bossanova

The Ultimate Music Collection 3 Pop

1995, CD, Comp, BMG Special Products

Hits & Heroes CD3

1995, CD, Comp, Disky

Jamaica Connection

1995, 2xCD, Comp, Edel Records,

1995, 2xCD, Comp, TPR

Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/House/Big Beat/New Wave/Synth-pop

Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits Of The '80s, Vol. 13

New Wave/Power Pop/Ska/Synth-pop

1994, CD, Comp, Vox Magazine, Chrysalis Records,

Pop Punk/Trip Hop/Jazzy Hip-Hop/Indie Rock/Punk/Cut-up/DJ/Ska

The Tip Sheet CD For Issue 52

1994, CD, Comp, Promo, The Tip Sheet

1994, 3xCD, Comp, Box, NMC (2),

Dub/Experimental/New Wave/Reggae-Pop/Synth-pop/Theme/Mod/Pop Rock/Ska/Goth Rock/Punk/Alternative Rock/Hard Rock

80's Best - Vol 2, 83 85

New Wave/Ska/Synth-pop/Theme

Καλοκαίρι Μια Ζωή Με Καρδιά Από Κρέμα

The Compact 2 Tone Story

1993, 4xCD, Comp, Chrysalis, Two-Tone Records,

Crazy Fun In The Summersun (Ska & Reggae Für Die Heisse Zeit)

1993, 2xCD, Comp, BMG Ariola Media GmbH,

Ska/Reggae/Reggae-Pop/New Wave

Now That's What I Call Music! 1984

New Wave/Electro/Pop Rock

Les Années Ska

The Best Of 2 Tone

The 2 Tone Collection (A Checkered Past)

Pop Rock/Punk/Ska/New Wave

Sedated In The Eighties

Hit History '84 - Volume 30

1990, CD, Comp, EVA,

Pop Rock/Soul/Reggae-Pop/Europop/Symphonic Rock/Synth-pop

Different Tribes (The Second Coming)

1990, Cass, Comp, Dyna Products, Inc.,

New Wave/Ska/Punk/Post-Punk

Ska/Pop Rock/Synth-pop

CMJ 10 - The Best Of CMJ 1979 - 1989 Box set

1989, 5xCD, Ltd, Promo + Box, Comp, College Music Journal, College Music Journal, College Music Journal, College Music Journal, College Music Journal,

The 2 Tone Story

The Sound Of Today

Pop Rock/Synth-pop

Debüt LP / Zeitschrift Ausgabe 6 (Nr. 06)

1984, LP, Comp, P/Mixed, Gat, Debüt,

New Wave/Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Ska

Debut LP Magazine - Issue 01

1984, LP, Comp, Mag, Debut (3),

Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Disco/New Wave/Goth Rock/Synth-pop

Saturday Superstore Replay Selection Volume 2

1984, LP, Comp, Chrysalis

Disco Mix Club - March 1984 - Tape 3

1984, Cass, Comp, Promo, DMC,

Disco/Synth-pop/Funk

Happy Families (A Compendium Of Reggae Hits)

1984, 3xLP, Comp, Shangri-La (4)

La Rentrée Sur Chrysalis

1984, LP, Comp, Promo, Chrysalis

Rock Over London #119

1984, LP, Comp, Transcription, Rock Over London,

Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Spoken Word

Rock Over London #115

1984, LP, Transcription, London Wavelength

Rock Over London #118

1984, LP, Transcription, London Wavelength

1984, LP, Comp, Steinar

The Video Pool No. 3

1984, VHS, Promo, PAL, The Video Pool,

Pop Rap/Pop Rock/Eurobeat/Hip Hop/Alternative Rock

The MCA Music Sampler

Listen Listen !

Now That's What I Call Music 3

Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Vocal

Latin/Pop Rock/Italo-Disco/Electro/Soul/Disco/New Wave/Soft Rock/Europop/Schlager/Hi NRG/Reggae-Pop/Synth-pop/Ballad

Foreign Affaire

Italo-Disco/Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Ska/Disco

Hungry For Hits

Dance-pop/Europop/Hi NRG/Indie Pop/Parody/Soul/Synth-pop

New Let's Dance

Synth-pop/Disco/Ska/Pop Rock

Now This Is Music

Pop Rock/Synth-pop

1983, Cass, Comp, New Musical Express,

Alternative Rock/Industrial/Spoken Word/Soul/Art Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Dancehall

This Are Two Tone

The Hit List / The Hit List Special

1982, LP, Album, Comp, P/Mixed + 12", Comp, Warwick Records, Warwick Records,

Pop Rock/Soul/Disco/Ska/Heavy Metal/Reggae-Pop/Synth-pop/Funk

1982, LP, Comp, Promo, Chrysalis,

Soft Rock/Power Pop/Ska/Synth-pop/Soul

1982, LP, Comp, Warwick Records,

The Greatest Party Collection

4xCD, Comp, BMG,

The Specials, The Special AKA

BBC John Peel Session

2011, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Specials)

A DJ's Decade 1984-1994 Part 2

2001, CDr, Mixed, Unofficial, Not On Label,

Dub/Techno/Electro/Euro House/Tech House

Deep Presents A DJ's Decade (1984-1994) Vol. 2

2001, CD, Mixed, Unofficial, Deep Dance,

Euro House/Europop/Eurodance

1000 Original Hits 1984

Ska-Volution (The Ska-Sampler 1979-80)

DVD-V, Comp, Unofficial, NTSC, Penguin DVD, Penguin DVD,

Ska/Reggae/Reggae-Pop