The Special AKA In The Studio
1984 Vinyl
Ska
Pop Rock

Main image
Two-Tone Records
tracks a3 backing vocals Caron Wheeler
tracks a3 backing vocals Claudia Fontaine
tracks a1, b2, b4, b5 backing vocals Egidio Newton
tracks a3 backing vocals Naomi Thompson
tracks a1, a3, b1, b2, b4 backing vocals Rhoda Dakar
bass Gary McManus
tracks a1, a3, a4, b1, b2, b5 cornet, flugelhorn Dick Cuthell
drums John Bradbury
tracks a2, b1, b3 engineer Alvin Clark
tracks a3 engineer Colin Fairley
tracks a2 engineer Dick Cuthell
tracks b2 engineer Jeremy Green
tracks a1, a4, b4, b5 engineer Mark Freegard
tracks a5 engineer Teri Reed
engineer [rhythm tracks] John A. Rivers
engineer [rhythm tracks] Steve Churchyard
guitar John Shipley
lacquer cut by Tim Young
mastered by Tim Young
piano, organ, vocals Jerry Dammers
tracks a2, b2 producer Dick Cuthell
tracks a3 producer Elvis Costello
tracks a1, a2, a4 to b1, b3 to b5 producer Jerry Dammers
tracks a1, a3, a4, b3, b4 saxophone Andy Aderinto
tracks a1, a4, b1, b2 trombone Rico Rodriguez
vocals Rhoda Dakar
vocals Stan Campbell
Phonographic Copyright (p) Chrysalis Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) Chrysalis Records Ltd.
Published By Chrysalis Records Ltd.
Marketed By Chrysalis Records Ltd.
Recorded At Woodbine Studios
Recorded At Air Studios
Recorded At Vineyard Studios
Recorded At Phoenix Studios (2)
Mixed At Wessex Sound Studios
Mixed At Sound Suite
Mixed At The Point Studios
Mixed At Odyssey Studios
Mixed At Eden Studios
Overdubbed At Wessex Sound Studios
Overdubbed At Sound Suite
Overdubbed At The Point Studios
Overdubbed At Odyssey Studios
Overdubbed At Eden Studios
Mastered At CBS Studios, London
Lacquer Cut At CBS Studios, London
Claude Fontaine, Caron Wheeler and Naomi Thompson are Afrodisiak.

Includes printed inner sleeve with lyrics.

Some copies came with a Free Nelson Mandela! sticker on sleeve.
Matrix / Runout: CHRT 5008 A//6▽420 C (Runout side A, stamped - Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: TimTom cbs (Runout side A, etched - Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: CHRT 5008 B//4▽420 C (Runout side B, stamped - Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: TY (Runout side B, etched - Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: CHRT 5008 A//5▽420 C 1 1 5 (Runout side A, stamped - Variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: TimTom cbs (Runout side A, etched - Variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: CHRT 5008 B//3▽420 C 1 1 6 (Runout side B, stamped - Variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: TY (Runout side B, etched - Variant 2)



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