Format: 2LP
Release date: 25/7/2014
Label: 2 Tone
Catalogue No.: CHRTT 5014
Secondary Cat. No.: 0825646292950
Barcode: 8 25646 29295 0
Chart Position: –
Release notes: –
Tracks:
The Special AKA – Gangsters
The Selecter – The Selecter
Madness – The Prince
The Selecter – On My Radio
The Specials (ft. Rico) – A Message To You Rudy
The Beat – Tears Of A Clown
The Special AKA – Too Much Too Young (live)
The Selecter – Three Minute Hero
The Beat – Ranking Full Stop
The Specials – Rat Race
The Bodysnatchers – Let’s Do Rock Steady
The Selecter – Missing Words
The Specials – Stereotype
Rico – Sea Cruise
The Specials – Do Nothing
The Specials – Ghost Town
The Special AKA – Nelson Mandela
Rhoda with The Special AKA – The Boiler
Variant 1
Initial pressing, ‘Warner Music Group Company’ (2014)
Sleeve
Not a Gatefold sleeve. Gloss finish, barcode lower left
Inners
One black inner, one white
Labels
Pressed by Optimal Media, Germany
Runouts:
A-Side: 0825646292950 BE48428-01 A1 / B-Side: 0825646292950 BE48428-01 B1
C-Side: 0825646292950 BE48428-02 C1 / D-Side: 0825646292950 BE48428-02 D1
Test Pressing
Runouts as above
Variant 2
2017 repress without Warner mention. Warner sold Chrysalis in May 2016
Sleeve
Not a Gatefold sleeve. Matt finish, barcode top right
Labels
Pressed by unknown?
‘RECORDS’ is under ‘2 Tone’ on this repress
Runouts:
A-Side: 07096711-A-1 / B-Side: 07096711-B-1 / C-Side: 07114842-C-1 / D-Side: 07114842-D-1
Test Pressing
Pressed by Optimal Media, Germany
Different pressing to actual release!
Runouts:
A-Side: 0825646292950 BE48428-01 A1 107823-A-1 / B-Side: 0825646292950 107823-B-1 BE48428-01 B1
C-Side: 0825646292950 107823-C-1 BE48428-02 C1 / D-Side: 0825646292950 107823-D-1 BE48428-02 D1
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