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The Specials - Protest Songs 1924 – 2012 (2021)  Music

Posted by Fizzpop at Sept. 30, 2021
The Specials - Protest Songs 1924 – 2012 (2021)

The Specials - Protest Songs 1924 – 2012 (2021)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) 318 MB | Cover | 55:04 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 126 MB
Ska, Rocksteady | Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.

In their early days, The Specials were protest song incarnate. Their very multicultural make-up was a confrontational statement to audiences infested with National Front thugs. Since their self-titled 1979 debut album, tracks tackling racism, war, unemployment and national decay helped make them one of the most vital and socially progressive bands of their age. Their 2019 reunion album ‘Encore’ pulled few punches too: Black Lives Matter, Windrush, racial integration and gang violence all came in for The Specials’ uniquely incisive treatment.
The Specials - Specials (1979/2015) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

The Specials - Specials (1979/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 47:45 minutes | 1,09 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

True innovators of the punk era, the Specials, began the British ska revival craze, combining the highly danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude, and taking on a more focused and informed political and social stance than their predecessors and peers. Their agenda of racial harmony and social inclusion was pursued through their music, and came to be described as the Two Tone movement.
The Specials - More Specials (1980/2015) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

The Specials - More Specials (1980/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 42:49 minutes | 1011 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

"More Specials" is the second album by ska band The Specials, released in October 1980. The album expanded the 2 tone sound of their self-titled debut to include lounge music and other influences.
The Specials - Specials (1979) {Chrysalis Japan CP28-1027 rel 1988}

The Specials - Specials (1979) {Chrysalis Japan CP28-1027 rel 1988}
XLD rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 287 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 108 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 27 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1979, 1988 Chrysalis / Toshiba EMI Japan | CP28-1027
Ska / Rocksteady / Reggae / New Wave / Ska Revival

The Specials are still the heavyweight champions of both waves of ska revivals (in the UK and later in the USA). I saw the Specials just before this album was released in 1979 at a Rock Against Racism concert in London's Hyde Park. I was warned by my two British hosts that the Specials would "blow my mind."… but nothing could have prepared me for the inspired anarchy of this young racially mixed Brits playing music that sounded like reggae on steroids. The two manic singers Terry Hall and Neville Staples bounced around the stage and banged their heads together in time to the music.

June Christy - Big Band Specials (1962/1999)  Music

Posted by Domestos at Oct. 22, 2019
June Christy - Big Band Specials (1962/1999)

June Christy - Big Band Specials (1962/1999)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 213.30 Mb | 33:00 | Covers
Vocal Jazz | Label: Capitol Jazz - 7243 498319 2 6

By the time this album was recorded in 1962, singer June Christy had already cut the great bulk of her discography. Many, critics especially, put her past her prime. This album demonstrates that the critics were wrong and the "Misty Miss Christy" was still at the top of her form. Her instantly recognizable voice takes the listener through a roster of tunes associated with the big bands. And she has a big band backing her that is made up of some of the best players on the West Coast – or any coast, for that matter – many of whom were habitues of the Stan Kenton band before Kenton's music became pretentious.

VA - The Compact 2 Tone Story (1993) 4 CD Box Set  Music

Posted by Designol at Aug. 23, 2023
VA - The Compact 2 Tone Story (1993) 4 CD Box Set

Various Artists - The Compact 2 Tone Story (1993) 4 CD Box Set
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 1.44 Gb | Scans ~ 120 Mb | Time: 04:03:26
Genre: Ska, Punk, New Wave | Label: Chrysalis | # 7243 8 27721 25

Rare 1993 UK 68-track 4-CD collection including The Specials, Madness, The Selecter, The Beat, The Bodysnatchers, Rico, Elvis Costello and many more. This 4 CD box set collects the A-side and B-side of every single released on the label. Both sides of the Dutch Concrete Jungle single plus both tracks from the free single which accompanied initial copies of More Specials are also included. The Bodysnatchers live version of 007 is the only unreleased track in the set, however it did previously appear in the film Dance Craze but failed to make it on to the films soundtrack album. Jerry Dammers was less than impressed with its release and had this to say about it: "It's real train spotters stuff with every B-side from every free single and I wasn't even consulted about it. In some ways that (The Compact 2 Tone Story) is the worst." (Uncut Magazine interview 1998).
One Punch Man 2nd Season Specials OVA  / One Punch Man 2nd Season Specials OVA 02

One Punch Man 2nd Season Specials OVA / One Punch Man 2nd Season Specials OVA 02
MKV | 1920x1080 | 日本語 | H264 @ 9962 kbps | AAC @ 264.6 kbps | 12 min 0 s | 879 MiB
Subtitles: العربية
The Specials - Protest Songs 1924 – 2012 (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

The Specials - Protest Songs 1924 – 2012 (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 56:54 minutes | 1,05 GB
Ska, Rock | Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd., Official Digital Download

Waylaid by writers’ block and Covid, the Specials have been unable to make their planned Jamaican reggae follow-up to 2019’s Encore. So they’ve recorded some covers instead, shapeshifting through blues, folk, country and rock. It’s odd that most of the songs are American, when this band are so good at delineating a particularly British experience. And your definition of a protest song may be very different from theirs.

BBC Earth - Walking with Dinosaurs Specials: Series 1 (2000)  Movies

Posted by notbanned at July 17, 2017
BBC Earth - Walking with Dinosaurs Specials: Series 1 (2000)

BBC Earth - Walking with Dinosaurs Specials: Series 1 (2000)
HDTV | 1920x1080 | .MP4/AVC @ 4200 Kbps | 2x~29min | 1.77 GiB
Audio: English AAC 160 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: None
Genre: Documentary

The programme contains two separate half-hour segments originally transmitted as Walking With Dinosaurs "specials" The first is a biopic of Big Al, the allosaurus .The second programme is a "making of" documentary, showing how scientists analysed Al's bones.

The Supervet: Bionic Specials (2017)  Movies

Posted by notbanned at Sept. 28, 2017
The Supervet: Bionic Specials (2017)

The Supervet: Bionic Specials (2017)
HDTV | 1280x720 | .MKV/AVC @ 2054 Kbps | 4x~44min | 2.68 GiB
Audio: English AAC 123 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: None
Genre: Documentary

Hard-to-cure pets from across the country receive cutting-edge care from Noel Fitzpatrick, the 'Bionic Vet', and his crack veterinary team.