The Specials "The Specials" 2025-03-28 when the temperature is warm

when the temperature is warm enough to go riding with the top (or at least the windows) rolled down and the radio turned up

It would be the first of two records produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette

through record label Capitol

Following their formation in 1976

as it laid the ground work for bands such as Nine Inch Nails and Ministry

The Specials "The Specials" 2025-03-28 when the temperature is warmThe Specials was ranked among the top ten "Albums of the Year" for 1979 by NME. In June 2000 Q placed The Specials at number 38 in it's list of the 100 greatest British albums ever. Pitchfork Media featured The Specials at number 42 in their list of the "Top 100 Albums of the 1970s". Rolling Stone listed the album at number 68 in their list "100 Best Albums of the Eighties", as the album was not released in the US until 1980.