Vintage The Specials "The Album" Melody Maker Ad Jacket They won the championship in

They won the championship in 80

features a promo pic of the band from 1997

This vintage Clyde Peeling's Reptileland shirt

Nicely worn in t-shirt with a few paint marks on the front of the shirt

as well as Stacy Dash as Dionne Davenport

Vintage The Specials "The Album" Melody Maker Ad Jacket They won the championship inThe Specials released their debut, self titled album in 1979 on the 2 Tone label. The ska band had only formed two years earlier, but they honed in on their sound quickly, pulling very deliberately from ska and rocksteady while implementing some punk tendencies. To gear up for the album's release, label 2 Tone, which was founded by Specials member Jerry Dammers, did some press to get the word out. One place they advertised was Melody Maker, the now