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As Museums and Galleries plan their reopenings Artlyst has put together a selection of exhibitions throughout the country this Summer

New material is afoot... The Specials are a British institution. The legendary 2-Tone band struck a chord with the nation's youth as the Thatcher era choked the country, with two seismic studio albums seeming to set the pulse of the UK. Lynval Golding led the way, a key member of the group before easing into the world of Fun Boy Three. Re-joining The Specials for their 21st century re-union, he helped drive them to the top spot with their terrific album 'Encore'. Anna Stephens spoke to Lynval Golding about facing up to fresh challenges, and his hopes for new Specials material as soon as poss...

Last modified on Fri 30 Apr 2021 05.19 EDT 2 Tone Records began in a Coventry flat in 1979 and peaked two years later, when the Specials’ era-defining Ghost Town went to No 1 as riots blazed around a UK in recession. The label launched the Specials and the Selecter from the current City of Culture, plus Londoners Madness, Birmingham’s the Beat and others, all to chart success, but also ended up naming an entire movement: dance crazy, sharp-suited, political, multi-racial ska-pop that reverberates to this day. As a major two-tone exhibition comes to the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum i...

The Specials to reissue Ghost Town 40 years on The Specials to reissue Ghost Town 40 years on Chrysalis continues its celebration of 2 Tone with The Specials’ classic. A 40th anniversary release of The Specials’ single Ghost Town has been announced by Chrysalis Records. One of the UK’s most influential labels has already been remembered by the relaunched Chrysalis with re-releases of staples such as The Selecter’s debut album Too Much Pressure, and now perhaps the signature 2 Tone anthem will be reissued too. A half-speed master EP will be available on 7” and 12”, carrying the ext...

Coventry celebrates 40 years since release of The Specials' 'Ghost Town' There will be a big event in Coventry to mark the anniversary The Specials pictured in Coventry at their homecoming concert on 29th November 1979. Fans queued for more than two hours for the performance. Never miss another story from Coventry and Warwickshire by subscribing to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsl...