2 TONE TT18 THE SPECIAL AKA AND RHODA 7”: THE BOILER - GREY PLASTIC LABEL
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2 TONE TT18 THE SPECIAL AKA AND RHODA 7”: THEBOILER - GREY PLASTIC LABEL
7" VINYL: ORIGINAL 2-TONE PAPER SLEEVE
RELEASED: 1982-01-08
Description
Jerry Dammers began work onthis cover of an old Bodysnatchers song just prior to The Specials split andsaid "it is the only record that was ever made quite deliberately to belistened to once and once only". And he had a point, a song about daterape is not easy listening. National radio agreed and banished it to a fewplays on the night time schedule. Some retailers thought even less of it andrefused to stock it.
It was actually the first songthat The Bodysnatchers wrote, previously they had just played covers of old skaand reggae classics and another ex-Bodysnatcher Nicky Summers made a guestappearance playing bass guitar on the single. Not surprisingly given itssubject matter it didn't lead to a Top Of The Pops appearance however Rhoda didperform a live vocal of the track accompanied by a backing tape on the BBCsOxford Roadshow.
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