The Specials - Ghost Town 12" single (extended version)

	£		22
	$		29

Description

The Specials - Ghost Town 12" single (extended version). Condition is "Used". Dispatched with Royal Mail 2nd Class.

The Specials – Ghost Town (Extended Version)

Label: Two-Tone Records – CHS TT 1217 Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Single Country: UK Released: Genre: Reggae Style: Ska, Rocksteady
"Ghost Town" is a song by the British two-tone band the Specials, released on 12 June 1981. The song spent three weeks at number one and 10 weeks in total in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. Addressing themes of urban decay, deindustrialisation, unemployment and violence in inner cities, the song is remembered for being a hit at the same time as riots were occurring in British cities. Internal tensions within the band were also coming to a head when the single was being recorded, resulting in the song being the last single recorded by the original seven members of the group before splitting up. However, the song was hailed by the contemporary UK music press as a major piece of popular social commentary,[2][3] and all three of the major UK music magazines of the time awarded "Ghost Town" the accolade of "Single of the Year" for 1981.
Seems appropriate again with COVID decimating our cities...

Tracklist

A Ghost Town (Extended Version) Written-By – Dammers* Written-By – Dammers* 6:02 AA1 Why? Written-By – Golding* Written-By – Golding* 3:55 AA2 Friday Night, Saturday Morning Written-By – Hall* Written-By – Hall* 3:32

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