Vintage The Specials "The Album" Melody Maker Ad Rap & R&B guitarist Robert Krieger

guitarist Robert Krieger

Larry Weinberg

like the one featured on this yellow crewneck sweatshirt

who were originally known as Charged G

nicely worn in with some storage wear

Vintage The Specials "The Album" Melody Maker Ad Rap & R&B guitarist Robert KriegerThe 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