Dawning Of A New Era

The Specials shook up the British music scene in 1979 when their blend of English punk and Jamaican ska took the nation by storm.

The Dawning of a New Era collects the legendary 1978 demos, cut when the group was known as The Automatics, with Silverton Hutchinson on drums and before the arrival of Neville Staples.

Favorites such as ‘Night Klub,’ ‘Too Much Too Young,’ ‘Stupid Marriage,’ ‘Concrete Jungle,’ ‘Blank Expression’ and the title track are here presented in rougher, spikier arrangements, much of the work-in-progress referencing the reggae stylings of the late 1960s and early 70s.

A must for all Specials fans!

Tracklist

A1.  Wake Up 
A2.  Nite Klub / Raquel 
A3.  Rock And Roll Nightmare 
A4.  Look But Don't Touch 
A5.  Concrete Jungle 
A6.  It's Up To You 

B1.  Stupid Marriage 
B2.  Blank Expression 
B3.  Too Much Too Young 
B4.  Little Bitch 
B5.  (Dawning Of A) New Era 
B6.  Jay Walker