The Specials
The Specials
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
Jun 1979 - 19 Oct 1979
Materials
Vinyl record with cardboard and paper sleeves
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672660
Summary
A vinyl record, the self titled album by The Specials. The record comes in a protective paper sleeve inside an outer cardboard sleeve that features photographs taken by Chalkie Davies and Carol Starr.
Provenance
Vinyl record recorded by The Specials in summer 1979. Released on the 2 Tone Records label on 19th October 1979 with sleeve photographs by Chalkie Davies and Carol Starr. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood via Discogs on 4th March 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures Exploring Childhoods project.
Makers and roles
The Specials, band 2 Tone Records, record label Chalkie Davies (b.1955), photographer Carol Starr, photographer