Punkrock History<p>Remembering Terence Edward Hall, English musician and lead singer of The Specials, born on this day in 1959, Coventry, England.</p><p>Photo by David Corio </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punkrock</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ska" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ska</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skalegend" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skalegend</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/thespecials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>thespecials</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/2tone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>2tone</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/terryhall" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>terryhall</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skahistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skahistory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>otd</span></a></p>
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Punkrock History<p>45 years ago today <br />The Selecter released their debut album, Too Much Pressure, on this day in 1980.</p><p>It features “Three Minute Hero” and “Missing Words.”</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punk</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ska" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ska</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skalegends" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skalegends</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skabands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skabands</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/theselecter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>theselecter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/paulineblack" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>paulineblack</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/toomuchpressure" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>toomuchpressure</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skahistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skahistory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skaturday</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>otd</span></a></p>
Punkrock History<p>45 years ago today<br />Too Much Too Young - The Special A.K.A. Live! is a live EP by the Specials with Rico Rodriguez, released on 11 January 1980</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punk</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punkrock</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ska" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ska</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skamusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skamusic</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/thespecials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>thespecials</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/2tone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>2tone</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/toomuchtooyoung" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>toomuchtooyoung</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skahistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skahistory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>otd</span></a></p>
Punkrock History<p>In memory of Terence Edward Hall, British musician and lead singer of the 2 Tone band The Specials, died 2 years ago today at the age of 63 from complications of pancreatic cancer</p><p>📸 David Corio </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ska" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ska</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/terryhall" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>terryhall</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/thespecials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>thespecials</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/2tone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>2tone</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skahistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skahistory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrockhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punkrockhistory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>otd</span></a></p>
Punkrock History<p>71 years young ❤️<br />Happy birthday to Belinda Magnus aka Pauline Black, English singer, actress, author and member of the British ska band Selecter, born on this day in 1953 in Romford, England</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punk</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punkrock</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ska" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ska</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skalegends" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skalegends</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/paulineblack" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>paulineblack</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/selecter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>selecter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skahistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skahistory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>otd</span></a></p>
Punkrock History<p>Skaturday part 2 - 45 years ago today<br />One Step Beyond . . . is the 1979 debut album by the British ska group Madness, released on this day in 1979 featuring the singles "The Prince", "One Step Beyond" and "My Girl"</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punkrock</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ska" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ska</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/madness" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>madness</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/onestepbeyond" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>onestepbeyond</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skahistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skahistory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>otd</span></a></p>
Punkrock History<p>Skaturday part 1 - 45 years ago today<br />The Specials is the debut album by British ska revival band The Specials, released on this day in 1979 featuring the singles "A Message to You, Rudy" and "Too Much Too Young".</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punkrock</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ska" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ska</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/thespecials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>thespecials</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skalegends" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skalegends</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skahistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skahistory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>otd</span></a></p>
Punkrock History<p>Released 43 years ago</p><p>Ghost Town by the 2Tone band The Specials</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skahistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skahistory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrockhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punkrockhistory</span></a></p>
Punkrock History<p>43 years ago<br />"Ghost Town" is a song by British two-tone band The Specials, released in June 1981 with the songs "Why?" and "Friday Night Saturday Morning" on the B-side</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punkrock</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ska" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ska</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skabands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skabands</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/thespecials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>thespecials</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ghosttown" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ghosttown</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skahistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skahistory</span></a></p>
Punkrock History<p>Remembering Terence Edward Hall, English musician and lead singer of The Specials, born on this day in 1959, Coventry, England.</p><p>🖤 <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RIPTerryHall" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RIPTerryHall</span></a> </p><p>Photo by Eugene Adebari </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punkrock</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ska" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ska</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skalegend" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skalegend</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/thespecials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>thespecials</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/2tone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>2tone</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/terryhall" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>terryhall</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skahistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skahistory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>otd</span></a></p>
Punkrock History<p>Happy Birthday to Belinda Magnus aka Pauline Black, English singer, actress, author and member of the British ska band Selecter, born on this day in 1953, Romford, England</p><p>Photo by Fred Perry</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punk</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punkrock</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ska" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ska</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skalegends" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skalegends</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/paulineblack" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>paulineblack</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/selecter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>selecter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skahistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skahistory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>otd</span></a></p>
Punkrock History<p>44 years ago today (again) <br />One Step Beyond . . . is the 1979 debut album by the British ska group Madness, released on this day in 1979 featuring the singles "The Prince", "One Step Beyond" and "My Girl".</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punkrock</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ska" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ska</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/madness" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>madness</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/onestepbeyond" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>onestepbeyond</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skahistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skahistory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>otd</span></a></p>
Punkrock History<p>44 years ago today<br />The Specials is the debut album by British ska revival band The Specials, released on this day in 1979 featuring the singles "A Message to You, Rudy" and "Too Much Too Young".</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punkrock</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ska" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ska</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/thespecials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>thespecials</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skalegends" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skalegends</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skahistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skahistory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>otd</span></a></p>
Punkrock History<p>44 years ago<br />Members of British ska groups The Selecter, Madness and The Specials on Brighton Beach at the first date of the 2 Tone Tour in October 1979.</p><p>Photo by Chalkie Davies</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punkrock</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ska" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ska</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/thespecials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>thespecials</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/madness" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>madness</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/theselecter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>theselecter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skahistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skahistory</span></a></p>
Punkrock History<p>42 years ago<br />"Ghost Town" is a song by British two-tone band The Specials, released in June 1981 with the songs "Why?" and "Friday Night, Saturday Morning" on the B-side</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punkrock</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ska" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ska</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skabands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skabands</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/thespecials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>thespecials</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ghosttown" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ghosttown</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skahistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skahistory</span></a></p>
Punkrock History<p>43 years ago<br />The Specials in Boston Massachusetts, April 1980.</p><p>Photo by Michael Grecco</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punk</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punkrock</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ska" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ska</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skalegends" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skalegends</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/2tone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>2tone</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/thespecials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>thespecials</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skahistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skahistory</span></a></p>
Punkrock History<p>🖤 Remembering Terence Edward Hall, English musician and lead singer of The Specials, born on this day in 1959, Coventry, England. 🖤 <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RIPTerryHall" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RIPTerryHall</span></a> </p><p>Photo by David Corio </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punkrock</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ska" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ska</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skalegend" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skalegend</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/thespecials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>thespecials</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/2tone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>2tone</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/terryhall" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>terryhall</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/skahistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skahistory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>otd</span></a></p>
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