"Gangsters'' by The Special AKA Limited Edition Prints of Original Painting 50s The song features romantic and

The song features romantic and sexual lyricism and funk instrumentation by The Funk Brothers

The Specials recorded their debut LP in 1979

the house keeper and I talked about gambling

produced by Elvis Costello

especially as the track had not been among the ten songs originally chosen by the band for the album

"Gangsters'' by The Special AKA Limited Edition Prints of Original Painting 50s The song features romantic andIn 1979, Jerry Dammers formed 2 Tone Records and The Special AKA released their debut single Gangsters, a reworking of Prince Buster's ska hit Al Capone. The song became a Top 10 hit in 1979. The Specials recorded their debut LP in 1979, produced by Elvis Costello. The album lead off with Dandy Livingstone's Rudy, A Message to You (slightly reworded) and also had Prince Buster and Toots & The Maytals covers from the late 1960s. In 1980, the EP Too