Blue Plate Specials Live
Live album by The Specials
Released	February 23, 1999
Genre	Ska
Label	Big Ear Music
The Specials chronology
BBC Sessions (1998) Blue Plate Specials Live (1999) Ghost Town Live (1999)

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Blue Plate Specials is a live album by The Specials, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). The material on the album is sourced from two separate performances: a 1980 concert by The Specials, and an earlier show when they were still known as either Coventry Automatics or the Special A.K.A. ^[1]

Track listing

1. "Gangsters" - 2:32
2. "Do the Dog" - 2:13
3. "Stupid Marriage" - 4:33
4. "Nite Klub" - 3:16
5. "Too Much Too Young" - 2:02
6. "Little Bitch" - 2:44
7. "Skinhead Moonstomp" - 2:42
8. "Concrete Jungle" - 3:15
9. "Rock & Roll Nightmare" - 1:59
10. "Look But Don't Touch" - 4:23
11. "It's Up to You" - 3:00
12. "Jay Walker" - 3:10
13. "(Dawning of A) New Era" - 2:41
14. "Blank Expression" - 2:07
15. "Wake Up" - 1:36

Personnel

The Specials

• Terry Hall - vocals
• Neville Staple - vocals, percussion
• Lynval Golding - vocals, rhythm guitar
• Roddy Radiation - lead guitar
• Sir Horace Gentleman - bass guitar
• Jerry Dammers - keyboards
• John Bradbury - drums

Technical

• Steve Hoffman - mastering
• Jeffrey Mayer - photography