Stereo‐Typical: A’s, B’s & Rarities

~ Release by The Specials (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 2016 Chrysalis Records Limited
℗ 2000 Chrysalis Records Limited

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-23 16:18 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶Digital Media

2▶Digital Media

3▼Digital Media
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Ghost Town (extended version) producer: John Collins (producer) recording of: Ghost Town lyricist and composer: Jerry Dammers publisher: BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited (not for release label use! see annotation)	The Specials	4.5	5:59
2	Why? producer: John Collins (producer) recording of: Why? (The Specials) composer: Lynval Golding	The Specials	4	3:56
3	War Crimes (The Crime Remains the Same) recording of: War Crimes lyricist and composer: Jerry Dammers	The Specials		6:10
4	Racist Friend (instrumental) executive engineer: Dick Cuthell arranger: Jerry Dammers instrumental recording of: Racist Friend writer: John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Dick Cuthell and Jerry Dammers	The Specials	3	4:11
5	Bright Lights (instrumental) executive engineer: Dick Cuthell arranger: Jerry Dammers	The Specials		4:41
6	Nelson Mandela executive engineer: Dick Cuthell arranger: Jerry Dammers recording of: Free Nelson Mandela lyricist and composer: Jerry Dammers publisher: Plangent Visions Music Ltd. (in 1984)	The Specials		4:10
7	Break Down the Door (extended version) engineer: Jeremy Green recording of: Break Down the Door lyricist and composer: John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Jerry Dammers and Stan Campbell	The Specials		5:02
8	What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend recording of: What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend writer: Jerry Dammers	The Specials		5:24
9	Can’t Get a Break recording of: Can't Get a Break lyricist: Rhoda Dakar (British singer and musician, of The Bodysnatchers) composer: The Special AKA (ska band)	The Specials	2	6:30
10	Nelson Mandela – The Whole World Is Watching (dance mix) executive engineer: Dick Cuthell arranger: Jerry Dammers recording of: Free Nelson Mandela lyricist and composer: Jerry Dammers publisher: Plangent Visions Music Ltd. (in 1984)	The Specials, Jonas Gwangwa & Ndonda Khuze		8:29
11	Ghost Dub 91 / Let Us Unite	The Specials		6:37

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Release

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Release group

includes:

A Message to You Rudy
Braggin’ & Tryin’ Not to Lie / Rude Boys Outa Jail
Concrete Jungle
Do Nothing
Ghost Town
Ghost Town Revisited
Jungle Music by Rico (Jamaican trombonist) and The Special AKA (ska band)
Nelson Mandela by The Special A.K.A. (ska band)
Racist Friend / Bright Lights by The Special A.K.A. (ska band)
Rat Race / Rude Buoys Outa Jail
Stereotype
The Boiler by Rhoda (British singer and musician, of The Bodysnatchers) with The Special A.K.A. (ska band)
Too Much Too Young
War Crimes by The Special A.K.A. (ska band)
What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend by The Special A.K.A. (ska band)

Wikidata:	Q7611192 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 0810098501071
Format:: 3×Digital Media
Length:: 3:13:04

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Chrysalis

Release events

[Worldwide]
2000-08-21

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Wikidata: Q7611192

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