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Singles:

Gangster / The Selecter by The Selecter
A Message To You, Rudi / Nite Klub

Too Much Too Young MP3, Guns Of Navarone/ Skinhead Symphony
Rat Race / Rude Boys Outa Jail
Stereotype / International Jet Set
Do Nothing / Maggie's Farm
Braggin'And Tryin'Not To Lie / Rude Boys Outa Jail (Version)

Ghost Town / Why? / Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Concrete Jungle (Live) / Raqael (Dutch Single)
The Boiler / Theme From The Boiler (released as Rhoda & The Special AKA)
Jungle Music / Rasta Call You (released as Rico & The Special AKA)
War Crimes / Version
Racist Friend / Bright Lights
Free Nelson Mandela / Break Down The Door
What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend / Can't Get A Break

12" Singles

Ghost Town/Why?/Friday Night Saturday Morning
The Boiler/Theme From The Boiler
Jungle Music/Rasta Call You/Easter Island
War Crimes/Version (10" vinyl)
Racist Friend(Instrumental)/Bright Lights(Instrumental)
Nelson Mandela/Break Down The Door
What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend/Can't Get A Break
The Peel Sessions EP

Albums:

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THE COVENTRY AUTOMATICS AKA THE SPECIALS - DAWNING OF A NEW ERA

Wake Up - Nite Klub/Raquel - Rock And Roll Nightmare (early version of 'Pearl's Cafe') - Look But Don't Touch - Concrete Jungle - It's Up To You - Stupid Marriage - Blank Expression - Too Much Too Young - Little Bitch - (Dawning Of A) New Era - Jay Walker

LIVE - GANGSTERS

Too Hot - Stupid Marriage - Nite Klub - Little Bitch - Your Wondering Now - Do The Dog - Long Shot Kick De Bucket - Monkey Man - It's Up To You - Gangsters - Concrete Jungle - Blank Expression

LIVE - TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG

Gangsters - Do The Dog - It's Up To You - Monkey Man - Blank Expression - Stupid Marriage - Doesn't Make It Alright - Concrete Jungle - Too Hot - Nite Klub - Too Much Too Young - Little Bitch - Skinhead Moonstomp - Longshot Kick De Bucket - You're Wondering Now

LIVE AT THE MOONLIGHT CLUB

It's Up To You - Do The Dog - Monkey Man - Blank Expression - Nite Klub - Concrete Jungle - Too Hot -Too Much Too Young - Little Bitch - Long Shot (Kick De Bucket)
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THE SPECIALS (Chrysalis 1979)

A Message To You Rudy - Do The Dog - It's Up To You - Nite Klub - Doesn't Make It Alright - Concrete Jungle - Too Hot - Monkey Man - (Dawning Of A) New Era - Blank Expression - Stupid Marriage - Too Much Too Young - Gangsters - Little Bitch - You're Wondering Now
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MORE SPECIALS (Chrysalis 1980)

Enjoy Yourself -Rat Race - Man At C & A - Hey, Little Rich Girl - Do Nothing - Pearl's Cafe - Sock It To 'em J.B. - Stereotypes - Stereotypes Part - Holiday Fortnight - I Can't Stand It - International Jet Set - Enjoy Yourself(Reprise)
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IN THE STUDIO (Chrysalis 1984)

Bright lights - The lonely crowd - Housebound - What I like most about you is your girlfriend - Night on the tiles - Nelson Mandela - War crimes - Racist friend - Alcohol - Break down the door

TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG (BEST OF) (EMI-GOLD 1993)

Too Much Too Young - Enjoy Yourself(It's Later Than You Think) - Man At C & A - Rude Boys Outa Jail - I Can't Stand It - Do The Dog - Blank Expression - (Dawning Of) A New Era - Monkey Man - Hey Little Rich Girl - Pearl's Cafe - Little Bitch - Rat Race - A Message To You Rudy - Do Nothing - You're Wondering Now
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THE SINGLES COLLECTION (Chrysalis 1991)

Gangsters - Rudi, A Message To You - Nite Club - Too Much Too Young(Live) -Guns Of Navarone(Live) - Rat Race - Rude Boys Outta Jail - Maggie's Farm - Do Nothing - Stereotype - Ghost Town(12" Vers.) - Why? - Friday Night, Saturday Morning - Racist Friend - Free Nelson Mandela(ext. vers.)
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THE BEST OF (Disky)

Rude Boys Outa Jail - A Message To You Rudy - Rat Race - Maggie's Farm - Blank Expression - Why? - I Can't Stand It - Man At C & A - Do The Dog - Too Much Too Young - Monkey Man - Little Bitch - War Crimes - Nite Klub - Concrete Jungle - Enjoy Yourself
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TODAY'S SPECIALS (Virgin 1996)

Take Five - Pressure Drop - Hypocrite - Goodbye Girl - A Little Bit Me A Little Bit You - Time Has Come - Dirty Old Town - Somebody Got Murdered - Shanty Town 007 - Simmer Down - Maga Dog - Bad Boys
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GUILTY TILL PROVED INNOCENT (MCA 1998)

Tears In My Beer - Call Me Names - Fearful -It's You - Bonediggin' -All Gone Wrong - No Big Deal - Leave It Out - Keep On Learning - Fantasize - Place In Life - Stand Up - My Tears Come Falling Down Like Rain - The Man With No Name - Running Away

STEREO-TYPICAL - A'S, B'S & RARITIES (EMI 2000)

All the 7" and  12" singles (Go to  Singles on top of this page)

The Fun Boy Three
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FB3 (1982 EMI-GOLD)

Santuary - Way On Down - The Lunatics -Life In General - Faith, Hope And Charity - Funrama 2 - Best Of Luck Mate - It Ain't What You Do - The Telephone Always Rings - I Don't Believe It - Alone
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WAITING (1984)

Murder She Said - The More I See - Going Home - We're Having All The Fun - The Farmyard Connection - The Tunnel Of Love - Our Lips Are Sealed - The Pressure Of Life - Things We Do - Well Fancy That!

LIVE ON THE TEST (THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST)

Stone Fox Chase(Theme) Areacode 615 - The More That I See (The Less I Believe) - The Pressure Of Life - Going Home - Things We Do - Summertime - Alibi - Our Lips Are Sealed - Tunnel Of Love - We're Having All The Fun - Gangsters - T'ain't what You Do(It's The Way That You Do It) - Well Fancy That - Tunnel Of Love

FUN BOY THREE/THE COLOURFIELD -  THE SINGLES (Connnoiseur collection 1994)

FUN BOY THREE: The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum) - It Ain't What You Do (It's The Way You Do It) - Funrama Theme (Extended Version) - The Telephone Always Rings - Summertime - The More I See (The Less I Believe) Parts 1 & 2 - The Tunnel Of Love
THE COLOURFIELD: The Colourfield (Extended Version) - Take - Thinking Of You - Castles In The Air (Full Length Version) - Things Could Be Beautiful - Running Away (Long Version) - She

THE BEST OF (1996)

Really Saying Something(He Was Really Sayin' Somethin') - We're Having All The Fun - The Lunacy Legacy - The Alibi - The Funrama Theme - Summer Of '82 - Faith Hope And Charity - Murder She Said - Going Home - Things We Do - Way On Down - Best Of Luck Mate - I Don't Believe It - Life In General

REALLY SAYING SOMETHING, THE BEST OF (EMI100 1997)

The Lunatics(Have Taken Over The Asylum) - T'ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It - Really Saying Something - Summertime (Extended 12" Mix) - Summer Of '82 - Funrama Theme(Extended 12" Mix) - The Lunacy Legacy - Tunnel Of Love - Our Lips Are Sealed(Urdu Version) - Faith, Hope & Charity - The More I See(The Less I Believe) - The Telephone Always Rings(12" Extended Mix) - The Alibi(12" Extended Mix) - The Farmyard Connection - Going Home - We're Having All The Fun - The Pressure Of Life(Takes Weight Off The Body) - Things We Do - Well Fancy That!

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