The Special AKA

Sometimes spelled The Special A.K.A., the moniker was first was used in the late 1970's UK punk movement by the band formerly known as The Coventry Automatics, that would eventually evolve into The Specials. They used the moniker The Special AKA during the "On Parole Tour" with The Clash ( apparently as an abbreviation of the more protracted "The Special AKA The Coventry Automatics") and soon just went by "The Specials" until a band squabble arose in 1981. Read more on Last.fm

The Special AKA was featured in the movie Sing Your Song.

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