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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:band
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:2_Tone_Records
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gptkbp:active_years
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1977-1984
1977-1984, 1993-present
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gptkbp:associated_act
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gptkb:The_Specials
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:award
gptkb:NME_Awards
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gptkbp:chart_performance
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gptkb:UK_Albums_Chart
gptkb:UK_Singles_Chart
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gptkbp:collaborations
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gptkb:Various_artists
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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multiculturalism in music
anti-racism messages
youth culture in the UK
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gptkbp:disbanded
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gptkb:1984
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gptkbp:documentary
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gptkb:The_Specials:_A_Documentary
gptkb:The_Specials:_Live_at_the_BBC
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gptkbp:formed
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gptkb:1977
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gptkbp:genre
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ska
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Specials AKA
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:band
reggae music
British ska music
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:The_Selecter
gptkb:No_Doubt
gptkb:Rancid
gptkb:The_Interrupters
gptkb:The_Mighty_Mighty_Bosstones
gptkb:Bad_Manners
gptkb:Madness
gptkb:Sublime
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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Reggae
reggae
rocksteady
Jamaican ska
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gptkbp:known_for
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social commentary
political lyrics
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gptkbp:label
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gptkb:2_Tone_Records
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gptkbp:legacy
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Continues to perform live
Cultural significance in the UK
Influence on modern ska bands
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gptkbp:live_performance
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gptkb:festival
gptkb:Reading_Festival
gptkb:Bestival
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gptkbp:members
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gptkb:Neville_Staple
gptkb:Terry_Hall
gptkb:Rico_Rodriguez
gptkb:Kathy_Sledge
gptkb:Lynval_Golding
gptkb:Jerry_Dammers
gptkb:Horace_Panter
gptkb:John_Bradbury
gptkb:Roddy_Radiation
gptkb:Nicky_Summers
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gptkbp:notable_album
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In the Studio
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gptkbp:notable_song
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gptkb:town
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gptkbp:origin
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gptkb:Coventry,_England
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gptkbp:reform
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gptkb:1993
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gptkbp:reunion
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gptkb:1993
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gptkbp:website
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thespecials.com
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