The Specials' last ever album 'a fitting tribute to Terry Hall'
The album was taken from 2019 performances at Coventry Cathedral and is released this month.
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"I didn't realise how special the recordings were until we listened back and thought 'oh my god, we were really on fire.'"
— Lynval Golding , Celebrity
"It was like a reconnection of people in Coventry, but also I think it was like a reconnection of the band back to Coventry as well."
— Horace Panter , Celebrity
"The cathedral provided a fitting backdrop for the band's homecoming and last album."
— Horace Panter , Celebrity
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The album was taken from 2019 performances at Coventry Cathedral and is released this month.
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