As I sorted out my records during the holidays one of the first pieces of vinyl I discovered missing was the first Specials album. It wasn't long before I discovered I lost a few more gems including all my Smiths records to. I've wracked my brains but I can't for the life of me even guess where I may have lost them. The only thing I can think of now is that a box went missing in between houses when I moved 6 years ago.
One good thing that may have come out of this is I'm back to looking through record racks searching down those cool records I lost.
"You're Wondering Now" is the last track on the Specials debut album. In the Mod clubs I DJed at in the early 80s The Specials were a big fixture of the night's sound. Gangsters. Little Bitch, Nite Klub, Message to You Rudi were all dancefloor favourites. And from Kommottion to the Venetian Room to Barbarellas to the Beehive and onto the Lizard Lounge the songs on this album were a staple of my DJ sets.
At the end of the night I would sometimes finish with this track. Sometimes to a half empty beer stained crowd. Sometimes to a capacity crowd who wrapped arms around each other and sang along. And went off into the night. Wondering what to do now this was the end.
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