Album
Nelson Mandela c/w Break Down The Door!
1984 · Rock, Reggae
5 collectors on Gatefold own this
Nelson Mandela c/w Break Down The Door! is a Reggae album by The Special AKA, originally released in 1984. On Gatefold: 44 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.
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Sound DNA
- Reggae
- Ska
- raw
- political
- urban
The original 1984 recording and it's subsequent reissues, sometimes renamed Free Nelson Mandela, with Break Down The Door! as B-side.
Other releases:
- 1988 remake: Free Nelson Mandela (Special 70th Birthday Remake)
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- AfrodiziakBACKING VOCALS
- Andy AderintoSAXOPHONE
- Caron WheelerBACKING VOCALS
- Claudia FontaineBACKING VOCALS
- Dave HeathFLUTE
- Dave WakelingBACKING VOCALS
- Dick CuthellTRUMPET
- Elvis CostelloBACKING VOCALS
- Gary McManusBASS
- Jerry DammersORGAN ORGAN, ARTWORK BY ORGAN, DESIGN
- John BradburyDRUMS
- John ShipleyGUITAR
- Lynval GoldingBACKING VOCALS
- Molly & PollyBACKING VOCALS
- Molly JacksonBACKING VOCALS
- Naomi ThompsonBACKING VOCALS
- Paul SpeareTIN WHISTLE WHISTLE
- Polly JacksonBACKING VOCALS
5 collectors on Gatefold own this · 44 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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