Minor Threat was a compilation album by the American hardcore punk band Minor Threat. It was released in March 1984 through Dischord Records. The compilation consisted of the group’s first two extended plays, Minor Threat (originally released June 1981) and In My Eyes (originally released December 1981). The 1984 Minor Threat LP featured the same cover as the 1981 Minor Theat EP, depicting vocalist Ian MacKaye’s younger brother Alec (Untouchables, The Faith).
The Specials are an English 2 Tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. In 1980, the song “Too Much Too Young”, the lead track on their The Specials AKA Live! EP, reached No. 1 in the UK, with the unemployment-themed single “Ghost Town” also hit No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1981
TRACKLIST
“Gangsters”
“Rudy, A Message To You”
“Nite Klub”
“Too Much Too Young (Live)”
“Guns Of Navarone (Live)”
“Rat Race”
“Stereotype”
“International Jet Set”
“Do Nothing”
“Ghost Town”
“Why?”
“Friday Night, Saturday Morning”
“War Crimes” (as The Special A.K.A.)
“Racist Friend” (as The Special A.K.A.)
“Nelson Mandela” (as The Special A.K.A.)
“(What I Like Most About You Is Your) Girlfriend” (as The Special A.K.A.)