Jerry Dammers has written some amazing and very influential songs. He has given us permission to perform their third album. Their first album was revolutionary – the group was a black and white mix – and the songs were heavily influenced by ska and reggae. Their second album reflects Jerry’s interest in muzak and was equally successful. 
For me, the third album is the best of all – in spite of the original group having broken up, with the Fun Boy Three leaving after More Specials. 
It’s called In The Studio (ironically because they spent over two years making it). It has a wealth of fine songs – the only one that was a chart success was Free Nelson Mandela, a hugely important part of the campaign for his release. The other songs are equally strong and varied, touching on themes that were important to Jerry in 1984 and still resonate today – about racism, social issues, mental instability – they are musically very sophisticated (with some humour in them) – singing these songs will be a powerful experience.