The Very Best of the Specials and Fun Boy Three (Re-Recorded Versions)

i wish i had read the review before i paid for this load of old boll*#@!&)&$ocks…… smack yourself if you got caught like me…. cos i warned you…..

I just wasted my money!!!

I wish I had, before I paid ten bucks for this rubbish. Think American Idol sings Fun Boy Three songs. Absolutely unlistenable.

Don't buy this without a careful listen. These are NOT the original versions. This fact should be clearly stated here.

The title should give you confidence, but beware my friend, this listing would seperate you from your money. This is not only not the Specials, but it isn't even the Fun Boy Three. Re-Recordings by some other guy. Jerry Dammers wanted to free Nelson Mandela, but I think he should look into hiring a real lawyer, and freeing himself from these ripoffs. They pollute the Specials legacy.

Luckily my friend had made the mistake of buying this CD a few years back, because I know I would have jumped at a chance like this. I mean, the best of both the golden era Specials (first two albums) AND Fun Boy Three?! That would be excellent! But alas, it is merely just Neville Staple using his new band (what is advertised as the Hit Men on the last page of the CD's insert) to rerecord the classics. Though, it does look legit, since it's first track, "Our Lips Are Sealed," does feature Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Go's (who dated Specials and Fun Boy Three frontman Terry Hall, with whom she co-wrote the song, and used as the Go-Go's first single). The only real appeal of this album is its somewhat of a collectable, I mean, if you're obsessed with Neville Staple, The Specials, or Fun Boy Three and are willing to drop some cash, go ahead, but don't go into this album expecting the chilling, almost unhumanly droning voice of Terry Hall or the energy of the rest of the crew.

NO!

Where can I find the actual original recording of Ghost Town? I believe all the ones on ITunes are from this recording and The Specials Greatest Hits. It just doesn't have the right sound!

This is mis-labeled "Fun Boy Three." I'll check back hoping you get the REAL Fun Boy Three

Please I Tunes, Can we have the original Terry Hall versions of these Fun Boy Three classics?