EDITOR’S CHOICE
A cross a multitude of genres, it’s been an impressive 2019 for a whole host of Classic Pop mainstays. First out of the blocks was the much-anticipated return of The Specials and I was hugely impressed by their emotive and politicised Encore. Despite Jerry Dammers’ absence, Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Horace Panter more than did justice to the band’s illustrious – if brief – studio recordings heritage.