Claim: The Specials had a successful first album, after which member Dammers wanted to expand their sound into other genres of music; the second More Specials album was probably the beginning of the fracturing of the band, because Dammers had a heated row with Bradbury, who wanted to do a "2 Tone review, mixing ska, soul, and reggae."
Evidence: Changing their name to the Specials, they recorded their eponymous debut album in 1979, produced by Elvis Costello. Reverting once again to the name of the Specials, the band's second album, More Specials, was not as commercially successful and was recorded at a time when, according to Hall, conflicts had developed in the band. At their Top of the Pops recording of the song, however, Staple, Hall and Golding announced they were leaving the band. Dammers then dissolved the band and pursued political activism. Golding later said: "We didn't talk to the rest of the guys. We couldn't even stay in the same dressing room. We couldn't even look at each other. We stopped communicating. The Specials, also known as The Special AKA, are an English 2 Tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. Their music combines a "danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude". For the next few years, the group was in a seemingly constant state of flux. The Specials is the debut album by British ska revival band The Specials. In 2013, NME ranked The Specials at number 260 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".