The Special AKA

British ska group 1982-1985; successor to The Specials
Organization musical_group Q104659731

Facts

8 properties

Identity

Instance of
musical group

Status and dates

Inception
1982[6]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 1982 BnF data 1978 edition 2026-10-01 · fr-lo ↗
Dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1985[7]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 1985 BnF data 1979 edition 2026-10-01 · fr-lo ↗

Relations

Has part(s)
Rhoda Dakar, Jerry Dammers[4][5]
More facts +4
Country of origin
United Kingdom[3]
Discography
The Special AKA discography[2]
Imported from
wholeness_audit_2026-05-02
Name
The Special AKA[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en The Special AKA
🔖 Identifiers · 11
VIAF cluster ID
126169128
Library of Congress authority ID
n93000238
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000511194
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139066487
Discogs artist ID
197436
NL CR AUT ID
xx0258654
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX214747
Songkick artist ID
252703
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Summary

The Special AKA is a musical group[1].

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