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The Special AKA Live!

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The Special AKA Live!

Summary

The Special AKA Live! is an extended play[1]. The Special AKA Live! ranks in the top 7% of extended_play entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Special AKA Live!'s instance of is recorded as extended play[3].
  • The Special AKA Live!'s instance of is recorded as single[4].
  • The Special AKA Live!'s genre is ska[5].
  • The Special AKA Live!'s genre is 2 tone[6].
  • The Special AKA Live! followed A Message to You, Rudy[7].
  • The Special AKA Live! was followed by Rat Race[8].
  • Among the performers on The Special AKA Live! was The Specials[9].
  • The Special AKA Live!'s record label is recorded as 2 Tone Records[10].
  • The Special AKA Live! was published on January 1, 1980[11].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f3c80ad4-fb64-3270-85a8-fc8321356353[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Special AKA Live! was performed by The Specials[9].

Publication

The Special AKA Live! was released on January 1, 1980[11]. Genres include ska[5] and 2 tone[6].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Special AKA Live! followed A Message to You, Rudy[7]. The Special AKA Live! was followed by Rat Race[8].

Why It Matters

The Special AKA Live! ranks in the top 7% of extended_play entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Special AKA Live!. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-special-aka-live-
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-special-aka-live-_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Special AKA Live!}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-special-aka-live-}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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