RECORD ON: THE SPECIALS - A MESSAGE TO YOU
1 X 70' HD/ 4K
DIRECTED BY JOE CONNOR
A WHITE LIGHT FILM PRODUCTION
Record On is a major brand-new 3-part series exploring the context of the times around the making of a ground-breaking album by the world’s most prominent artists.
Each episode looks at the motivations of the artists to write and record the album they did at that particular moment in time and how that album came to reflect those times, becoming a cultural icon in itself.
The series takes its tone from the social, cultural and political focus of what was happening around the time each album was written and recorded and how this is reflected in the artists’ music and the performance.
The Specials emerged in the late 1970s during a time of great social, political, and economic upheaval in England. These deep subjects have heavily influenced their music right up to the present day.
The band's songs Ghost Town, Gangsters, Too Much Too Young have bravely tackled issues of racism, unemployment, and social inequality, unafraid to reflect England's shadow back onto itself.
With the passing of Terry Hall this film reflects on The Specials' cultural impact. The Specials were not just a musical phenomenon but a cultural one that influenced fashion, style, popular culture, trends and even the mood of the entire nation.
This film explores how their legacy lives on in contemporary culture and how their influence can still be seen in modern art, fashion, and media. Their messages are universal. They soundtrack moments in history.