How The Specials’ ‘Ghost Town’ Soundtracked 1980s Britain’s Economic Collapse

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The episode follows how The Specials used the single “Ghost Town” to turn a crumbling post‑industrial landscape into an urgent sonic billboard for 1981 Britain, charting its production, political resonance, and lasting influence on two‑tone punk.

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