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Neville Staple – best known as a legacy member of The Staples, playing on-and-off with the ska troupe from 1978 to 2012 – has announced his latest solo album, ‘From The Specials & Beyond’.As its title implies, the 12-track record will dive deep into Staple’s tenure with The Specials, breathing new life into some of his most treasured efforts with the Two-Tone pioneers (including smash-hits ‘Ghost Town’ and ‘Monkey Man’).The album will feature a suite of collaborators, including – alongside Staple’s wife and co-vocalist Sugary Staple – modern-day reggae icon Clint Eastwood, Quadrophenia’s Gary Shail, Jamaican R&B legend Derrick Morgan and founding Selector member Neol Davies.“This has been one of my favourite albums to work on,” Staple said

Rudeboy has just been released – check it out below.The film, directed by Grammy winner Nicolas Jack Davies, features a string of iconic artists including Toots Hibbert, Ken Boothe, Don Letts, Neville Staple, Marcia Griffiths, Dave Barker, Dandy Livingstone, Lloyd Coxsone, Pauline Black, Derrick Morgan, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and more.Rudeboy combines archive footage as well as interviews with iconic figures from the label to tell the story of Trojan Records, framing the origins and now ongoing love affair between Jamaican and British music.Watch the new clip here:According to a press release, Rudeboy charts the rise of the label by “placing it at the heart of a cultural revolution that unfolded in the council estates and dance floors of late

Legendary record producer Bunny Lee has died at the age of 79.