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After performing for a time, including with the Clash, Dammers founded his own label, 2-Tone Records[?], and released "Gangsters", a Top Ten hit. The band had begun wearing two-toned mod-style tonic suits, along with other late 60s teen fashion. Their debut LP was The Specials[?] (1979 in music; produced by Elvis Costello). "Too Much Too Young" was a #1 hit in spite of a ban by the BBC due to the song's lyrics, which promoted contraception. More Specials was not as popular as previous recordings, and 2-Tone was having trouble as well. In 1981, they released "Ghost Town", another #1 hit (see 1981 in music). Staples, Golding and Hall departed, and Dammers added Stan Campbell[?] and began working under the name Special A.K.A.. The result, In the Studio[?], was regarded by many as a failure, though "Racist Friend" and "Free Nelson Mandela" were hits. Dammers then dissolved the group and pursued activism.
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