Special Forces is a criminally underrated album in the Southern catalogue and deserves re-acquaintance … Now, where's that dang fightin' whiskey, boy? Looking in the rearview mirror at the career of .38 Special can easily result in a false memory of the band's musical identity. Forming at the end of the '70s, and fronted by..

.38 SPECIAL: Two classic albums get 40th anniversary coloured vinyl treatment
Wild Eyed Southern Boys and Special Forces reissued and remastered by Snakefarm Records First released in 1981, 38 Special’s Wild Eyed Southern Boys marked the turning point in the US band’s career, giving them the opportunity to transcend the Southern Rock pigeonhole they felt they’d been squeezed into with their first 3 outings. Collaborating with..