Record -VG
Cover - G+
Description
A highly collectible South African pop-soul and early township pop release featuring the iconic Brenda Fassie with Brenda & The Big Dudes. Weekend Special became one of the defining South African hits of the early 1980s and helped launch Brenda Fassie into national fame. The album blends upbeat dance-pop, soul, and early bubblegum influences that dominated the South African charts during that period.
This original South African pressing on the Family label captures the vibrant production style associated with early Johannesburg studio recordings of the era. The title track “Weekend Special” remains one of the most recognizable South African pop songs of the decade and is still widely played on retro and nostalgia radio shows.
This copy is a Varnel LP pressing, a type of flexible vinyl commonly used in South Africa during the 1980s by CCP Records. Varnel pressings are distinctive to the local market and are often sought after by collectors of South African pop and township music.
Genre
African Pop / Bubblegum / Soul
Track Listing
Side One
You Just Need Someone
Hot Shot
Weekend Special
Side Two
I've Got Feelings
Get Up! Get Up!
Are You Ready
Pressing & Value Notes
South African Family label pressing manufactured by CCP Record
