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Lynval Golding (born 24 July 1951) is a Jamaican-born British musician. His family moved from Jamaica to Gloucester, before moving to Coventry when he was eighteen.[1] He is currently living in Gig Harbor, Washington. He is best known as a rhythm guitarist and vocalist with the British 2 Tone Records band, the Specials.[2]

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Lynval Golding
Background information
Born	(1951-07-24) 24 July 1951 (age 71) Saint Catherine, Colony of Jamaica
Origin	Coventry, England
Genres	New wave, ska, rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Labels	Island Records

He went on to co-found the Fun Boy Three with Terry Hall and Neville Staple.[3] Recently^[when?] he was touring with The Beat, a reunion version of another second wave ska band. He started a band in Seattle, Stiff Upper Lips, that was fairly short lived, but which recently reformed as Gigantor.[4]

In 2007, he appeared live at the Glastonbury Festival on the Pyramid Stage with Lily Allen and fellow Specials / Fun Boy Three band member Terry Hall. He also played on the Park Stage, once again with Terry Hall and also Blur frontman Damon Albarn and beatboxer Shlomo, playing a version of The Specials hit "A Message To You, Rudy". On 28 July 2007, Golding appeared with his current band, Pama International, at the Dunstaffnage music festival near Oban, Scotland.

Golding regularly tours the UK with Pama International, who have recorded three albums with his input on guitar. This band is signed to www.rockersrevolt.com, an independent record label.

He continues to tour with The Specials when not performing with Gigantor.

Discography

See also The Specials Discography, Fun Boy Three, Pama International

Artist	Title	Release date	Label	Details
The Special AKA	In the Studio	1984	2 Tone Records	Lynval Appears on "Free Nelson Mandela"
Robert Wyatt with The SWAPO Singers	"The Wind Of Change / Namibia" (single)	1984	Rough Trade	Lynval plays guitar - also features Jerry Dammers and Dick Cuthell
The Pogues	"Live at The Town & Country Club" (VHS/DVD)	1988	Warner Brothers	Lynval sings and plays guitar on "Rudi: A Message to You"
Various Artists	The Shack	1993	BiB Records	"Why?" and "Wear You to the Ball" credited to Neville Staple and Lynval Golding (both tracks actually Specials/Fun Boy Three demos[5])
The Soup Dragons	Hydrophonic	1994	Polygram	Lynval plays guitar on "Rest in Peace", with Neville Staple toasting
Various Artists	Spare Shells: A Tribute to the Specials	2001	Pork Pie	Appears with Skanic on "Do Nothing"
Militant Rhythm Section	Mexican Weed Dub	2005	Utmost	Guest
Pama International	Trojan Sessions	2006	Trojan Records	Guest (guitar, vocals)
Lynval Golding and Contra Coup	Know Your Rights (12" Vinyl)	2016	Mossburg	Know Your Rights! / Know Your Rights - MA Mix / The Same / The Same - MA Mix
The Notables Featuring Lynval Golding	Children Children / Good King (7" Vinyl)		Mossburg
Various Artists	Gifted: Ska Tribute To The Jam	2018	Jump Up! Records	Lynval Golding and Contra Coup perform "Tales Of The Riverbank"

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