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paul willo  
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 More options Nov 7, 4:13 am
From: paul willo <paulwil...@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:13:27 -0800 (PST)
Local: Sat, Nov 7 2009 4:13 am
Subject: Coventry Automatics
Does anyone know of any live recordings ever existing of the band that
became The Specials and does anyone know if there were any recordings
of The Specials on tour with The Clash????

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Wally  
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 More options Nov 7, 7:51 am
From: Wally <wa...@2-tone.info>
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:51:46 +0100
Local: Sat, Nov 7 2009 7:51 am
Subject: Re: [2-tone-forum] Coventry Automatics

I've often wondered the same Willo, the Clash movie "Rude Boy" was made
during their "On Parole" tour, which the Specials/Automatics were support, a
new DVD version with extra footage was released a few years ago, but not a
sniff of the support band, but given that the film has footage from many
concerts, you would imagine there must be something lurking somewhere....

Wally.

Does anyone know of any live recordings ever existing of the band that


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funboy  
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 More options Nov 7, 2:03 pm
From: funboy <paulmflana...@eircom.net>
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:03:57 -0800 (PST)
Local: Sat, Nov 7 2009 2:03 pm
Subject: Re: Coventry Automatics
I used to trade music with a guy from London who told me he saw the
automatics live at the time but didn't have any recordings. I'm happy
enough with the LP for now but I'm sure something will turn up some
day like that 1981 gig from New York listed below.

THE SPECIALS (1979 - 2009)

1979
The Mayfair Newcastle 9/11/79
The Lyceum theatre London 2/12/79
The Lyceum (Original FM Broadcast - Inter France 24/12/79
Colchester Institute Essex 12/79 (+Video)
The Moonlight club London
Hammersmith Odeon London
Aston University
1980
Markhalle Hamburg Germany 16/1/80
Paradiso Amsterdam 21/1/80
Rainbow theatre Denver Colorado 30/1/80
Paradise club Boston 1/80
Hurrah's New York 1/80
Showboat Seattle 1/2/80
U.C Davis California 14/2/80
Santa Cruz California 16/2/80
Speaks Island New York 2/3/80
Pavilion Boultard Paris 14/3/80
Pinkpop Festival Netherlands 26/5/80
Montreaux Festival Switzerland 11/6/80 (+Video)
Tokyo Japan 20/7/80 (+Video)
Veronica festival Amsterdam 18/10/80 (+Video)
Rotterdam
1981
Paramount theatre New York 21/8/81
Oakville Canada 23/8/81
2009 / 30th Anniversary
Newcastle 22/4/09
Sheffield 23/4/09
Birmingham 25/4/09
Birmingham 26/4/09
Glasgow 28/4/09
Manchester 3/5/09
Manchester 4/5/09
Brixton 7/5/09
Brixton 8/5/09 (Poor)
Glastonbury 26/6/09 (+ video)
T in the park 11/7/09 (+ video)
Oxegen 12/7/09 (mono)
Melbourne 30/7/09
V Festival 22/8/09 (15 Mins)

Funboy1


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Paul Rodgers  
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 More options Nov 7, 2:08 pm
From: "Paul Rodgers" <pled...@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:08:54 -0000
Local: Sat, Nov 7 2009 2:08 pm
Subject: Re: [2-tone-forum] Re: Coventry Automatics
I'm off to see them in Margate tonight. That'll do for me!


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