Coventry Automatics, The - Dawning Of A New Era LP

The Specials shook up the British music scene in 1979 when their blend of English punk and Jamaican ska took the nation by storm. The Dawning of a New Era collects the legendary 1978 demos, cut when the group was known as The Automatics, with Silverton Hutchinson on drums and before the arrival of Neville Staples. Favourites such as ‘Night Klub,’ ‘Too Much Too Young,’ ‘Stupid Marriage,’ ‘Concrete Jungle,’ ‘Blank Expression’ and the title track are here presented in rougher, spikier arrangements, much of the work-in-progress referencing the reggae stylings of the late 1960s and early 70s. A must for all Specials fans!
(Radiation/ 2024)

Tracklist:
A1 Wake Up
A2 Nite Klub / Raquel
A3 Rock And Roll Nightmare
A4 Look But Don't Touch
A5 Concrete Jungle
A6 It's Up To You
B1 Stupid Marriage
B2 Blank Expression
B3 Too Much Too Young
B4 Little Bitch
B5 (Dawning Of A) New Era
B6 Jay Walker