The Coventry Automatics | es

The Coventry Automatics was one of several early names used by Coventry, UK band The Specials. First known simply as The Automatics, the discovery of another band using the same name prompted the shift to The Coventry Automatics. Shortly after, the title "The Special AKA The Coventry Automatics" was adopted and then shortened to The Special AKA (also seen as The Special A.K.A.) for the band's time as support for The Clash's 'On Parole' tour in June/July, 1978. Pressed by Receiver Records in 1993 in the UK and 1994 in the US, "Coventry Automatics AKA The Specials: Dawning of a...

José Lozano: voz. Manuel Aranzana: guitarras. Alfonso Linares: guitarras. Romi Moreno: bajo, teclados. Antonio Salas: batería, percusión. AUTOMATICS es un grupo de Linares, Jaén, que estuvo en activo durante toda la década de los noventa. Su sonido, basado en las guitarras distorsionadas y en las melodías características del mejor pop venido de las islas británicas, siempre ocupó un puesto de honor en el panorama pop-rock independiente español, desde sus comienzos con los albores de los 90 hasta su disolución en agosto del 2001. El grupo comienza a dar señales de vida en 1991; este mismo año quedarán finalistas del Concurso...

The Automatics are best known for their Punk/Powerpop standard 'When the tanks roll over Poland again', (released on Island Records in 1978) which became one of the first Number Ones in the newly introduced Punk/New Wave charts . An album entitled 'Walking with the radio on' was recorded at the same time under the guidance of upcoming producer Steve Lillywhite, but shelved by Island Records as they focused their attention and producer on an upcoming outfit calling themselves 'U2'. The band disbanded shortly after. Drummer Ricky 'Rocket' Goldstein left to join Sham 69 and played on Sham`s later hits. Guitarist...