The Specials / List of live Bootlegs (1979-1981)

1979

Aston University, Birmingham (27/04/79)
The Moonlight Club, London (02/05/79)
The Mayfair, Newcastle (09/11/80)
The Lyceum, London (02/12/79)
Paris Theater, London (15/12/79)
Concerts For Kampuchea, Various Artists (??/12/79)

1980

Markthalle, Hamburg (16/01/80)
Paradiso, Amsterdam (21/01/80)
Hurrah's, New York (25/01/80)
New Orleans, Warehouse (26/01/80)
Rainbow Theater, Denver (30/01/80)
The Showbox, Seattle (01/02/80)
The Whisky, C.A. (11/02/80)
U.C. Davis (14/02/80)
The Catalyst, Santa Cruz (16/02/80)
Speaks, Long Island (02/03/80)
Pavillon Baltard, Paris (14/03/80)
Pinkpop Festival, Holland (26/05/80)
Carnival House, Tokyo (02/07/80)
Montreux Jazz Festival (11/07/80)
Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam (18/10/80)

1981

Pier 84, New York (13/08/81)
Paramount Theater, Staten Island (21/08/81)
Liberty Bell Racetrack, Philadelphia (22/08/81)
The Grove Oakville, Canada (23/08/81)

On Film

Colchester Institute, Essex (21/01/1980)
Carnival House, Tokyo (02/07/80)
Pinkpop Festival, Various Artists(26/05/80)
Montreux Jazz Festival (11/07/80)
Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam (18/10/80)
Dance Craze Various Artists (1981)

Official Releases

Aston University, Birmingham (27/04/79)
The Moonlight Club, London (02/05/79)
Paris Theater, London (15/12/79)

Unofficial, CD & LP Releases

Aston University, Birmingham (27/04/79)
The Moonlight Club, London (02/05/79)
The Lyceum, London (02/12/79)
Markthalle, Hamburg (16/01/80)
Paradiso, Amsterdam (21/01/80)
Hurrah's, New York (25/01/80)
Paradise Rock Club, Boston (30/01/80)
Carnival House, Tokyo (02/07/80)

Other Releases

The Coventry Automatics - Dawning of a New Era (1993)
The Specials & The Special AKA - BBC Sessions (1998)

Demo Recordings (1981)

01 96 Tears
02 Why (Dub)
03 Why (Part II)

Youtube: Rock Goes To College (1979)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWRGcCwqVu0

The Specials / Rare Unseen Photos, Rehearsals & Live (1978 - 1979)

I think it was some time in early 1978 that Mike Horseman asked me to go with him to Coventry one evening to photograph The Specials AKA rehearsing at the home of Jerry Dammers.

I started to photograph as the other members of the band arrived and brought in their equipment. Previously known as The Coventry Automatics, The Specials consisted, at the time, of Jerry Dammers (keyboards and songwriter), Terry Hall (vocals), Lynval Golding (guitar and vocals), Neville Staple (vocals), Horace Panter (bass), Roddy Byers (lead guitar), and Silverton Hutchison (drums)



It was 1978, I think, and a short while after I photographed the rehearsal in Coventry that I photographed the Specials again. This time at Barbarella’s—the well known Birmingham nightclub. By now, Silverton Hutchison had left the group and had been replaced by John Bradbury on drums.



All Photos by: Bernard G Mills

Barbarella’s Gig - 21/05/1979)

http://www.bernardgmills.net/Specials_Barbs_Thumbs.html

http://www.bernardgmills.net/Specials_Thumbs.html

http://www.bernardgmills.net/home.html

The Specials / Colchester Institute, Essex 1979

The Specials
Rock Goes To College 1980
Colchester Institute, Essex

First broadcast : 21/01/80
44:28 Minutes



Setlist :)

01 intro
02 Do the Dog
03 Monkey Man
04 Rat Race
05 Blank Expression
06 Rude Boys Outa Jail
07 Doesn’t make it Alright
08 Concrete Jungle
09 Too Much Too Young
10 Guns of Navarone
11 Nite Klub
12 Gangsters
13 Longshot Kick de Bucket
14 Madness
15 You’re Wondering Now

Link

http://textsnip.com/my/TheSpecialsRGTC_FF

The Specials / Hope & Anchor 05/05/79

Justin Thomas spent over 35 years working as a music photographer documenting Punk, Rock ‘n’ Roll and Britpop history through his pictures. In a display of some the most illustrious photographs ever captured When you Hear the Music Trouble Disappear features several unseen images of some of music’s most acclaimed talent. The exhibition begins in the early seventies and displays behind-the-scenes portraits and the on-stage theatrics of the biggest stars in the music business with hit groups such as The Clash and The Who. As his career progressed, early portraits of singers such as Sid Vicious, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and Bob Marley were followed by those of bands such as Rolling Stones, Stone Roses and Oasis. From pure punk, through Rock ‘n’ Roll and the birth of Britpop, When you Hear the Music Trouble Disappear challenges you to explore the dramatic developments of music and culture, and their lasting impact that continues to live in our memories today. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/multimedia/entertainment/music/2012/07/07/music-legends-captured-by-welsh-rock-photographer-justin-thomas-91466-31340587/#11 http://www.whats-on-guide.co.uk/uncategorized/graffik_gallery_presents_justin_thomas_when_you_hear_the_music_trouble_disappear