Now Hear This - Now Hear This - Machine / Hot Snacks & EMF

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Character Change (By Machine - later Hot Snacks)

Machine (Later Hot Snacks) from Alt Sounds

I must have seen Machine / Hot Snacks as they became, c 1980, a million times at the Ryton Hotel, Dog and Trumpet and elsewhere. One of my favourite tracks (so long as the lead singer didn't gob on you punk style from the stage!) - a kind of ska/punk You ain't nothin' butta Hound Dawg called You need a Character Change. This is for Jim Pryal - who was the band's drummer (but not on this track - drummer was Silverton who was with the Specials before they made it. From the Album Sent From Coventry - produced by the brilliant Coventry magazine of that era - Alternative Sounds.

CharacterChangebyMachine

Machine / Hot Snacks

Second track is another fave from the 1980 period - my mate Mojo (Tony) Morgan (it's alos on his blog) - I used to be their resident dancer at gigs in Tile Hill somewhere -saw them lots to at the Dog and Trumpet. Their single and on the Battle of the Bands album 1981 - Anti-Bellum - Ska - blues all the way.

EMF

AntiBellumEMF

EMF (The Coventry EMF!)

Comments

[covcitymusic]

superb :) I vaugely remember seeing Hot Snacks at the Belgrade if memory recalls (i was about 14 at the time) ... still sounds great 27 years on

[HOBO - Coventry Music Magazine]

[this is good] REQUEST FOR PHOTOS FROM PETE CHAMBERS
Hi Trev
I'm putting together a book that will contain pics of the Cov &
Warwickshire music scene from 50's to 80's. Is there any chance of asking people
via your site, if they have any copyright FREE pix they would like me to
include. I will need some info of each photo.
They can be sent to [email protected]  I'm looking for
groups, solo artists, posters, flyers and venues.
 
Best regards
 
Pete Chambers

[Sharon Hayles]

Hi, Sharon here ex-lead singer with EMF.