{"id":180,"date":"2022-03-09T17:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T17:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/coventrybands\/2022\/03\/09\/hard-top-22\/"},"modified":"2022-03-09T17:39:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T17:39:00","slug":"hard-top-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/coventrybands\/2022\/03\/09\/hard-top-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard Top 22"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Charley Anderson<\/b>‘s <\/span>1977 \/ 78 Coventry City Roots Reggae Band. Contained five members who a year later became part Two Tone band – The Selecter.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Charley Anderson <\/b>– bass. Compton Amanor <\/b>– Rhythm guitar. Charles “H” Bembridge<\/b> drums. Chris Christy<\/b> ? Amos Anderson <\/b>?<\/span><\/div>\n

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They played the Rock Against Racism gig \/ The first reggae festival in Woodend \/ Luton and many other gigs. Based at the Holyhead Youth Centre.<\/span><\/div>\n

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They recorded at Woodbine Studio, Leamington – According to Charley “Recorded 4 Songs at Jon Rivers Studio. Bird Sings a Melody voiced by our good friend Don Mayers. Former singer with True Expression…They recorded what would become Do Nothing –  <\/i>The best part was hijacked, and renamed DO Nothing by the Specials<\/span>” Charley thinks he has some recordings for this band but not available so far.<\/span><\/div>\n

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The band eventually combined with elements of the Neol Davies band Transposed Men <\/b>ie Neol Davies and Desmond Brown to form the Selecter.<\/span><\/div>\n

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These are some visuals from Charley Anderson’s Facebook page,.<\/span><\/div>\n

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