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One of the first Oi! bands, Cock Sparrer was playing loud, raw, Cockney
working-class anthems as early as the first wave of British punk, although
record company difficulties prevented them from issuing much material
until the early '80s, when the Oi!movement was well underway. The group
formed in London's East End in 1975, originally as a hard-edged pub rock
combo in the vein of Dr. Feelgood. Four of the members -- vocalist Colin
McFaull, guitarist Mick Beaufoy, bassist Steve Burgess, and drummer Steve
Bruce -- had been schoolmates since age 11, and had been playing together
in cover bands three years prior. They were joined by rhythm guitarist
Garrie Lammin (Burgess' cousin), and soon began playing the Bridgehouse
Pub in Canning Town on a regular basis. The emergence of the Sex Pistols
presented an opportunity to further toughen up their sound, which sparked
a brief interest from Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren that didn't end
up amounting to much. In 1977, Cock Sparrer signed with Decca Records
(which had already landed another proto-Oi! band in Slaughter & the Dogs)
and recorded their debut single, "Runnin' Riot," which was followed by
a cover of the Rolling Stones' "We Love You." However, disagreements with
Decca led to the sense that the band's simple, basic, street-level sound
wasn't really understood; as a result, their self-titled debut was, for
some reason, issued only in Spain. Lammin left the group to pursue an
acting career not long after, and a frustrated Cock Sparrer went on an
unofficial hiatus. By the early '80s, bands like Sham 69, the Angelic
Upstarts, and the Cockney Rejects had transformed the working-class punk
sensibility into a Cockney-dominated subgenre dubbed Oi! As early progenitors
of the scene, Cock Sparrer was in demand once again, especially after
their song "Sunday Stripper" appeared on an Oi! compilation. They began
gigging again and quickly landed a record deal, resulting in the 1982
hit single "England Belongs to Me," which struck a chord during the middle
of the Falklands War. Cock Sparrer's official U.K. debut album, Shock
Troops, was also released in 1982 and became a long-standing Oi! favorite.
Guitarist Beaufoy left the band in 1983 and was replaced by the tandem
of Chris Skepis (rhythm) and Shug O'Neill (lead). This lineup recorded
the follow-up album, 1984's Runnin' Riot in '84, but Skepis and O'Neill
both departed shortly thereafter. Beaufoy rejoined briefly for the Live
& Loud album, released in 1987, but disagreements within the band and
(again) with their record company precipitated another breakup. In late
1992, Cock Sparrer was invited to play a reunion gig at the Astoria, near
Charing Cross. The appearance of over 2,000 fans stunned the band into
a full-fledged reunion, featuring the original quartet of McFaull, Beaufoy,
Burgess, and Bruce, plus new rhythm guitarist Daryl Smith. In early 1994,
Cock Sparrer released Guilty as Charged, their first album of all-new
material in a decade. The odds-and-ends EP Run Away followed in 1995,
featuring live and studio recordings; the proper follow-up to Guilty as
Charged, Two Monkeys, was released in 1997, with rumors that it would
be the band's last album featuring all new material. A spate of compilations
and live recordings followed during the next few years, with the band
continuing to tour extensively, hitting the U.S. in 2000.
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COCK SPARRER
Shock Troops
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Runnin Riot/Live & Loud
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COCK SPARRER
Runnin Riot Across
The USA
Live 2000
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Best of
CD
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Rarities
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Two Monkeys
CD
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Run Away
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COCK SPARRER
BUSINESS
Live & Loud Split CD
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COCK SPARRER
Shock Troops/
Running Riot In 84
CD
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COCK SPARRER
Runnin Riot
/ Sister Suzie
original
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COCK SPARRER
We Love You
SPANISH
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POSTERS
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