Riot squad from Mansfield were originally formed in September '81 with the line up:
Dunk - Vocals, Nello - Guitar, Wayne - Bass, Pommi - Drums
The band's half punk,half skin line up meant that they attracted a following from both groups.
In early '82 they released there debut "Fuck the tories"EP (Round 23) on Rondelet records.
Their second release for Rondelet "Riots in the city"EP (Round 25) was released in the end of
'82 and featured a new guitarist called Staz who'd replaced Nello.
By this time the vocalist Dunk had set up Rot Records,but combining band and label proved to be
a bit much so he quit the band and was replaced by Lee (former roadie for Riot Squad)
In early '83 they released the "Don't be denied EP" on Rot Records(ASS 1)which became the band's
third indie chart hit.
Their second Rot release was "I'm OK,Fuck you"EP (ASS 2) and was described by "Punk lives"
magazine as a crossover between One way system and The Exploited.
The single also saw Wayne moving to guitar and bassist Chedd joining the band.
By the time of their last release "There's no solution" (ASS 3) they had acquired a new
drummer called Gerry.
By '84 Riot Squad had drifted apart and as a vinyl tribute to the band Dunk collected most
of their Rot recordings and issued them as the "No potential threat"LP (ASS 13),which like all
of the band's releases has become a highly prized and expensive collectors' item.
4-skins came from East London,they signed to Secret records in the spring of -81.
The bandmembers are:
Panther -Vocals, Johnny Jacobs -Guitar, Tom McCourt -Bass, Pete Abbott -Drums
Singles:
One law for them
Yesterdays heroes
LP:
The good the bad and the 4-skins
Infa Riot comes from North London and was formed in March 1980 by Lee and
Floyd Wilson,they had tracks on both the 2nd and 3rd Oi! albums.
The band was signed to Secret in June -81 and released their first single The
Kids of the 80's,and later their second The winner.
They lined up with The Exploited and Angelic Upstarts on their Dead Cities tour.
Members are:
Lee Wilson -Vocals, Floyd Wilson -Bass, Barrie Daldry -Guitar, Martin Reynolds -Drums
LP:
Still out of order Secret records(sec 7)
Chron Gen -short for Chronic Generation- came from Hitchen in Hertfordshire.
They released two singles "Puppets of war" and "Reality" before signing to Secret just before
christmas 1981,they released a single "Jet boy jet girl" for them.
They supported Exploited on their Apocalypse now tour.
UK subs are:
Charlie Harper -Vocals/Harmonica, Steve Roberts -Drums/Backing vocals, Alvin Gibbs -Bass/Backing vocals, Nicky Garratt -Guitar/Backing vocals/Keyboards
Single:
Countdown
LP:
Endangered species
Charlie Harper went on to start the Urban dogs when they split.
The Business comes from South London and had two tracks on Carry on Oi!
Members:
Mich Fitz -Vocals, Mark Brennan -Bass, Steve Whale -Guitar, Kev Boyce -Drums
Singles:
Harry May
Smash the discos
LP:
Loud proud and punk
Mau Maus were born and raised in a small community outside Sheffield,and was started
by four friends Chris,Podge,Lev and Bunny in -79.
The took the name from an American group when they split up.
For those of you who haven't heard them,it's fast and furios punk,especially when
considered how early they started.
EP:
Society's rejects (8 tracks)
No concern (3 tracks)
Facts of war
Plus a compilation with DK and other well known bands,it was an anti war album called:
Wargasm.
External menace was started by John Sneddon and Wullie Hamill,and they recruited Sanz on Bass
and Rab on Drums and later Derek took over the Drums.
In the end of '83 Wullie and Derek left and Tommy Wallace(Chaotic youth) stood in,and they carried
on as a three piece for three years,John's brother Jim joined,late '86 they dropped their name..
In late '87 Kevin Taylor joined.
By '91 they were called Jett Rink.
Then they did some gigs as External menace again on the condition that Ian Welsh(singer with Swine Flu)
helped out.
Then Stuart Westwood joined on a trial basis late '92 on a recording setting.
The most recent addition is Colin McNair on drums.
Wullie Hamill died in '87 R.I.P.
Channel 3 from San Fransisco,consisted of this setting on their record that was released in '82:
Larry Kelley -Bass, Mike Magrann -Guitar,vocals, Kimm gardener -Guitar,vocals, Mike Burton -Drums
LP:
I've got a gun No Future records (Punk 2)
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