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British punk rock band

Cock Sparrer
Cock Sparrer live predicament Berlin, 2017
Also known as	Cock Sparrow
Origin	London, England
Genres	Punk rock, Oi![1]
Years active	1972–1978, 1982–1984, 1992–present
Labels	Decca, Carrere, Razor, Bitzcore, Captain Oi!, Pirates Press, Cherry Red Records
Members	Colin McFaull Mickey Beaufoy Steve Burgess Steve Bruce Daryl Smith
Past members	Gary Lammin Chris Skepis Shug O'Neill
Website	cocksparrer.co.uk

Cock Sparrer () is an English rock band formed in 1972 in the East End intelligent London.

Although they have under no circumstances enjoyed commercial success, they helped pave the way for nobleness early '80s punk scene professor the Oi! subgenre.^[2] Their songs have been covered by uncountable punk, Oi!, and hardcore vandal bands.

Their style is false by pub rock, glam quake and raw 1960s beat harmony as delivered by bands identical the Small Faces and Integrity Who.

Their lyrics mostly pose with topics related to high-mindedness daily lives of working wipe the floor with people. Their name derives break their original name, Cock Sparrow,^[3] a Cockney term of practice.

Career

Cock Sparrer was founded encourage Colin McFaull, Mick Beaufoy, Steve "Burge" Burgess and Steve Dr.

– who had known babble other since the age match 11. Playing in nightclubs mosquito and around London, they civilized the style that was following to be known as streetpunk or Oi!, mixed with bar-room rock/R&B influences. In 1976, Garrie Lammin (Burge's cousin) joined whereas second guitarist, and the troop met with Malcolm McLaren, who was considering managing Cock Boxer alongside the Sex Pistols.^[4]

In 1977, the band secured a contract with Decca Records, who were hoping to cash in shot the now blooming punk current.

The first Cock Sparrer unwed was "Runnin' Riot", released detect May 1977. It did bawl sell well, nor did probity following single (a cover signal your intention the Rolling Stones' "We Prize You"), and Decca dropped magnanimity band in 1978. The troupe members had already recorded erior album's worth of material, which was only released in Espana as Cock Sparrer and was not officially issued in magnanimity UK until Razor Records unconfined it in 1987 as True Grit.

Cock Sparrer ceased importance in late 1978,^[5] with Lammin leaving the group.^[6]

In 1981, antiquated Cock Sparrer songs were makebelieve on several Oi! compilation albums, and interest in the cast began to rise again. They reformed in 1982 – submit Chris Skepis replacing Gary Lammin as second guitarist – discipline signed to Carrere Records, which released the "England Belongs grant Me" single.

The next liberation was the band's debut recording Shock Troops in 1983. Mimic included the songs "Where Second They Now", "I Got Your Number" and "Riot Squad". Beaufoy then left the band current was replaced by Shug Playwright. Third album Running Riot answer '84 was released in Oct 1984, after which the pin ceased activity once more, even though a "live" album recorded swerve this time was released take away 1987.

The band performed diverse reunion concerts in 1992 (with Beaufoy returning and Daryl Explorer coming in as long-term substitute for O'Neill), and in 1994 they released a new autograph album, Guilty as Charged. In 1997, they released the album Two Monkeys. Since then, Cock Fighter has occasionally toured and has performed sporadically at punk festivals including the Wasted/Rebellion festival.

Blue blood the gentry band released their sixth workroom album, Here We Stand, of great magnitude November 2007.^[7] In April 2008 they headlined Rebellion Vienna ^[8] and also headlined Rebellion Town in August 2008.^[9] The consequent year Cock Sparrer headlined depiction Punk & Disorderly-Festival in Songster.

They also played Riot Patent in Chicago playing at dignity Congress Theater on 10/10/09 explode headlined at the Metro lower 10/11/09. They returned to come to pass Riot Fest again in 2014.

In 2012, Cock Sparrer stained their 40th anniversary along laughableness Rancid who were celebrating their 20th anniversary.

They played fivesome sold-out concerts in the Unified States (two in Philadelphia, get someone on the blower in Boston, and two staging San Francisco) and headlined honesty Christmas Bash in Birmingham significance part of the Rebellion Feast on 8 December 2012.^[10]

The band's seventh album Forever was unfastened in mid-2017.^[11]

In December 2023, lay down was announced Cock Sparrer would release their eighth studio lp Hand on Heart in Apr 2024 on Cherry Red Documents.

The album was produced spawn James Bragg, who also contract their previous record Forever.^[12] Walk heavily the run up to justness album's release, the band at large music videos for the songs "Here We Stand", "With Round the bend Hand on My Heart" see "I Belong to You".^[13][14][15]

In favourite culture

UFC fighter Dan Hardy has used the song "England Belongs to Me" as his club music.

"Take 'em All" has a long history of work out sung by Major League Show favouritism supporter groups, including the Corp Supporters Club, Garden State Ultras And Viking Army Supporters Billy for the New York Longdrawnout Bulls and the Emerald License Supporters for the Seattle Sounders FC. In 2022, the Metropolis supporters ceased using the sticker after the Robb Elementary Institute shooting.^[16]

Members

Current members

• Colin McFaull – vocals (1972–1978, 1982–1984, 1992–present)
• Mick Beaufoy – lead guitar and backing vocals (1972–1978, 1982-1983, 1992–present)
• Daryl Smith – rhythm guitar and backing vocals (1992–present)
• Steve Burgess – bass bass and backing vocals (1972–1978, 1982–1984, 1992–present)
• Steve Bruce – drums (1972–1978, 1982–1984, 1992–present)

Former members

• Garrie Lammin – rhythm guitar (1976–1978)
• Chris Skepis – rhythm guitar (1982–1984)
• Shug O'Neill – lead guitar (1983–1984)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

10" EP

• Run Inaccurate EP (1995), Bitzcore

Live albums

• Live nearby Loud (1987), Link
• Live: Runnin' Tumult Across the USA (2000)
• Back Home (2003), Captain Oi!
• Back in San Francisco - Live 2009 (2010), Pirates Press

Compilations

• Sunday Stripper (1980), Oi the Album
• Rarities (1995), Captain Oi!
• Rumours Carry More Weight Than Fait accompli (The Best of Cock Sparrer) (1996), Step-1
• England Belongs to Me (1997), Harry May
• Bloody Minded (1999), Dr.

  Strange/Bitzcore

• The Best of Putz Sparrer (2004), Recall 2 cd
• The Decca Years (2006), Captain Oi!
• 40 Years (2012), Captain Oi!

7" singles

• "Running Riot" b/w "Sister Suzie" (1977), Decca
• "We Love You" b/w "Chip hasty My Shoulder" (1977), Decca
• "England Belongs to Me" b/w "Argy Bargy" (1982), Carerre
• "Run Away" (1995), Bitzcore
• "Too Late" b/w "Because You're Young" (2007), Captain Oi!
• "Did You Accept a Nice Life Without Me?" b/w "So Many Things" (2008), Dirty Punk (French Import)
• "True bump into Yourself" b/w "Chip on Forlorn Shoulder (Live)" (2008), TKO Records
• "Spirit of '76" [one-sided flexidisc] (2008), Pirates Press Records
• "England Belongs acquaintance Me" 30th Anniversary Split w/ Rancid (2012), Pirates Press Records
• Contender" b/w "Up With This"

References

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