A Fistful Of...4-Skins
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| A Fistful of...4-Skins | ||||
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | Alaska Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, Oi! | |||
| Length | 45:37 51:28 (1993 CD reissue) | |||
| Label | Syndicate | |||
| Producer | Ian O'Higgins | |||
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A Fistful of...4-Skins is the second studio album by English punk rock/Oi! band, The 4-Skins, released in 1983 by Syndicate Records. In comparison to The 4-Skins' previous material, "A Fistful Of...4-Skins" featured a slower, heavier, more melodic, hard rock-based sound.
Less successful than its predecessor, the album charted outside the Top 30 on the UK independent chart. The band members claimed that this was due to chart manipulation.[1] The album was later combined with debut LP, The Good, The Bad & The 4-Skins (omitting the track "One Law for Them" from that album due to space limitations) and released on a single CD by Link Records in 1987 as A Few 4-Skins More, Vol.1.
Following the breakup of the line-up that recorded the band's previous album, The Good, The Bad & The 4-Skins, Hoxton Tom McCourt had assembled a new line-up (the fourth overall) including former The Last Resort singer Roi Pearce, and future Skrewdriver guitarist, Paul Swain.
Track listing
[edit]Source: Amazon[2]
All tracks are written by McCourt/Pearce/Bransom/Swain
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "5 More Years" | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Waiting For A Friend" | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Johnny Go Home" | 2:59 |
| 4. | "The Gambler" | 3:30 |
| 5. | "I'll Stick To My Guns" | 2:53 |
| 6. | "On File" | 3:57 |
| 7. | "Forgotten Hero" | 4:01 |
| 8. | "The Spy From Alaska" | 2:57 |
| 9. | "H.M.P." | 3:10 |
| 10. | "No Excuse" | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Betrayed" | 3:40 |
| 12. | "City Boy" | 3:51 |
| 13. | "New War" | 4:10 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 14. | "On The Streets" | 2:46 |
| 15. | "Saturday" (Demo) | 3:05 |
Personnel
[edit]- Roi Pearce – lead vocals
- Hoxton Tom McCourt – bass guitar, lead vocal on "New War"
- Ian Bransom – drums
- Paul Swain – guitar
- Keith Bollock Brother – backing vocals
- Neil Barker – backing vocals
References
[edit]- ^ "The Music of the 4Skins". Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ "A Fistful Of...4-Skins". Amazon. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
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