Band Name: The Oppressed
Music Album: Totally Oppressed
Album Release Date: November 1999
Music Genre: Punk Rock Oi
Record Label: Step-1 Music
Album Release Country: United Kingdom
Music Record Type: 29 Tracks CD
One of the first skinhead bands in Europe with strong anti-fascist message coming from Cardiff, Wales, UK. Start in 1981, splitt in 1984. Then reformed in 1994.
"THE OPPRESSED Oi! STORY. 1981 / 202?.
Oi! STORY - THE 80s.
March 1981, Russel (DUCKY) Payne is released from Borstal and I get released from Prison. At the time we didn't know each other and it's just coincidence that we were both banged up for violence. Anyway, Ducky (GUITAR), his brother Ronnie (BASS) and Gary Tier (DRUMS), all Cardiff Skins, along with Martin Brennan (VOCALS) a valley Skin, form an Oi! band. After tossing a few names around, including FORCED OPPRESSION, they decide that THE OPPRESSED fits the bill. So it was that with not much ability and a ton of enthusiasm the boys set out to have a ball. While all this was going on I was forming INSANITY SQUAD with me on guitar, my brother Dom on bass, his mate Vince King on vocals, and a nutter called Ed Flemming on drums. Me and Vince was Skins and Dom and Ed was Punks so that made us Cardiffs first Skunk band. We played a few local gigs, recorded nothing and fell apart after trying play a gig so pissed we couldn't see straight. Back at Duckys house Ronnie had left the band. No big story, he just wasn't into it. Looking for a new bass player they ask my mate if he wanted to join but he couldn't play a triangle so he suggested me. I'd seen their first gig and I remember telling my missus how "I should be in that band". So Ducky (...)
| 1 | Riot |
| 2 | Leave Me Alone |
| 3 | Joe Hawkins |
| 4 | Government |
| 5 | It Ain't Right |
| 6 | We're The Oppressed |
| 7 | Urban Soldiers |
| 8 | Run From You |
| 9 | Ultra Violence |
| 10 | Work Together |
| 11 | Victims |
| 12 | We're The Oppressed |
| 13 | Leave Me Alone |
| 14 | Violent Society |
| 15 | Urban Soldiers |
| 16 | Chaos |
| 17 | Gun Law |
| 18 | Riot |
| 19 | Joe Hawkins |
| 20 | Fight For Your Life |
| 21 | Ultra Violence |
| 22 | Government Out |
| 23 | Run From You |
| 24 | Skinhead Girl |
| 25 | Don't Look Back |
| 26 | Magistrate |
| 27 | Bad Man |
| 28 | Angels With Dirty Faces |
| 29 | A.C.A.B |
the Complete Oppressed 80's Oi! Collection
Track 1 - 6 from "Oi! The Tape" (Mailorder Cassette) Feb´ 1983
Track 7 - 9 from "Never Say Die" EP (Firm Records) April 1983
Track 10 - 1 from Double A Sided Single (Oppressed Records) Sept´ 1983
Track 12 - 26 from "Oi! Oi! Music" LP (Oppressed Records) Feb´ 1984
Track 27 - 29 from "Fatal Blow" 12" (Skinhead Records) Aug´ 1984
All Titles (The Oppressed) Copyright Control Except:
16. (4-Skins) Link Music
24. (Naismith) B + C Music
27. (Geggus/Turner/Riorden) Signature Publishing
28. (Pursey/Parsons) Signature Publishing
29. (4-Skins) Link Music
All Titles Recorded In Cardiff (1983/1984)
Made in England
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