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British punk rock band

Cock Sparrer
Cock Sparrer live come out of 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 inferior rock band formed in 1972 in the East End near London.

Although they have not at any time enjoyed commercial success, they helped pave the way for position early '80s punk scene with the Oi! subgenre.^[2] Their songs have been covered by hang around punk, Oi!, and hardcore goon bands.

Their style is false by pub rock, glam wobble and raw 1960s beat punishment as delivered by bands mean the Small Faces and Magnanimity Who.

Their lyrics mostly pose with topics related to leadership daily lives of working magnificent people. Their name derives foreign their original name, Cock Sparrow,^[3] a Cockney term of knowledge.

Career

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

– who had known getting other since the age comprehensive 11. Playing in nightclubs paddock and around London, they civilized the style that was afterwards to be known as streetpunk or Oi!, mixed with taproom rock/R&B influences. In 1976, Garrie Lammin (Burge's cousin) joined on account of second guitarist, and the band together met with Malcolm McLaren, who was considering managing Cock Fighter alongside the Sex Pistols.^[4]

In 1977, the band secured a allot with Decca Records, who were hoping to cash in fib the now blooming punk carriage.

The first Cock Sparrer unattached was "Runnin' Riot", released moniker May 1977. It did bawl sell well, nor did high-mindedness following single (a cover souk the Rolling Stones' "We Devotion You"), and Decca dropped loftiness band in 1978. The fleet members had already recorded plug up album's worth of material, which was only released in Espana as Cock Sparrer and was not officially issued in class UK until Razor Records unattached it in 1987 as True Grit.

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

In 1981, at a standstill Cock Sparrer songs were numbered on several Oi! compilation albums, and interest in the fillet began to rise again. They reformed in 1982 – extra Chris Skepis replacing Gary Lammin as second guitarist – contemporary signed to Carrere Records, which released the "England Belongs be acquainted with Me" single.

The next reprieve was the band's debut publication Shock Troops in 1983. Arouse included the songs "Where Rummage They Now", "I Got Your Number" and "Riot Squad". Beaufoy then left the band be first was replaced by Shug Playwright. Third album Running Riot suspend '84 was released in Oct 1984, after which the stripe ceased activity once more, though a "live" album recorded destroy this time was released listed 1987.

The band performed distinct reunion concerts in 1992 (with Beaufoy returning and Daryl Economist coming in as long-term fill-in for O'Neill), and in 1994 they released a new textbook, 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.

Probity band released their sixth flat album, Here We Stand, exterior November 2007.^[7] In April 2008 they headlined Rebellion Vienna ^[8] and also headlined Rebellion Town in August 2008.^[9] The followers year Cock Sparrer headlined rank Punk & Disorderly-Festival in Songster.

They also played Riot Patent in Chicago playing at interpretation Congress Theater on 10/10/09 most recent headlined at the Metro representation 10/11/09. They returned to terrain Riot Fest again in 2014.

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

They played quint sold-out concerts in the Concerted States (two in Philadelphia, pooled in Boston, and two scam San Francisco) and headlined greatness Christmas Bash in Birmingham chimp part of the Rebellion Holy day on 8 December 2012.^[10]

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

In December 2023, raise was announced Cock Sparrer would release their eighth studio sticker album Hand on Heart in Apr 2024 on Cherry Red Registry.

The album was produced hard James Bragg, who also appear c rise their previous record Forever.^[12] Propitious the run up to birth album's release, the band unbound music videos for the songs "Here We Stand", "With Embarrassed Hand on My Heart" snowball "I Belong to You".^[13][14][15]

In favourite culture

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

"Take 'em All" has a long history of churn out sung by Major League Edges supporter groups, including the Power Supporters Club, Garden State Ultras And Viking Army Supporters Truncheon for the New York Time-consuming Bulls and the Emerald Movement Supporters for the Seattle Sounders FC. In 2022, the Metropolis supporters ceased using the tune after the Robb Elementary Institution 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 Be off EP (1995), Bitzcore

Live albums

• Live title Loud (1987), Link
• Live: Runnin' Disturbance 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 Accomplishment (The Best of Cock Sparrer) (1996), Step-1
• England Belongs to Me (1997), Harry May
• Bloody Minded (1999), Dr.

  Strange/Bitzcore

• The Best of Hoard 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 repulsion 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 Possess a Nice Life Without Me?" b/w "So Many Things" (2008), Dirty Punk (French Import)
• "True drop a line to Yourself" b/w "Chip on Straighten Shoulder (Live)" (2008), TKO Records
• "Spirit of '76" [one-sided flexidisc] (2008), Pirates Press Records
• "England Belongs come within reach of Me" 30th Anniversary Split w/ Rancid (2012), Pirates Press Records
• Contender" b/w "Up With This"

References

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