THE OPPRESSED

Skinhead Times - 1982~1998, 2CD

Double CD package jam-packed with all the material ever written by The Oppressed. Contains pull-out with extensive liner notes and photos.


March 1981, Russel (DUCKY) Payne, his brother Ronnie and Gary Tier - all Cardiff Skins - along with Martin Brennan, 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. With the departure of Ronnie from THE OPPRESSED, Ducky, Gary and Brennan eventually turn up on Roddy Moreno's doorstep and make him an offer he can't refuse. With Roddy as second guitarist and his brother Dom on bass, this line up lasted about a year. Brennan and Gary had decided to leave so Roddy took over vocals and found Lee Jenkins to take care of drumming. This line up lasted about 2 years and recorded nearly everything issued in the eighties. Almost all their gigs ended in a ruck (boys will be boys) and eventually they got fed up with the whole thing. They did get together in the studio with Juan Garcia - a punk from near Cardiff - on drums, recorded 3 cover versions but played no gigs. So that was it for the eighties...


Track Listing:

DISC ONE

WHITE FLAG
RIOT
LEAVE ME ALONE
JOE HAWKINS
GOVERNMENT
IT AIN'T RIGHT
WE'RE THE OPPRESSED
URBAN SOLDIERS
ULTRA VIOLENCE
RUN FROM YOU
VICTIMS
WORK TOGETHER
VIOLENT SOCIETY
GUN LAW
FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE
GOVERNMENT OUT
DON'T LOOK BACK
MAGISTRATE


DISK TWO

SUBSTITUTE AFA
NAZI NIGHTMARE
BNP
NAZI SKINHEAD
FUCK FASCISM
SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY
5-4-3-2-1
HOOLIGANS
CF3
THAT'S ALRIGHT
SAME OLD STORY
SKINHEAD TIMES
WHEN I WAS YOUNG
NO JUSTICE
THE AFA SONG