The 4-Skins

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The 4-Skins
Background information
Origin	East London, England
Genre(s)	Oi!,Punk Rock
Years active	1979 - 1984
Label(s)	Clockwork Fun Secret Records Syndicate Records
Former members
'Hoxton' Tom McCourt Roi 'Last Resort' Pearce Paul Swain Ian Bramson Gary Hodges Steve 'H' Harmer Gary Hitchcock Steve 'Rockabilly' Pear John Jacobs Tony 'Panther' Cummins Pete Abbot

The 4-Skins were a working class Oi! punk rock band from East London, England, formed in 1979 and disbanded in 1984.

Many of their songs dealt with violent subjects, although the band claimed they were discussing the realities of inner city life, not promoting violence. Two of their most well known songs are Chaos and A.C.A.B. (All Coppers Are Bastards). Most of the band members were skinheads, and a few of them were West Ham United supporters and fans of the mod revival band Secret Affair.

In addition to releasing their own records, the band had songs on the original Oi! compilation albums, along with bands like Cockney Rejects, The Business and Angelic Upstarts.

1 Band members
2 Partial discography
- 2.1 EPs
- 2.2 Albums
3 External links

[edit] Band members

[edit] (1979-1980)

'Hoxton' Tom McCourt (guitar)
Gary Hodges (vocals)
Steve 'H' Harmer (bass)
Gary Hitchcock (drums).

[edit] (1980-1981)

Tom McCourt (bass)
Gary Hodges (vocals)
Steve 'Rockabilly' Pear (guitar)
John Jacobs (drums)

[edit] (1981-1983)

Tom McCourt (bass)
Tony 'Panther' Cummins (vocals)
John Jacobs (guitar)
Pete Abbot (drums)

[edit] (1983-1984)

Tom McCourt (bass)
Roi 'Last Resort' Pearce (vocals)
Paul Swain (guitar)
Ian Bramson (drums)

[edit] Partial discography

[edit] EPs

One Law For Them / Brave New World (Clockwork Fun (CF 101), 1981)
Yesterdays Heroes / Justice, Get Out Of My Life (Secret Records (SHH 125), 1981)
Low Life / Bread Or Blood (Secret Records (SHH 141), 1982)