The Redskins

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The Redskins were a British band of the 1980s, notable for their left-wing politics and catchy, danceable songs.

Their music combined influences from soul music, rockabilly, pop music and punk rock.[1][2][3][4] The band formed in York, England in the early 1980s (from the ashes of punk band No Swastikas), with Chris Dean (vocals/guitar), Martin Hewes (bass/backing vocals) and Nick King (drums). Chris Dean wrote for NME magazine under the name X. Moore. Dean and Hewes were members of the Socialist Workers Party. The band members wore skinhead clothing styles, and they helped inspire the redskin movement.

The band released their first single, "Lev Bronstein", on the CNT record label in 1982. They released one more single, "Lean On Me", on CNT before signing to London Records. In the same year playing the same song, the band were attacked upon stage at the free Greater London Council-sponsored 'Jobs for a Change' festival on 10th June 1984, in Jubilee Gardens on London's South Bank. While The Redskins were playing, a group of fascist skinheads stormed the stage. Despite there being thousands of avowed leftists in the crowd and only a few dozen nazis (at most), the former mostly fled in panic.[5] Nick King was replaced in 1985 by Paul Hookham. The band released one full album, Neither Washington Nor Moscow, before splitting up at the end of 1986. Hewes worked for some time as a motorcycle courier following the demise of the band and now teaches music professionally. Chris Dean, or Chris Moore, appeared in a student version of Trevor Griffiths' play Oi! For England at London's Central School of Speech & Drama before taking up a reclusive life in Paris from 1988 until the present.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Neither Washington Nor Moscow, 1986 (Decca FLP1)
  • Live, 1995 (Dojo)

[edit] Singles & EPs

  • Lev Bronstein / Peasant Army, 1982 (7", CNT productions CNT007).
  • Lean on me / Unionize, 1983 (7", CNT productions CNT016) - Highest chart position: No.3 (UK Indie Chart)
  • Lean On Me (Northern Mix) / Unionize (Break Mix), 1983 (12" CNTX16)
  • Keep On Keepin' On! / Reds Strike The Blues, 1984 (7", Decca F1) - Highest chart position: No.43
  • Keep On Keeping On / 16 Tons / Red Strikes the Blues, 1984 (12" Decca FX1)
  • Bring It Down (This Insane Thing), 1985 (2x7", Decca FDP2) - Highest chart position: No.33
  • Bring It Down (This Insane Thing) / You Want It? They've Got It!, 1985 (12" Decca FX2)
  • Kick Over The Statues / Young & Proud (Anthem Of Mistake), 1985 (7" Abstract AD6).
  • The Power Is Yours / Ninety Nine And A Half (Won't Do), 1986 (7" Decca F3) - Highest chart position: No.59
  • The Power Is Yours / Ninety nine and a half (won't do) /Take no heroes! (faster than LP version), 1986 (12" Decca FX3)
  • It Can Be Done / K.O!K.O!, 1986 (7" Decca F4). - Highest chart position: No.76
  • It Can Be Done / Let's make it work / K.O! K.O.! / A plateful of hateful, 1986 (12" Decca FX4)
  • The Power Is Yours (propaganda EP), 1986 (10", Decca FXT3)
  • It Can Be Done / Let's Make It Work / K.O!K.O! / A Plateful Of Hateful, 1986 (10" Decca FXT4, Russian Import)
  • Peel sessions, 1987 (12", Strange Fruit SFPS 030) - Highest chart position: No.23 (Indie Charts).

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ The Redskins Tribute: A Flame That Can't Be Dimmed
  2. ^ Boneheads, SHARP, Reds and RASH (Translated into English)
  3. ^ Redskins (translated into English)
  4. ^ Redskins - Neither Washington Nor Moscow (translated into English)
  5. ^ 1

[1] Neither Washington, nor Moscow, but Eton? [1]

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