Cockney Rejects
Inspired by the critically reviled working-class punk of Sham 69, the Cockney Rejects helped give voice to the punk subgenre tagged Oi!, partly thanks to the group's 1980 song "Oi! Oi! Oi!" The Rejects' sound was loud, brash, and crudely performed, with an irreverent sense of humor and an inclination toward mindless anarchy that made them appealing to frustrated lower-class youth and, unfortunately, the more extreme right-wing racist faction among the growing skinhead movement, an association the group did not encourage but for which it was soundly berated. Vocalist Jefferson Turner, guitarist Mick Geggus, bassist Vince Riordan, and drummer Keith Warrington were discovered in London's East End by Sham 69 singer Jimmy Pursey, who helped the group get a record deal. The Rejects' initial output was voluminous; their first two albums were both released in 1980 and jokingly titled Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: Live & Loud!, featuring "live" versions of their best-known songs (actually recorded in a studio with an audience), and The Power and the Glory followed in 1981. The latter album found the group trying to broaden its approach, employing acoustic guitars and a more melodic orientation. Released in 1982, The Wild Ones marked a shift toward heavy metal; unsure of their direction, the Rejects eventually disbanded in 1985, with several compilations of live and unreleased material appearing (1985's Unheard Rejects, 1987's Live and Loud!! The Bridgehouse Tapes). The Cockney Rejects reunited in 1990 for the album Lethal, which failed to make much of an impression. Ten years later saw the release of Back on the Street, followed by Out of the Gutter in 2003 and Unforgiven in 2007.
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Join The Rejects - The Zonophone Years '79-'81
Punk en New Wave - Released by Parlophone UK on 29 aug. 2011
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Greatest Hits Vol. 2
Rock - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on 8 aug. 1980
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Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Rock - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on 8 feb. 1980
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I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
Rock - Released by Parlophone UK on 12 aug. 2011
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Flares 'N' Slippers and Unheard Rejects
Punk en New Wave - Released by Cherry Red Records on 1 jan. 2001
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Power Grab
Rock - Released by Cadiz Entertainment on 16 sep. 2022
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East End Babylon
Rock - Released by The Cadiz Recording Co. on 15 okt. 2012
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Back On The Street
Punk en New Wave - Released by Victory Records on 8 aug. 2000
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Unheard Rejects 79/81
Punk en New Wave - Released by Anagram on 1 jan. 1985
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The Wild Ones
Rock - Released by The Cadiz Recording Co. on 3 jun. 2013
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Greatest Hits Vol. 4 (Here They Come Again)
Rock - Released by Anagram on 10 apr. 2003
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Out of the Gutter
Punk en New Wave - Released by Captain OI! on 1 okt. 2002
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Hammer (The Wild Ones / Quiet Storm / Lethal / Nathan's Pies & Eels)
Rock - Released by The Cadiz Recording Co. on 3 jun. 2013
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It's Gonna Kick Off!
Rock - Released by The Cadiz Recording Co. on 15 jul. 2016
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Same Ol' Same Ol'
Rock - Released by Cadiz Entertainment on 5 aug. 2022
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Chapecoense
Rock - Released by The Cadiz Recording Co. on 14 apr. 2017
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Flares 'N' Slippers and Unheard Rejects
Punk en New Wave - Released by Cherry Red Records on 1 jan. 2001
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East End To The West End: Live At The Mean Fiddler
Rock - Released by G&R London on 18 feb. 2008
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Live and Loud!!: Bridgehouse Tapes (Live)
Punk en New Wave - Released by Anagram on 1 jul. 2003
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Quiet Storm
Rock - Released by The Cadiz Recording Co. on 3 jun. 2013
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