Cockney rejects

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Cockney rejects
Cockney Rejects (2013)
Cockney Rejects (2013)
General information
origin London (United Kingdom)
Genre (s) Oi!
founding 1978
Website www.cockneyrejects.com
Founding members
singing
 Jeff Geggus
guitar
 Mick Geggus
bass
 Chris Murrell (1978–1979)
Drums
 Paul Harvey (1978-1979)
Current occupation
singing
 Jeff Geggus
guitar
 Mick Geggus
bass
 Vince Riordan
Drums
 Joe Perry Sansome (since 2017)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Greatest Hits Vol. 1
  UK 22nd 03/15/1980 (10 weeks)
Greatest Hits Vol. 2
  UK 23 10/25/1980 (3 weeks)
Greatest Hits Vol. 3 (Live and Loud)
  UK 27 04/18/1981 (3 weeks)
Singles
I'm not a fool
  UK 65 December 01, 1979 (2 weeks)
Bad Man!
  UK 65 February 16, 1980 (3 weeks)
The Greatest Cockney Ripoff
  UK 21st 04/26/1980 (7 weeks)
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
  UK 35 05/17/1980 (5 weeks)
We can do anything
  UK 65 07/12/1980 (2 weeks)
We are the firm
  UK 54 10/25/1980 (3 weeks)

The Cockney Rejects are an Oi! -Band from London and, together with Sham 69 and Cock Sparrer, are among the most influential and famous bands in this genre. They were one of the first British Oi! Bands and are known for their song Oi! Oi! Oi! (= English call, used by the band as a substitute for the bar counting "1-2-3") also known as the "inventors of the Oi!" The song has often been covered, is considered the Oi! Anthem par excellence and thus (unintentionally) gave its name to this loud, simple direction of punk.

history

The band was formed in 1978 by the brothers Jeff (vocals) and Mick (guitar) Geggus, their brother-in-law Chris Murrell (bass) and Paul Harvey (drums). Turner worked as a roadie at Sham 69 , whose singer Jimmy Pursey helped them get their first record deal. They recorded two singles in 1979: Flares and Slippers / Police Car / I Wanna Be a Star on Small Wonder Records and I'm Not a Fool / East End on EMI . The Rejects sang hooliganism and are, just like Cock Sparrer , fans of the London football club West Ham United . They played a familiar version of the Ham chant I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles , which has been sung in the stadium since the 1920s.

On their later albums, the Cockney Rejects turned to heavy metal . They released a total of six albums ( Greatest Hits Vol. 1-3 , The Power and the Glory , Wild Ones and Quiet Storm ) with rather moderate success until their separation in 1985 . In 1989 there was a short, rather unsuccessful reunion with the album Lethal . In 2003 the band recorded another album called Out of the Gutter , followed by Unforgiven in 2007 , which is based on their beginnings.

Journalist Garry Bushell published a book in 2005 about the history of the band, particularly singer Jefferson Turner. The foreword to this was written by the former Smiths singer Morrissey .

The Rejects are still active - albeit no longer in their original line-up - they regularly play concerts in and around London, and were also present at the reunification of the hooligan group "InterCity Firm" in 2004, where they played a concert with their most famous Pieces played.

occupation

Jeff Turner 2013
Mick Geggus 2013
Tony Van Frater 2013
Andrew Laing 2013

Original line-up (1978–1979)

  • Jeff Geggus, aka Jeff Turner, aka "Stinky" Turner ( vocals )
  • Mick Geggus ( guitar )
  • Chris Murrell ( bass )
  • Paul Harvey ( drums )

1979

  • Stinky Turner (vocals)
  • Micky Geggus (lead guitar)
  • Vince Riordan (bass)
  • Andy "Atlas" Scott (drums)

1980

  • Stinky Turner (vocals)
  • Micky Geggus (guitar)
  • Vince Riordan (bass)
  • Nigel Woolf (drums)

1980-1983

  • Stinky Turner / Jefferson Turner (vocals)
  • Mick Geggus (guitar)
  • Vince / Vinnie Riordan (bass)
  • Keith "Stix" Warrington (drums)

1984-1985

  • Jeff Turner (vocals)
  • Mick Geggus (guitar)
  • Ian Campbell (bass)
  • Keith Warrington (drums)

1987-1991

  • Stinky Turner / Jefferson Turner (vocals)
  • Mick Geggus (guitar)
  • Vince / Vinnie Riordan (bass)
  • Keith "Stix" Warrington (drums)

1999

  • Jeff Turner (vocals)
  • Mick Geggus (guitar)
  • Tony Van Frater (bass)
  • Andrew Laing (drums)

2000-2006

  • Jeff Turner (vocals)
  • Mick Geggus (guitar)
  • Tony Van Frater (bass)
  • Les "Nobby" Cobb (drums)

2007-2015

  • Jeff Turner (vocals)
  • Mick Geggus (guitar)
  • Tony Van Frater (bass, † 2015)
  • Andrew Laing (drums)

Discography

Albums

  • 1980: Greatest Hits Volume 1 ( EMI )
  • 1980: Greatest Hits Volume 2 (EMI / Zonophone)
  • 1981: Greatest Hits Volume 3 (Live & Loud) (EMI / Zemaphone)
  • 1981: The Power and the Glory (EMI / Zonophone)
  • 1982: The Wild Ones (AKA1)
  • 1984: Quiet Storm (Heavy Metal Records)
  • 1985: Unheard Rejects (Wonderful World Records)
  • 1990: Lethal (Neat Records)
  • 1997: The Punk Singles Collection (Dojo)
  • 1997: Greatest Hits Volume 4 (Rhythm Vicar)
  • 2003: Out of the Gutter ( Captain Oi! Records )
  • 2007: Unforgiven (G&R Records)
  • 2012: East End Babylon (Cadiz Music)

EPs and singles

  • Flares & Slippers (7-inch, EP) (Small Wonder, 1979)
  • I'm Not a Fool (7-inch single ) ( EMI , 1979)
  • Bad Man (7-inch) (EMI, 1980)
  • The Greatest Cockney Rip Off (7-inch. Limited Edition in Yellow Vinyl) (EMI / Zonophone, 1980)
  • I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (7-inch) (EMI / Zonophone, 1980)
  • We Can Do Anything (7-inch) (EMI / Zonophone, 1980)
  • We Are the Firm (7-inch) (EMI / Zonophone, 1980)
  • Easy Life (7-inch, Live EP) (EMI / Zonophone, 1981)
  • On the Streets Again (7-inch) (EMI / Zonophone, 1981)
  • Till the End of the Day (7-inch) (AKA 1982)
  • Back to the Start (7-inch) (Heavy Metal Records, 1984)

Compilations

  • Oi! The Album (1980)
  • Total Noise (7-inch EP, 1983)
  • Oi! Oi! Oi! (Castle, 1997)
  • Lords Of Oi! (Dressed to Kill, 1997)
  • Back on the Street (Victory Records, 2000)
  • Addicted to Oi! (2001)

Web links

Commons : Cockney Rejects  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b UK chart placements