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History

Hard Skin is an oi band founded in 1996 and their first album ''Hard Nuts and Hard Cunts'' appeared that year. The band were: bassist "Fat Bob" (Sean Forbes of

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), guitarist and lead vocalist "Johnny Takeaway" (Ben Corrigan of Thatcher On Acid) and drummer "Nosher" ( Chris Acland of

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band Lush). After Acland's death, he was replaced on drums by "Nipper" (Scott Stewart) for second album ''Same Meat Different Gravy'' in 2005, which like its predecessor was received positively in punk and Oi! circles despite (or perhaps partly because of) the band's parodic tendencies. Third album proper ''On The Balls'' was released in 2013, alongside companion album ''Why Do Birds Suddenly Appear'' featuring alternate versions of its songs voiced by female vocalists, including Joanna Newsom,

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, Miki Berenyi,

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Discography

Albums

* ''Hard Nuts and Hard Cunts'', London: Broken Rekids, 1996 * ''Same Meat Different Gravy'', Household Name Records, 2005 * ''On the Balls'', JT Classics, 2013 * ''Why Do Birds Suddenly Appear'', JT Classics, 2013 * ''Do You Like Hospital Food'', (6 song 12" mini album) JT Classics 2014

Compilations and live

* ''Live & Loud & Skinhead'',

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, 2002 * ''Where the Fuckin Mic - live at the Grosvenor 2005'', Fat Punks Records (HSKIN01), 2009 * ''We're the Fucking George'' JT Classics, 2011 * ''We're the Fucking Business'' JT Classics, 2015

References

External links

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2013 interview
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