''Shock Troops'' is the second album, and the first widely distributed, by
punk rock band
Cock Sparrer
Cock Sparrer () is an English punk rock band formed in 1972 in the East End of London. Although they have never enjoyed commercial success, they helped pave the way for the early '80s punk scene and the Oi! subgenre., Their songs have been c ...
. It was released in 1983 on Razor Records.
Track listing
All titles written by Cock Sparrer
Original release
Side A
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Where Are They Now
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"Where Are They Now" is a song recorded by English Oi!/ punk rock band Cock Sparrer in 1982, from their album ''Shock Troops''. The lyrics comment on the previous s ...
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# "Riot Squad"
# "Working"
# "Take 'em All"
# "We're Coming Back"
Side B
# "Watch Your Back"
# "I Got Your Number"
# "Secret Army"
# "Droogs Don't Run"
# "Out on an Island"
Subsequent releases
# "
Where Are They Now
{{about, the Cock Sparrer song, other uses, Where Are They Now? (disambiguation)
"Where Are They Now" is a song recorded by English Oi!/ punk rock band Cock Sparrer in 1982, from their album ''Shock Troops''. The lyrics comment on the previous s ...
"
# "Riot Squad"
# "Working"
# "Take 'em All"
# "We're Coming Back"
# "England Belongs to Me"
# "Watch Your Back"
# "I Got Your Number"
# "Secret Army"
# "Droogs Don't Run"
# "Out on an Island"
# "Argy Bargy"
1993 bonus track
#
"Colonel Bogey
The "Colonel Bogey March" is a British march that was composed in 1914 by Lieutenant F. J. Ricketts (1881–1945) (pen name Kenneth J. Alford), a British Army bandmaster who later became the director of music for the Royal Marines at Plymouth. ...
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2001 bonus tracks
# "I Need A Witness"
# "Platinum Blonde"
# "What's It Like To Be Old?"
# "Teenage Heart"
# "Run For Cover"
Personnel
* Colin McFaul − vocals
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lead guitar
Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featu ...
* Chris Skepis − rhythm guitar
Release history
In entertainment
"England Belongs To Me" is the entrance song for UFC fighter Dan Hardy
Daniel Mark Hardyhttp://boxing.nv.gov/2012%20Results%20Web/05-26-12%20MMA.pdf (born 17 May 1982) is an English former mixed martial artist who fought in the welterweight division. During his professional MMA career, which began in 2004, Hardy ...
.
"I Got Your Number" plays during the jet engine stunt scene in the 2010 American film Jackass 3D.
References
External links
Cock Sparrer Official Website
1982 albums
Cock Sparrer albums
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