''Stand Strong Stand Proud'' is the second studio album by

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. It is the final album to feature the band's original lineup. It was originally released in 1982 by

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, a division of

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. Although it wasn't released by

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the band decided to use the Riot City name as it was a label they founded. It was later re-released by

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and

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both with the same five bonus tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Bateman and Rebecca Bond unless otherwise noted. # "Stand Strong, Stand Proud" – 3:18 # "Humane" – 2:18 # "Cheap" – 1:41 # "Gutterchild" – 2:32 # "Rock N Roll Massacre" (Bond) – 2:59 # "Fistful of Dollars" (Baldwin, Bateman) – 2:04 # "Freedom Begins at Home" – 2:44 # "Out of Reach" – 1:53 # "

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" (

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) – 3:37 # "No Right to Reply" (Bateman) – 2:54 # "Deathwish" – 3:54 # "Propaganda" – 4:49

1993 Dojo/2000 Captain Oi! bonus tracks

"Tomorrow's Soldier" (Bateman) – 1:56 # "Darkest Hour" – 1:54 # "Citizen" – 2:59 # "Scarred For Life" – 2:27 # "Faceless Men" – 2:29

Bonus track origins

* Tracks 13 and 14 originally appeared on ''Stand Strong'' EP * Tracks 15–17 originally appeared on ''State of the Nation'' EP

Personnel

;Vice Squad *

Beki Bondage Beki Bondage (born Rebecca Louise Bond) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontwoman of the punk band Vice Squad. She appeared on the front cover of a number of influential music papers such as ''Melody Maker'' ...

– vocals * Dave Bateman – guitar * Mark Hambly – bass * Shane Baldwin – drums

Release history

{{Authority control Vice Squad albums 1982 albums