Cockney Rejects

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Cockney Rejects
Also known as	The Rejects
Origin	East End of London, England
Genres	Punk rock Oi! Street punk
Years active	1978–present
Website	www.cockneyrejectsofficial.com
Members
Jeff Geggus Mick Geggus Tony Van Frater Andrew Laing
Past members
Chris Murrell Paul Harvey Vince Riordan Andy Scott Nigel Woolf Ian Campbell Keith Warrington Nobby Cobb Micky Burt

Cockney Rejects are an English punk rock band that formed in the East End of London in 1978.^[1] Their 1980 song "Oi, Oi, Oi" was the inspiration for the name of the Oi! music genre.^[2] The band members are loyal supporters of West Ham United, and pay tribute to the club with their hit cover version of "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles", a song traditionally sung by West Ham supporters.

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Cockney Rejects were formed in 1978 by brothers Jeff and Micky Geggus, with their brother-in-law Chris Murrell on bass and Paul Harvey on drums. Their first demo single, "Flares n' Slippers", caught the attention of Small Wonder Records owner Pete Stennett, who introduced the band to Bob Sergeant. With Sergeant, they recorded their single "I Wanna Be A Star", which sold out its first pressing. Murrell and Harvey were then replaced by Vince Riordan on bass and Andy Scott on drums, from fellow East End London band, The Tickets. This became known as Cockney Rejects' classic lineup, and its debut at the Bridge House in Canning Town in June 1979 is considered a turning point for the band. In September of that same year, the band signed with EMI and released their album Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 in February 1980.

Their biggest hit single in the United Kingdom, 1980's "The Greatest Cockney Rip-Off", was a parody of Sham 69's song "Hersham Boys". Other Cockney Rejects songs were less commercial, partly because they tended to be about hard-edged topics such as street fighting or football hooliganism. Other singles to appear in the UK were "Bad Man," "We Can Do Anything," and "We Are the Firm" — all from 1980.^[3]

The violence depicted in their lyrics was often mirrored at their concerts, and the band members often fought to defend themselves (often from supporters of opposing football teams) or to split up conflicts between audience members.^[4] Jeff and Mick Geggus (who are brothers) had both been amateur youthboxers, and had fought at the national level.

Cockney Rejects expressed contempt for all politicians in their lyrics, and they rejected media claims that they had a British Movement following, or that the band members supported the views of that far right group. In their first Sounds interview, they mockingly referred to the British Movement as the "German Movement" and stated that many of their heroes were black boxers.^[2] Jeff Turner's autobiography Cockney Reject describes an incident in which the band members and their supporters had a massive fight against British Movement members at one of Cockney Rejects' early concerts.^[4]

The band released their most recent album, Unforgiven, on the G&R London independent record label in May 2007.^[5]

EMI records are releasing a definitive Rejects retrospective on August 29. Called Join the Rejects, the Zonophone years '79-'81, it's a 3-disc collection of all their EMI recordings including all the Peel sessions and rare demos from the day. Also included is a colour booklet with a blow-by-blow account of the stories behind the music by Micky Geggus.

The Rejects movie East End Babylon is in post production, and is due to be released in February 2012, with an album of the same name due to be released at the same time.

[edit]Members

[edit]1978-1979

Jeff Geggus, AKA Jeff Turner, AKA "Stinky" Turner (Vocals)
Mick Geggus (Guitar)
Chris Murrell (Bass guitar)
Paul Harvey (Drums)

[edit]1979

Jeff Geggus (Vocals)
Mick Geggus (Guitar)
Vince Riordan (Bass)
Andy "Atlas" Scott (Drums)

[edit]1980

Jeff Geggus (Vocals)
Mick Geggus (Guitar)
Vince Riordan (Bass)
Nigel Woolf (Drums)

[edit]1980-1983

Jeff Geggus (Vocals)
Mick Geggus (Guitar)
Vince/Vinnie Riordan (Bass)
Keith "Stix" Warrington (Drums)

[edit]1984-1985

Jeff Geggus (Vocals)
Mick Geggus (Guitar)
Ian Campbell (Bass)
Keith Warrington (Drums)

[edit]1987-1991

(See 1980-1983 line-up)

[edit]1999

Jeff Geggus (Vocals)
Mick Geggus (Guitar)
Tony Van Frater (Bass)
Andrew Laing (Drums)

[edit]2000-2006

Jeff Geggus (Vocals)
Mick Geggus (Guitar)
Tony Van Frater (Bass)
Les "Nobby" Cobb (Drums)

[edit]2007-present

(See 1999 line-up)

[edit]Other members

Micky Burt (Drums) (1989) (did not actually play any gigs; he was not available for the May 1989 gig in Berchem, Belgium, so Keith Warrington was brought back)
Record producer Peter Wilson played drums on the "Flares & Slippers" EP

[edit]Discography

[edit]Albums

[edit]EPs and singles

"Flares & Slippers" (7-inch, EP) (Small Wonder, 1979)
"I'm Not a Fool" (7-inch single) (EMI, 1979) UK #65
"Bad Man" (7-inch) (EMI, 1980) UK #65
"The Greatest Cockney Rip Off" (7-inch. Limited Edition in Yellow Vinyl) (EMI/Zonophone, 1980) UK #21
"I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" (7-inch) (EMI/Zonophone, 1980) UK #35
"We Can Do Anything" (7-inch) (EMI/Zonophone, 1980) UK #65
"We Are the Firm" (7-inch) (EMI/Zonophone, 1980) UK #54
"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)^[3]

[edit]Compilation & Live albums

Oi! The Album (1980)
Greatest Hits Vol. 3 (Live & Loud) (1981)
Total Noise (7-inch EP) (1983)
The Punk Singles Collection (Dojo, 1997)
Greatest Hits Volume 4 (Rhythm Vicar, 1997)
Oi! Oi! Oi! (Castle, 1997)
Lords Of Oi! (Dressed to Kill, 1997)
Back on the Street (Victory Records, 2000 - Reissue of Greatest Hits Volume 4)
Out of the Gutter (Captain Oi Records, 2003)
Addicted to Oi! (2001)

[edit]References

^ Official website
^ ^a ^b Bushell, Garry. "Oi! – The Truth". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31.
^ ^a ^b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 112. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ ^a ^b Turner, Jeff; Garry Bushell (2005). Cockney Reject. London: John Blake Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1 84454 0545.
^ Merch section of official website

[edit]External links

Official website

The Dualers

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The Dualers
Origin	Croydon, Greater London
Genres	Ska, reggae
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Galley Music, Gut
Members
Tyber Cranstoun
Past members
Si Cranstoun

The Dualers is Tyber Cranstoun and his eight-piece band who perform ska and reggae, playing both original material and cover versions.

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Until late 2010 Tyber performed as The Dualers with his brother Si Cranstoun, who left the band to pursue a solo career. Whilst busking on the streets, most Saturdays, they performed cover versions of the songs they grew up listening to.

The Dualers released their first material in 2004. On 24 October 2004 their debut single "Kiss On The Lips" entered the UK Singles Chart at # 21.^[1] In 2005 they released "Truly Madly Deeply" throughGut Records and it gave them their second UK hit single, reaching # 23.

On 11 November 2005, Channel 5 broadcast a news report and an interview with the brothers about their achievements. This was followed a few weeks later by an appearance on Children in Needtelevision programme.

"Don't Go" was released on 12 June 2006 and was their biggest selling single to date, outselling both previous releases, but a proportion of these sales were not counted towards the chart due to a technicality, meaning it charted at # 61. The Dualers debut album, The Melting Pot, was released on 3 July that year.

They have played concerts in large venues such as Croydon's Fairfield Halls, Churchill Theatre in Bromley, Indigo at the O2, Kingsmeadow Stadium in Kingston and the Brentwood Centre in Essex. The British movie, Fool's Gold, starring Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson, featured The Dualers version of "Truly Madly Deeply" and the same year the band headlined the Potsdam Ska Festival in Lindenpark, Germany. In 2009, The Dualers supported Madness at three of their outdoor concerts.

[edit]Discography

[edit]Albums

Vintage Versions Volume I - Sandcamel Records
Vintage Versions Volume II - Galley Music
The Melting Pot - Galley Music
Rhymes & Rhythms - Galley Music
Get Festive Volume 1 - Galley Music
The Very Best of Vintage Versions - Galley Music
Upbeat Sounds - Galley Music
The Cooking Pot - Galley Music
The Summer of Ska - Live at the Indigo2 July 22ND 2010 (15 Tracks)

[edit]DVD

The Dualers - Documentary DVD 2006
The Dualers - Documentary Reissued DVD 2010
The Summer of Ska - Live at the Indigo2 July 22ND 2010 (22 Tracks)

[edit]Si Cranstoun Solo Albums

Get Lively - Galley Music
Skinny Jeans - Galley Music
Get Festive Vol.1 - Galley Music
alternative floor fillers - Galley Music

[edit]Singles

UK Release:	Title:	UK Singles Chart:
October 2004	"Kiss on the Lips"	21
November 2005	"Truly Madly Deeply"	23
June 2006	"Don't Go"	61

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[edit]References

^ ^a ^b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 169. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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Cockney Rejects

Cockney Rejects

Contents

[edit]Career

[edit]Members

[edit]1978-1979

[edit]1979

[edit]1980

[edit]1980-1983

[edit]1984-1985

[edit]1987-1991

[edit]1999

[edit]2000-2006

[edit]2007-present

[edit]Other members

[edit]Discography

[edit]Albums

[edit]EPs and singles

[edit]Compilation & Live albums

[edit]References

[edit]External links

The Dualers

The Dualers

Contents

[edit]History

[edit]Discography

[edit]Albums

[edit]DVD

[edit]Si Cranstoun Solo Albums

[edit]Singles

[edit]References

[edit]External links