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The 4-Skins are an English working-class Oi! band from the East End of London, England.[3] Originally composed of Gary Hodges (vocals), 'Hoxton' Tom McCourt (guitar), Steve 'H' Hamer (bass) and John Jacobs (drums), the group was formed in 1979 and disbanded in 1984 – although new line-ups formed in 2007 and 2008. Many of their songs dealt with violent topics, but the band has claimed they were discussing the realities of inner city life, not promoting violence.[4] Other 4-Skins song topics include police harassment, political corruption, war and unemployment.[3]

The 4-Skins
The classic 4-Skins line-up: McCourt, Pear, Jacobs and Hodges, outside Tower Hill tube station, 1980
Background information
Also known asGary Hodges' 4-Skins
OriginEast End of London, England
GenresOi![1][2]
Years active1979–1984
2007–present
LabelsClockwork Fun
Secret Records
Syndicate Records
G&R London
Randale Records
Clockwork Firm
Websitewww.the4-skins.co.uk
MembersAs Gary Hodges' 4-Skins
Gary Hodges
Graham Bacon
Tom Brennan
Sedge Swatton
Past membersHoxton Tom McCourt
Roi Pearce
Paul Swain
Ian Bramson
Steve 'Rockabilly' Pear
John Jacobs
Tony 'Panther' Cummins
Pete Abbot
Steve 'H' Hamer
Mick Geggus
Andy Russell

Career


The band members first met each other through mutual interest in football or in bands such as Sham 69 and Menace. Most of the original four band members were or had been skinheads, thus the double meaning of the band's name.[3] However, Steve Pear had a rockabilly style, and Hoxton Tom McCourt — who was a suedehead — was one of the leading participants of the mod revival.[4][5] Prior to the release of the band's debut single, "One Law for Them", The 4-Skins contributed songs to the first three Oi! compilation albums, alongside bands such as Cockney Rejects, Cock Sparrer, The Business and Angelic Upstarts.[6] The 4-Skins went through many personnel changes during their initial five-year existence, with only bassist/songwriter 'Hoxton' Tom McCourt being present in every band line-up.[3] Other former members include Roi Pearce, who was also the frontman of The Last Resort, and Paul Swain, a guitarist who later joined white power rock band Skrewdriver.[7]

In 2007, The 4-Skins reformed with two original members — lead singer Gary Hodges and bassist Steve 'H' Harmer, plus guitarist Mick Geggus and drummer Andy Russell of Cockney Rejects. This line-up recorded two songs, "Chaos 2007" and "Glory Days", for the compilation album Kings of Streetpunk,[8] released by the independent record label G&R London.

In 2008, Hodges formed a new version of the band under the name Gary Hodges' 4-Skins. This line-up played three shows – one in Berlin at the Punk and Disorderly festival, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, at the East Coast Oi Fest[9][10] and as the headlining act on the final day of the Blackpool Rebellion punk festival in August 2008.[11] Two newly recorded tracks were also released for free on The 4-Skins' official web page. Both were covers of Slade songs – "Cum on Feel the Noize" and "Thanks for the Memories". Following this, the band decided to continue recording and touring. On 4 April 2010, they released a studio album, The Return, on German label Randale Records.[12]


Band members


The 4-Skins' Hodges, Pear, Jacobs and McCourt at Aldgate East, East London, 1980
The 4-Skins' Hodges, Pear, Jacobs and McCourt at Aldgate East, East London, 1980

1979–1980



1980–1981



1981–1983



1983–1984



2007



2008–present



Partial discography


Hoxton Tom McCourt and Roi Pearce of The Last Resort, and later The 4-Skins, outside the Bricklayers Arms, Shoreditch 1983
Hoxton Tom McCourt and Roi Pearce of The Last Resort, and later The 4-Skins, outside the Bricklayers Arms, Shoreditch 1983

Albums



Collections


Singles and EPs



Compilation appearances



References


  1. Laing, Dave (May 2015). One Chord Wonders: Power and Meaning in Punk Rock. p. 151. ISBN 978-1629630335.
  2. Smith, Oshindele-Smith, Bobby, Margaret (2007). One Love Two Colours: The Unlikely Marriage of a Punk Rocker and His African Queen. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 978-1906221393. Along with The Business and Cock Sparrer, the 4-Skins were the most culturally important of the Oi! Bands, their sound influencing a new host of new American bands such as Rancid and Anti-Heroes.
  3. Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 484–5. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
  4. "The History of the 4Skins". The4skins.tripod.com. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  5. "A Fistful of.........Feedback". The4skins.tripod.com. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  6. "Oi! the Web Site". Oisite.tripod.com. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  7. "Skrewdriver". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  8. "The Cockney Rejects The Kings Of Street Punk". 28 September 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  9. "Punk & Disorderly 2020". Mad-tourbooking.de. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  10. [dead link]
  11. "Confirmed Bands". Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  12. "4-skins news". The Official 4-Skins Website. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010.



На других языках

- [en] The 4-Skins

[es] The 4 Skins

The 4 Skins es una de las primeras bandas de Oi!. Se formó en 1979 y se disolvió en 1984. Muy controvertidos por sus planteamientos supuestamente violentos. Esta banda fue una de las más conocidas y exitosas de la escena Oi! Británica, estaba conformada por cuatro jóvenes Skinheads. Sus letras se tornaban hacia temas de la vida diaria, problemas sociales, violencia, represión policial y amistad. Algunos temas suyos como A.C.A.B (All Cops Are Bastards) han pasado a la historia del movimiento skinhead y cercanos. En el 2007 la banda se juntó nuevamente con dos miembros originales y continúan tocando en el presente.

[ru] The 4-Skins

The 4-Skins — британская oi!-панк-группа, образовавшаяся в Лондоне, Англия, в 1979 году и распавшаяся пять лет спустя, выпустив два студийных альбома и один концертный. Основными темами творчества группы были уличное насилие, полицейский произвол, коррупция в политике, война и безработица. Большинство участников группы были скинхедами , исключение составляли Стив Пиэр (игравший в рокабилли-стиле) и Хокстон Маккурт, один из главных идеологов мод-возрождения.


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