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Cockney Rejects: Stinky Turner (vocals); Mark Geggus (guitar, background vocals); Vince Riordan (bass, background vocals); Andy Scott (drums). Producers: Jimmy Pursey, Peter Wilson, Chris Biggs. Includes liner notes by Mark Brennan. Personnel: Mick Geggus (vocals, guitar); Vince Riordan (vocals). Recording information: Maida Vale Studio 4 (11/1979-12/1979); Polydor Studios (11/1979-12/1979); Rock City Studios (11/1979-12/1979). Though they didn't get around to (allegedly) naming the genre of Oi! until their second album, working class football hooligans Cockney Rejects went a long way towards defining the sound. The raw street punk on the cheekily titled GREATEST HITS VOL. 1 dismisses English punk's art-schooled class of `77 to embrace the everyday Brit thug who downs a pint while watching his favorite team (in the Cockney Rejects' case, West Ham United). With a lineup including some accomplished amateur boxers, the Rejects poured that muscle into songs like hit singles "Bad Man" and "I'm Not a Fool."
