Shock Troops

Cock Sparrer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 10, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Taang Records
• ASIN: B00004TTK6
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #170,157 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Where Are They Now

2. Riot Squad

3. Working

4. Take 'Em All

5. We're Coming Back

6. England Belongs to Me

7. Watch Your Back

8. I Got Your Number

9. Secret Army

10. Droogs Don't Run

11. Out on an Island

12. Argy Bargy

13. Colonel Bogey

14. I Need a Witness [*]

15. Platinum Blonde [*]

16. What's It Like to Be Old [*]

17. Teenage Heart [*]

18. Run for Cover [*]

Editorial Reviews

Repressing. Digitally remastered and expanded edition of the Oi Punk band's 1982 debut album. Probably the biggest band on the entire International Oi! scene, this was Sparrer's first proper studio album and it remains to this day an essential item for all fans of Oi! Street Punk. The seminal 'unofficial National Anthem' "England Belongs To Me" is one of three bonus tracks. Captain Oi. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Definition of Streetpunk, September 24, 2000

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Nick Dago (Boston USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shock Troops (Audio CD)

Shock Troops is a street punk masterpiece like no other. The fact that it holds songs that every real person in the scene knows is testimony to that. The working class pride embodied in songs like Take Em All, England Belongs to Me and Argy Bargy defines punk rock, and Oi! in particular. If you don't have this, you aren't a punk or skin. Perhaps the greatest streetpunk band of all time, and this is their definitive work.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome indeed, January 20, 2002

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chris lea (boerne, tx) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shock Troops (Audio CD)

great streetpunk/oi. "argy bargy," "where are they now," "england belongs to me," and "riot squad" are worth the price alone. taang tacked on 6 bonus tracks at the end and are a nice addition, although none are as good as the aforementioned tracks. "colonel bogey" is just plain obnoxious but "what's it like to be old" and "teenage heart" are good. the only song on here that i really don't like other than "colonel" is "out on an island" cause it is slow. otherwise you should buy this.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shocktroops, June 19, 2000

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"josh6628362" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shock Troops (Audio CD)

Shocktroops is definitly Cocksparrers best album ever. The band has a few different types of songs, and this album covers them all. It's great 77 style music and a must for any collection. It isn't very long, but it is one of those cds that you will listen to over and over again and not get tired off it. It is also pretty hard to find, especially for under twenty bucks. Anyone who buys this album will be most satisfied. The only thing it is lacking is Runnin Riot, but the rest of the album makes up for that.