ABOVE: At the Antelope Club. Band photo by Mark Osborne, taken from This Is Then blog.
Formed: Coventry, England, UK, Europe
Band Bio / Discography
Oi! band, best known for their two songs on Strength Thru Oi! and the Fighting The System 7". More often than not they played their music much more slowly than most of their peers, and as a consequence sounded like a Blitz 45 played at 33.
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Lineups
Lineup 1 (1979-1980):
Craig St. Leon - vocals
Jeremy Gary Meffun - guitar
Rick Bristow - bass
Mark Branski - drums
Lineup 2 (1980):
Craig St. Leon - vocals
Jeremy 'Smurf' Edwards - guitar
Fred Waite - bass
Mark Branski - drums
Lineup 3 (1980-1981):
Craig St. Leon - vocals
Bernard 'Berry' Cunningham - guitar
Fred Waite - bass
John "Septic' Taylor - drums
Lineup 4 (1981-1983):
Craig St. Leon - vocals
Danny Greer - guitar
Steve Barny - bass
John Watkins - drums
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DISCOGRAPHY
Subsequent studio albums: 25 To Life (2010), Criminal Class (Mini-Album)
Singles & Albums
Fighting The System (7", 1982)
Extraneous Releases
Blood On The Streets - The Criminal Class Oi! Collection (CD, 2000)
A Touch Of Class: The Oi! Collection (LP, 2016)
Bootlegs
Demo Feb 1984 (7")Various Artists
Strength Thru Oi! UK LP 1981 (Decca): Blood On The Streets / Running Away
Oi! Chartbusters Volume 5 UK LP 1989 (Link): Soldier
Pop Oi! UK LP 1989 (Link): Fighting The System
Pop Oi! / Oi! Oi! Oi! UK CD 1993 (Step-1): Fighting The System
The Bright Side Of Oi! UK LP 1994 (Street Kids): Fighting The System
Oi! The Rarities Vol. 1 UK CD 1995 (Captain Oi!): Soldier / Fighting The System
100% British Oi! UK 2xCD 1997 (Captain Oi!): Fighting The System
Lords Of Oi! UK 3xCD Box Set 1997 (Dressed To Kill): Soldier
Oi! This Is England UK 3xCD Box Set 1999 (Dressed To Kill): Soldier
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