Shock Troops (album) explained

Shock Troops
Type:studio
Artist:Cock Sparrer
Cover:Cocksparrer-shocktroops-cover.jpg
Released:1983
Genre:Punk rock
Length:37:32 (1993 CD reissue)
Label:Razor Records
Producer:Cock Sparrer
Prev Title:Cock Sparrer
Prev Year:1978
Next Title:Running Riot in '84
Next Year:1984

Shock Troops is the second album, and the first widely distributed, by punk rock band Cock Sparrer.[1] It was released in 1983 on Razor Records.

[2] The lineup on the photograph on the sleeve from left to right is Chris Skepis, Steve Bruce, Colin McFaull, Steve Burgess, and Shug O'Neill.

Track listing

All titles written by Cock Sparrer

Original release

Side A

  1. "Where Are They Now"
  2. "Riot Squad"
  3. "Working"
  4. "Take 'em All"
  5. "We're Coming Back"

Side B

  1. "Watch Your Back"
  2. "I Got Your Number"
  3. "Secret Army"
  4. "Droogs Don't Run"
  5. "Out on an Island"

Subsequent releases

  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"

1993 bonus track

  1. "Colonel Bogey"

2001 bonus tracks

  1. "I Need A Witness"
  2. "Platinum Blonde"
  3. "What's It Like To Be Old?"
  4. "Teenage Heart"
  5. "Run For Cover"

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogNotes
UK1983Razor RecordsLPRAZ 00910-track
UK1991Link RecordsLPLINK LP 14112-track
UK1993Captain Oi! RecordsCD/LPAHOY 00413-track
UK1993Step-1 MusicCDSTEP CD 02813-track + Running Riot in '84
US2001Taang! RecordsCD/LPTAANG! 152Deluxe Edition, 18-track
UK2009Captain Oi RecordsLPAHOY PD413-track picture disc

In entertainment

"England Belongs To Me" is the entrance song for UFC fighter Dan Hardy.

"I Got Your Number" plays during the jet engine stunt scene in the 2010 American film Jackass 3D.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Where Are They Now? Cock Sparrer's Colin McFaull and Daryl Smith. Nick. Kuzmack. May 12, 2017. SLUG Magazine.
  2. Web site: Shock Troops - Record Collector Magazine. recordcollectormag.com.
  3. Web site: Cock Sparrer make anthemic street-punk anthems that feel timeless. Dave. Cantor. Chicago Reader.