Band Name: Criminal Class
Music Album: Blood On The Streets (The Criminal Class Oi! Collection)
Album Release Date: May 2024
Music Genre: Punk Rock Oi
Record Label: Captain Oi!
Album Release Country: United Kingdom
Music Record Type: 14 Tracks CD
Criminal Class was formed in Coventry, England in 1979, one of the first Oi!/Skinhead bands to emerge. The band made their debut on the compilation 'Strength Thru Oi!' in 1981 by 'Decca Records', which turned out to be a catastrophe for all the bands that appeared on the compilation due to violence that occured in Southall that same year. The following year the band released their only single, 'Fighting The System' in 1982 by 'Tempest Records'. Even though the band had slow tempo songs, their lyrics were very powerful. Had to do with corruption in England, the Falklands War, police brutality, black and white unity, and more. The band split up in the mid '80s and later reformed in 2000 after the release of the CD 'Blood on the Streets: The Criminal Class Oi! Collection' by Captain Oi!Records, recollecting tracks from the EP, 'Strength Thru Oi!', demos, and tracks that were never released.
(taken from skunxcomeback.blogspot)
| 1 | Blood On The Streets |
| 2 | Running Away |
| 3 | Soldier |
| 4 | Jimmy Kelly |
| 5 | Anti Social |
| 6 | Blood On The Streets |
| 7 | Do You Wanna Be Mine |
| 8 | Soldier |
| 9 | Police Brutality |
| 10 | Running Away |
| 11 | Blood On The Streets |
| 12 | Oi! Oi! (Skinhead) |
| 13 | Fighting The System |
| 14 | Soldier |
Tracks 1 and 2: Strength Thru Oi!
Tracks 3 to 7: 1980 Woodbine Studios Demo
Tracks 8 to 12: 1981 Demo
Tracks 13 and 14: single version
Tracks 1 and 2: recorded at The Workhouse Studios in London's Old Kent Road
Tracks 3 to 14: recorded at Woodbine Street Studios, Leamington Spa
This compilation ℗ 2000 Captain Oi!
Made in England.
File download is hosted on Megaupload
