All Skrewed Up
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All Skrewed Up is a 1977 album
by British
punk rock
band Skrewdriver
. It was issued with four different sleeve colours - green, orange, yellow, and pale purple. It was later re-released in 1991 with five additional tracks, including the singles "Unbeliever" and "Streetfight", originally issued on the German release.
The album received favourable press from NME, Sounds, Melody Maker, and Record Mirror. It marked the turning point in the band's direction from punk to skinhead
, mirrored in the song "We Don't Pose", which was aimed at emerging young punk bands more concerned about image than a message. The record contains none of the neo-Nazi
/white power
-themed lyrics for which the band later became known. Donaldson was the only member of the record's line-up to play on future Skrewdriver releases.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Skrewdriver
Skrewdriver
Skrewdriver was an English punk rock band formed by Ian Stuart Donaldson in Poulton-le-Fylde in 1976. They later evolved into one of the first neo-Nazi rock bands, playing a leading role in the Rock Against Communism movement and becoming known as the most prominent white power skinhead...
. It was issued with four different sleeve colours - green, orange, yellow, and pale purple. It was later re-released in 1991 with five additional tracks, including the singles "Unbeliever" and "Streetfight", originally issued on the German release.
The album received favourable press from NME, Sounds, Melody Maker, and Record Mirror. It marked the turning point in the band's direction from punk to skinhead
Skinhead
A skinhead is a member of a subculture that originated among working class youths in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, and then spread to other parts of the world. Named for their close-cropped or shaven heads, the first skinheads were greatly influenced by West Indian rude boys and British mods,...
, mirrored in the song "We Don't Pose", which was aimed at emerging young punk bands more concerned about image than a message. The record contains none of the neo-Nazi
Neo-Nazism
Neo-Nazism consists of post-World War II social or political movements seeking to revive Nazism or some variant thereof.The term neo-Nazism can also refer to the ideology of these movements....
/white power
White supremacy
White supremacy is the belief, and promotion of the belief, that white people are superior to people of other racial backgrounds. The term is sometimes used specifically to describe a political ideology that advocates the social and political dominance by whites.White supremacy, as with racial...
-themed lyrics for which the band later became known. Donaldson was the only member of the record's line-up to play on future Skrewdriver releases.
Track listing
All tracks by Ian Stuart Donaldson, except where noted.- "Where's It Gonna End?" – 2:31
- "Government Action" – 1:34
- "Back Street Kids" – 1:38
- "Gotta Be Young" – 1:59
- "I Don't Need Your Love" – 2:01
- "I Don't Like You" – 1:55
- "An-Ti-So-Cial" – 1:26
- "(Too Much) Confusion" – 2:32
- "9 Till 5" – 2:04
- "Jailbait" – 1:12
- "We Don't Pose" – 1:49
- "The Only One" – 2:49
- "Won't Get Fooled AgainWon't Get Fooled Again"Won't Get Fooled Again" is a song by the rock band The Who which was written by Pete Townshend The original version of the song appears as the final track on the album Who's Next...
" (written by Pete TownshendPete TownshendPeter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...
) – 2:24
Personnel
- Ian Stuart DonaldsonIan Stuart DonaldsonIan Stuart Donaldson was a British Neo-Nazi singer, musician and songwriter, most known as the frontman of Skrewdriver, a British punk rock band that later became a white power rock band...
- Vocals - Phil Walmsley - Guitar
- Kevin McKay - Bass
- John "Grinny" Grinton - Drums
External links
- All Skrewed Up at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...