Cock Sparrer is the first album by 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 Cock Sparrer

Cock Sparrer

Cock Sparrer are a punk rock band formed in 1972 in the East End of London, England. Although they never enjoyed much commercial success, they are considered one of the most influential streetpunk bands, helping pave the way for the late-1970s punk scene and the Oi! subgenre...

. It was released in 1978 on Decca Records

Decca Records

Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....

 only in Spain.

In 1977 Decca released two singles by Cock Sparrer, "Running Riot" b/w "Sister Suzie" and "We Love You" b/w "Chip on my Shoulder", neither of which achieved much success. Although the band recorded an album's worth of material, Decca dropped the band in 1978 and didn't release the album in the UK, but oddly did release it as this self-titled album in Spain, which featured the four songs released on singles and six more.

The album was first made available in the UK in 1987 when it was released as True Grit by Razor Records. In 2000, the album was released by the Austrian label DSS Records, which re-arranged the tracks and called it Diamonds & Pearls. Then, in 2006, Captain Oi! released The Decca Years, which featured the album with 5 more tracks recorded during the same time.

Side A

1. "We Love You"
2. "Sister Suzie"
3. "Platinum Blonde"
4. "Taking For A Ride"
5. "Again And Again"

Side B

1. "Runnin' Riot"
2. "Chip On My Shoulder"
3. "Watcha Gonna Do About It"
4. "Teenage Heart"
5. "I Need A Witness"

Side A

1. "Runnin' Riot"
2. "We Love You"
3. "Again And Again"
4. "Taking For A Ride"
5. "Teenage Heart"

Side B

1. "Sister Suzie"
2. "Chip On My Shoulder"
3. "Platinum Blonde"
4. "Watcha Gonna Do About It"
5. "I Need A Witness"

The Decca Years (2006)

1. "We Love You"
2. "Sister Suzie"
3. "Platinum Blonde"
4. "Taking For A Ride"
5. "Again And Again"
6. "Runnin' Riot"
7. "Chip On My Shoulder"
8. "Watcha Gonna Do About It"
9. "Teenage Heart"
10. "I Need A Witness"
11. "Sunday Stripper"
12. "Trouble on the Terraces"
13. "What It's Like to Be Old"
14. "Run for Cover"
15. "What It's Like to Be Old (Version 2)"

Personnel

• Colin McFaul - vocals
• Steve Burgess - bass
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• Steve Bruce - drums
  Drum kit
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• Mickey Beaufoy - guitar
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• Garry Lammin - guitar