Running Riot in '84
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Running Riot in '84 is 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...

's third studio album, released in 1984.

Track listing

All titles written by Cock Sparrer
  1. "Run with the Blind"
  2. "Is Anybody There?"
  3. "Price Too High to Pay"
  4. "Think Again"
  5. "Don't Say a Word"
  6. "The Sun Says"
  7. "They Mean Murder"
  8. "Closedown"
  9. "Chip on my Shoulder" (live)
  10. "Runnin' Riot" (live)
  11. "The Sun Says" (Oi! LP version) (1996 CD Bonus Track)

Personnel

  • Colin McFaul − vocals
  • Steve Burgess − bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

  • Steve Bruce − drums
    Drum kit
    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

  • Shugs O'Neil − lead guitar
    Lead guitar
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  • Chris Skepis − rhythm guitar
    Rhythm guitar
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Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog Notes
UK 1984 Syndicate Records LP SYN LP 7 10-track
UK 1988 Link Records LP LINK LP 032 10-track, released as "Running Riot"
UK 1993 Step-1 Music CD STEP CD 028 10-track + Shock Troops
Shock Troops (album)
Shock Troops is the second album, and the first widely distributed, by punk rock band Cock Sparrer. It was released in 1983 on Razor Records.- Side A :# "Where Are They Now"# "Riot Squad"# "Working"# "Take 'em All"# "We're Coming Back"- Side B :...

UK 1996 Captain Oi! Records
Captain Oi! Records
Captain Oi! is a punk rock and Oi! record label based in High Wycombe, England. The company has released over 300 albums by many notable punk and Oi! bands of the late 1970s and 1980s. The label was set up by Mark Brennan, former bassist of The Business, who had previously co-run Link Records and...

CD AHOY 57 11-track
US 2001 Taang! Records
Taang! Records
Taang! Records is an American independent record label founded by Curtis Casella in Boston, Massachusetts which is currently based in San Diego...

CD TAANG! 153 11-track + Live and Loud
US 2010 Pirates Press Records LP PPR028 10-track
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