Shock Troops (album)

1983 studio album by Cock Sparrer

Shock Troops

Studio album by

Cock Sparrer

Released| 1983
Genre| Punk rock
Length| 37:32 (1993 CD reissue)
Label| Razor Records
Producer| Cock Sparrer
Cock Sparrer chronology
| Cock Sparrer
(1978)  | Shock Troops
(1983)  | Running Riot in '84
(1984)

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Shock Troops is the second album, and the first widely distributed, by punk rock band Cock Sparrer.[2] It was released in 1983 on Razor Records.

[3] 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

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All titles written by Cock Sparrer

### Original release

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#### Side A

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

#### Side B

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

### Subsequent releases

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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

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1.   2. "Colonel Bogey"

#### 2001 bonus tracks

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

## Personnel

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* Colin McFaull − vocals[4]
* Steve Burgess − bass
* Steve Bruce − drums
* Micky Beaufoy − lead guitar
* Chris Skepis − rhythm guitar

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Label  | Format  | Catalog  | Notes

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UK  | 1983  | Razor Records  | LP  | RAZ 009  | 10-track
UK  | 1991  | Link Records  | LP  | LINK LP 141  | 12-track
UK  | 1993  | Captain Oi! Records | CD/LP  | AHOY 004  | 13-track
UK  | 1993  | Step-1 Music  | CD  | STEP CD 028  | 13-track + Running Riot in '84
US  | 2001  | Taang! Records | CD/LP  | TAANG! 152  | Deluxe Edition, 18-track
UK  | 2009  | Captain Oi Records  | LP  | AHOY PD4  | 13-track picture disc

## In entertainment

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"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.

## References

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1. ^ "Shock Troops - Cock Sparrer | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
2. ^ Kuzmack, Nick (12 May 2017). "Where Are They Now? Cock Sparrer's Colin McFaull and Daryl Smith". SLUG Magazine.
3. ^ "Shock Troops - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
4. ^ Cantor, Dave. "Cock Sparrer make anthemic street-punk anthems that feel timeless". Chicago Reader.

## External links

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* Cock Sparrer Official Website

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