| Release Date: | 08/12/2023 |
| Format: | LP Black/ 4CD Boxset |
| Label: | London Records |
| Catalogue Number: | LMS5521470/ LMS5521469 |
Repress of the 2021 London Records reissue of the 1986 debut (and the only studio) album by Redskins, ‘Neither Washington Nor Moscow’, on vinyl and 4CD box set.
The reissue comes complete with new sleeve notes by Redskins bassist Martin Hewes, and the 4CD box set includes a 68-page booklet with liner notes from Hewes and Redskins drummer Paul Hookham (who replaced original drummer Nick King in 1985), plus renowned contemporaries including Billy Bragg and Paul Morley.
Redskins were formed in York in 1982 by Chris Dean (vocals / guitar), Martin Hewes (bass / backing vocals) and Nick King (drums), with the ambition to “sing like The Supremes and walk like The Clash.” Dean and Hewes were members of the Socialist Workers Party and politics guided the music created by Redskins, their soulful songs brimming with righteous passion.
Six tracks on ‘Neither Washington Nor Moscow’ were released as singles, including the band’s only Top 40 hit, ‘Bring It Down! (This Insane Thing)’, and the prophetic ‘Kick Over The Statues’.
Redskins split in late 1986, leaving a legacy and influence that stretches far beyond their short recording career.
Tracklist:
LP
The Power Is Yours
Kick Over the Statues!
Go Get Organized!
It Can Be Done!
Keep On Keepin’ On!
(Burn It Up) Bring It Down! (This Insane Thing)
Hold On!
Turnin’ Loose (This Furious Flames)
Take No Heroes!
The Crack
Let’s Make It Work!
Lean On Me!
Lean On Me! (Reprise - ‘The Return Of The Modern
Soul Classic’
CD1
The Power Is Yours
Kick Over the Statues!
Go Get Organized!
It Can Be Done!
Keep On Keepin’ On!
(Burn It Up) Bring It Down! (This Insane Thing)
Hold On!
Turnin’ Loose (This Furious Flames)
Take No Heroes!
The Crack
Let’s Make It Work!
Lean On Me!
Lean On Me! (Reprise - ‘The Return Of The Modern
Soul Classic’)
16 Tons (Coal Not Dole)
Reds Strike The Blues (Take 4)
99 And A Half Won’t Do (with Reprise)
You Want It? They Got It!
A Plateful Of Hateful
Take Your Gods And Bury Them (‘Take No Heroes’ - Alternative Version)
CD2
Bring It Down! (This Insane Thing) (12” Version)
Keep On Keepin’ On! (Die On Your Feet 12” Mix)
Produced by Ted de Bono, Mixed by Redskins
The Power Is Yours (MGM Mix by Stephen Street)
Keep On Keepin’ On (Original March ’84 - 12” Mix)
It Can Be Done! 7” Version (Additional Recording and Mix by Stephen Street) (Alternate Mix)
You Want It? They Got It! (Alternate Jammin’ Magazine Mix)
Bring It Down! (This Insane Thing) (7” More FX Mix)
Keep On Keepin’ On! (Live in ’85 from the Kick Over Apartheid Tour)
Let’s Make It Work! (Live in ’85 from the Kick Over Apartheid Tour)
Bring It Down! (Live in ’85 from the Kick Over Apartheid Tour)
Kick Over The Statues! (Live in ’85 from the Kick Over Apartheid Tour)
Tracks Of My Tears (Live in ’85 from the Kick Over Apartheid Tour) with Billy Bragg
Back In The USSR (Live in ’85 from the Kick Over Apartheid Tour) with Billy Bragg & Jerry Dammers
Skinhead Moonstomp (Live in ’85 from the Kick Over Apartheid Tour) with Jerry Dammers
Keep On Keepin’ On! (Live in ’85 from the Kick Over Apartheid Tour) - Speech Version with Bruce George, South African Activist
CD3
The Power is Yours (Live At The Town And Country Club, 22nd Apr, 1986)
Kick Over the Statues! (Live At The Town And Country Club, 22nd April, 1986)
Hold On! (Live At The Town And Country Club, 22nd April, 1986)
The Crack (Live At The Town And Country Club, 22nd April, 1986)
99 And A Half Won’t Do (Live At The Town And Country Club, 22nd April, 1986)
Let’s Make It Work! (Live At The Town And Country Club, 22nd April, 1986)
Unioinize / Pickin’ The Blues (Peel Session, 9th Oct, 1982)
Reds Strike the Blues (Peel Session, 9th Oct, 1982)
Kick Over the Statues! (Peel Session, 9th Oct ’82)
The Peasant Army (Peel Session, 9th Oct ’82)
Young And Proud (Peel Session, 8th Aug ’83)
Hold On! (Peel Session, 8th Aug ’83)
99 And A Half Won’t Do (Peel Session, 8th Aug ’83)
Take No Heroes! (Peel Session, 8th Aug ’83)
A Plateful Of Hateful (Kid Jensen Session, 16th Jan ’84)
It Can Be Done! (Kid Jensen Session, 16th Jan ’84)
Keep On Keepin’ On! (Kid Jensen Session, 16th Jan ’84)
CD4
Lev Bronstein (CNT 7”, 1982)
The Peasant Army (CNT 7”, 1982)
Lean on Me (Original CNT 7” Single)
Unionize (CNT 7”, 1983)
Move / Let My Words Be Bullets (Live in Munich, 1986)
Don’t Talk To Me About Whether (Live In Munster, 1986)
Levi Stubbs Tears (Live in Munich, 1986)
The Most Obvious Sensible Thing (Unissued Session, 1986)
Lean On Me (Northern Mix, CNT 12”, 1983)
Unionize (Break Mix, CNT 12”, 1983)
Stickies (Demo, 1981) as ‘No Swastikas’
Strike (Demo, 1981) as ‘No Swastikas’
Unnamed (Demo, 1981) as ‘No Swastikas’
Anglo-Irish Summit Tapes: Interview with Redskins, 1986
I Can’t Stand The Boss (Live Bootleg, ICA, London, 1986) with introduction from Martin Hewes
Names Were Named (Live Bootleg, SWAPO Festival, Italy, 1986)