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    Redskins, The

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    The Redskins were a skinhead punk band with a brass-driven soul sideline. Hailing originally from York (and known originally as No Swastikas) the band were overtly committed to left-wing politics, in fact, three members – X Moore (real name Chris Dean), Martin Hewes and Nick King – were Socialist Workers Party members.

    For The Redskins it was always 1917 (“There’s no point having a revolution unless we shoot the bastards afterwards”), and a change was definitely gonna come – blood of the workers or not.

    They were a band of revolutionary incitement, and they didn’t write song titles so much as slogans, lyrics so much as manifestos. But they were saved from dourness by a wicked sense of humour and a swaggering soul beat.

    Musically, The Redskins moulded the rawness of The Jam, the brass of early Dexy’s and the love of all those Stax and Atlantic platters into a steaming, uplifting brew.

    Chris Dean would never be regarded as a technically great singer, but his abrasive, powerful vocals matched the intensity of the groove.

    X Moore (Chris Dean)
    Vocals, guitar
    Martin Hewes
    Bass, vocals
    Nick King
    Drums
    Paul Hookham
    Drums
    Kevin Robinson
    Trumpet
    Trevor Edwards
    Trombone
    Ray Carless
    Saxophone

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