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Contents: An expanded 24-track version of 4 Skins' 1982 debut album! Includes 9 bonus tracks, including the singles "Yesterdays Heroes" and "Justice." Also includes "Dambusters," originally released under the name J.J. Allstars on the 1981 compilation album "Carry On Oi!!." A 16-page booklet with a whirlwind 16,000-word liner notes in Japanese by Junichiro Kageyama (THE PRISONER). 4 Skins blazed a wave of excitement in the 80s UK punk scene. Their UK debut album is miraculously being released domestically in an expanded version with 9 bonus tracks added, based on the original Cherry Red Records "CAPTAIN Oi!" release! The 4 Skins, a symbol of street punk and the epitome of a real Oi! punk band, have released their first album in 1981. This expanded version includes 7 studio tracks, such as their first 7-inch single "ONE LAW FOR THEM," which will be talked about for generations to come, and their second 7-inch single "Yesterday's Heroes," as well as 7 live tracks, including "A.C.A.B," which EMI refused to release. The expanded version adds 9 bonus tracks for a total of 24 tracks. Formed in 1979, the 4 Skins continued their live performances, and despite facing headwinds such as the "Southall Riots" of 1981, they released their first EP, "OUT LAW FOR THEM." After some member changes, this album, "THE GOOD THE BAD & THE 4SKINS," was released in June 1982 by Secret Records. The bonus tracks include rare and hard-to-find recordings from the same period, such as the second iteration of 4 Skins, and cover legendary 7-inch EPs and singles. Punk as a counter to the punk explosion of the Sex Pistols and others. This is a reissue of a masterpiece of street punk that has earned its place as a masterpiece even when viewed as a class struggle. The passionate 16,000-word liner notes by Junichiro Kageyama, currently active as the vocalist of THE PRISONER, are a must-read for punks! PUNKS NOT DEAD! PUNK specialist label "BLACKSTAR" launched! Supervised by: Tairou (the Genbaku Onanies) & Yoshiyuki Kuroda (former DOLL editorial staff) The legendary series "PUNKS NOT DEAD," which was released by VAP in 1984 and spearheaded the punk rock boom in Japan, is back in 2020! Media reviews and more 4 Skins, who swept through the 80s UK punk scene with shock. Their UK debut album is miraculously getting a domestic release in an expanded version with bonus tracks! (C)RS
