Shock Troops (album)

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 (1982) 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. It was released in 1982 on Razor Records.

Track listing

All titles written by Cock Sparrer

Original release

Side A

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

Side B

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

Subsequent releases

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

13. "Colonel Bogey"

2001 bonus tracks

14. "I Need A Witness"
15. "Platinum Blonde"
16. "What's It Like To Be Old?"
17. "Teenage Heart"
18. "Run For Cover"

Personnel

• Colin McFaul − vocals
• Steve Burgess − bass
• Steve Bruce − drums
• Mickey Beaufoy − lead guitar
• Chris Skepis − rhythm guitar

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog	Notes
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

The song England Belongs To Me is the entrance song for UFC fighter Dan Hardy.

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r467432

External links

• Cock Sparrer Official Website