Captain Oi! Records

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Captain Oi! Records
GenrePunk
Hardcore punk
Oi!
Country of originEngland, United Kingdom
LocationHigh Wycombe
Official websitecaptainoi.com

Captain Oi! Records is a punk rock and Oi! record label based in High Wycombe, England.[1] The company has released over 300 albums by many notable punk and Oi! bands of the late 1970s and 1980s.[2] The label was set up by Mark Brennan, former bassist of The Business, who had previously co-run and the Dojo subsidiary of Castle Records.[2] Brennan's inspiration had been Ace Records, with Captain Oi! targeted at being "the Ace Records of retro punk rock", reissuing material by classic punk bands.[2]

The label's remit expanded with the release of newly recorded albums by bands that fitted in with the style of the label, such as , and new material by some of the older punk bands including Special Duties and Cockney Rejects.[2] Through its Captain Mod sub-imprint, the label has also reissued albums by Mod revival and 2 Tone artists originally released contemporaneously with the heyday of punk and Oi, including the Selecter, Secret Affair and The Chords.

Partial list of bands on the label[]

See also[]

  • List of record labels

References[]

  1. ^ "Goliath company profile for Captain Oi! Records, retrieved 5 April 2008". Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d Glasper, Ian (2004). Burning Britain: The History of Punk 1980–1984. Cherry Red Books. pp. 392–393. ISBN 1-901447-24-3.

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