The Business: The history of

The Business is an English Oi!/punk band formed in the late 1970s in Lewisham, South London. Their classic album "Suburban Rebels" became a seminal record for the Oi! movement. Their biggest hit song in recent times, "England 5 - Germany 1", (based on the result of a World Cup Qualifying match in 2001), became a football anthem for England. They also took an early stance against political extremism with their Oi Against Racism and Political Extremism ...But Still Against The System tour.[1]
Contents[hide]
1 Discography
1.1 Studio albums
1.2 Singles/EPs
1.3 Compilations/Live albums
1.4 Compilation appearances
2 Footnotes
3 External links
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[edit] Discography
Chart placings shown are from the UK Indie Chart.[2]

[edit] Studio albums
"Suburban Rebels" (1983)
"1980-81 - Official Bootleg" (1983) #17
"Saturday's Heroes" (1985)
"Welcome To The Real World" (1988)
"Keep The Faith" (1994)
"The Truth, The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Truth" (1997)
"No Mercy For You" (2001)
"Under The Influence" (2003)
"Hardcore Hooligan" (2003)

[edit] Singles/EPs
Harry May (1981)
"Smash the Discos EP" (1982)
Get Out of My House (1985)
Drinking and Driving (1985)
Do a Runner (1988)
Anywhere But Here (1994)
"Death II Dance EP" (1996)
Hell 2 Pay (2002)
"Mean Girl EP" (2008)

[edit] Compilations/Live albums
"Loud, Proud & Punk (Live)" (1984) #22
"Harry May: The Singles Collection"
"Blue Stereo Music"
"Singalong a Business"
"1979-89"
"The Best of The Business: 28 Classic Oi Anthems..." (1993)
"Loud, Proud and Oi!" (1996)
"Live" (1999)
"Mob Mentality" (2000)
"Smash the Discos/Loud, Proud and Punk (Live)" (2001)
"Oi, It's Our Business: The Best of The Business" (2001)
"The Complete Singles Collection" (2001)
"Harry May" (2002)

[edit] Compilation appearances
Punch Drunk 4
UK/DK: The Soundtrack To The Film (Soundtrack) (Score)
Oi! The Resurrection
World Still Won't Listen: Tribute To The Smiths
100% British Punk (Box Set)
United Kingdom Of Punk 3: The Hardcore Years
Oi! This Is England (Box Set)
Burning Ambitions: A History Of Punk (Box Set)
Punk, Proud & Nasty
Lords Of Oi! (Box Set)
Punk-O-Rama Volume 6 released on Epitaph Records
100% British Oi! Oi!
Give 'Em The Boot
Burning Ambition: History Of Punk Vol. 2
Anarchy From The UK, Volume One
Oi! Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Punk City Rockers (Box Set)
Kill Your Radio
Voice Of The Streets
Eurotrip soundtrack
Trouble on the Terraces
the secret life of PUNK'S

[edit] Footnotes
^ Marshall, George (1991). Spirit of '69 - A Skinhead Bible. Dunoon, Scotland: S.T. Publishing. ISBN 1-898927-10-3
^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1999. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.

[edit] External links
Official site
The Business at MySpace
Gary Bushell's account of the early Oi! scene, including The Business