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Trojan skinheads (also known as traditional skinheads or trads) are individuals who identify with the original British skinhead subculture of the late 1960s, when ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul music were popular, and there was a heavy emphasis on mod-influenced clothing styles. Named after the record label Trojan Records, these skinheads identify with the subculture's Jamaican rude boy and British working class mod roots.

Because of their appreciation of music played by black people, they tend to be non-racist, unlike the white power skinheads (a faction that developed in the 1970s). Trojan skinheads usually dress in a typical 1960s skinhead style, which includes items such as: button-down Ben Sherman shirts;,Fred Perry polo shirts, braces, fitted suits, cardigan sweaters, sleeveless sweaters, Harrington jackets and Crombie-style overcoats. Hair is generally between a 2 and 4 grade clip-guard (short, but not bald), in contrast to the shorter-haired punk-influenced Oi! skins of the 1980s.

It is important to note that the terms trojan and traditional are used in different ways in different sections of the world. traditional/trojan in some parts is seen as non-racist and in others is used to describe a dress code. In certain circles, you will see skinheads describing themselves as anti-racist and traditional, conflicting descriptions in other areas of the world.

The phrase Spirit of '69 is used by traditional skinheads to commemorate what they identify as the skinhead subculture's heyday in 1969. The phrase was popularized by a group of Scottish skinheads called Glasgow Spy Kids.Its use in the title of a skinhead history book, Spirit of 69: A Skinhead Bible, led skinheads to adopt it around the world. The book was published in the early 1990s by the author George Marshall, a skinhead from Glasgow. In Spirit of '69: A Skinhead Bible, Marshall documents the origins and development of the skinhead subculture, describing elements such as music, dress, and politics in an attempt to refute many popular perceptions about skinheads; the most common being that they are all racists.

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[KernelPanicinurUNIX]

Don't be a bonehead, be a real skinhead.

[permissionmag]

@MaxMalicious you wouldn't believe how glad I am to hear that there's another generation of trad skins coming up. Keep the tradition alive and pass it on!

[burnleyskinhead]

:@ modmadness.....sounds like you need to see the fashion police,rolled up jeans ? Should be sewn up...bet you have yer top button fastened and have seatbelt braces worn with a belt at the same time ?

[leeham987]

im 24 and love everything about traditional skins, i collect the original records, wear the clothes, go to concerts, go to meets. love it :)

[georgethebear1812]

real time skinhead - now a real time suedhead

wines are like skinheads, the older they get the better they taste....oi

[Sneepler]

Why the hell racist boneheads stole skinheads name >.<

[burito95]

@supervikino thoese ARE!

[PupsLeonandI]

Silly question,

why do they all wear hair.

???

[thebpettigrew]

I was a real skin it was great.

[Freethequeen1]

is that eccles at 1.13 chelsea ?

[modmadness1]

iam 2011 rude boy i want be a skin but i cant have my hair cut short it dont look right on me. but that dont stop me from wearing a fred perry, braces levis rolled to the top of my oxblood docs , harrington and a trilby to top it off. some times i go all out rudie in a black slim fit suit, a white freddy p, brouges red socks, crombie and a trilby and sunglasses. i wish i was around during the late 60s.

[midjh]

@eyz6654

Joe Mansano: The Thief.

The track can be found on disk 2 of Dancehall 69' by Trojan Records.