Angelic Upstarts - The Murder of Liddle Towers

Classic debut single from the Upstarts, championing the cause of the Birtley boxer who died after a night in a police cell.

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[alcamus1973]

i worked in a record shop in the 80's and the local cops used to come in on the scrounge, every time they did i put this on and they never even noticed

[flanneryged]

I lived in Chester le Street at the time,and anybody who was taken down that Nick

was fair game for a good hiding.I was arrested one Friday night and they said I was

drunk and disorderly,they kicked the shit out of me.Then they stripped me Naked and

Handcuffed me to a Bullring which was concreted into the Floor.I was utterly freezing

and I have never had a longer Night in my life,and that includes Cancer treatment

for my Dying Liver.I left the area two weeks later Northumbria bastards.

[GriefTourist]

how dare we take exception to police brutality

[James Mechen]

aney man big built n 6ft 2in.Your eather a gentle giant,or a target for aney little shit whose had 3 pints of lager.

[unclemort1960]

They started before `Oi` but Sounds journo Garry Bushell (who gave the Oi scene its name/publicity) wrote favourable articles on the band, he once said they were the most important punk since The Clash.I vaguely remember an article he wrote on the AUs in NYC where had to restrain Mensi from fighting with NY cops who had called the band `faggots ` because of their short hair which was considered very gay in NY at the time

[Anton Carpena]

This day no one has been contacted of the death of an inocent man who was drink 

[adam johnson]

pig scum fact!

[alan bull]

the police are arseholes end ov!



[zedsded62]

5 pigs need sorting, step forward no 6 your time is due!!

[dextervella]

I would like to dedicate this track to the liers at limehouse police station.

[owen jenkins]

like it says in the song police havent got the right to take away his life