Stand Strong Stand Proud

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Stand Strong Stand Proud
Vice Squad - Stand Strong Stand Proud.jpg
Studio album by
Vice Squad
Released1982
StudioCave Studio, Bristol
Genre Punk rock
Label Zonophone
Producer Mark Byrne
Vice Squad chronology
No Cause for Concern
(1981)		Stand Strong Stand Proud
(1982)		 Shot Away
(1984)

Stand Strong Stand Proud is the second studio album by Vice Squad. [1] It is the final album to feature the band's original lineup. It was originally released in 1982 by Zonophone, a division of EMI. Although it wasn't released by Riot City Records the band decided to use the Riot City name as it was a label they founded. It was later re-released by Dojo and Captain Oi! both with the same five bonus tracks. [2]

Contents

Stand Strong Stand Proud contributed to the band's presence in the punk scene, reaching #47 on the UK Albums Chart. While its sales did not match some other releases, it maintained a strong position for a punk album at the time. [3]

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Bateman and Rebecca Bond unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Stand Strong, Stand Proud" – 3:18
  2. "Humane" – 2:18
  3. "Cheap" – 1:41
  4. "Gutterchild" – 2:32
  5. "Rock N Roll Massacre" (Bond) – 2:59
  6. "Fistful of Dollars" (Baldwin, Bateman) – 2:04
  7. "Freedom Begins at Home" – 2:44
  8. "Out of Reach" – 1:53
  9. "Saviour Machine" (David Bowie) – 3:37
  10. "No Right to Reply" (Bateman) – 2:54
  11. "Deathwish" – 3:54
  12. "Propaganda" – 4:49

1993 Dojo/2000 Captain Oi! bonus tracks

  1. "Tomorrow's Soldier" (Bateman) – 1:56
  2. "Darkest Hour" – 1:54
  3. "Citizen" – 2:59
  4. "Scarred For Life" – 2:27
  5. "Faceless Men" – 2:29

Bonus track origins

Production

Stand Strong Stand Proudwas produced by Mark Byrne. This was the final album featuring Vice Squad's original lineup.

Personnel

Vice Squad

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogNotes
UK1982 Zonophone LPZEM 104
UK1993 Dojo LP/CDDOJO 170Features five bonus tracks
UK2000 Captain Oi! CDAHOY CD 156Features five bonus tracks

References

  1. ↑ "Punk band Vice Squad play great set in Sussex". Brighton and Hove News. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Canty, Ian (23 October 2019). "Vice Squad - The Albums 1981-84 - album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Retro Action 26: Vice Squad Box Set". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
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