70's/80's English Skinheads

English Skinhead..

[@waynegoody3919]

Anyone after the 90s just don't know what they've missed....late 70sEarly 80s was a great time growing up...U had Mods/Skins/Punks/Teds.....know you have nothing....No cultural identity....U went out to look good back then...that was the Botton.....LOOOOKING GREAAT!!!!!!.....I DO MISS'EM🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@pigknickers2975]

me too, it was amazing. All those tribes, all those cool looks. Always keep on looking back to it.

[@hopebgood]

I think that too mate. Back then there were all sorts. Now everyone's the same bland X-Factor idolising wankers. My first holiday without mum & dad was to some crappy caravan park in Great Yarmouth with a mix of lovely non racist skins and two of us punks. We all had a right good laugh.

[@Ursdemars]

I was born in 2001 but I’ve always liked 70´s 80´s and 90’s music styles : punk rock, ska, rock steaddy beat, And I would have loved to live in these eras

[@garywoollard4255]

You forgot Rockabilly’s and Psychobillys..

[@Bushwacker-mb6hw]

100% well said miss them days but at least have great memories unlike today

[@briggaskin]

Been a skin since 79. It never leaves you and the only memories are good ones. Especially the bad memories, they were some of the best. Skinhead for life

[@blade123able]

Best days ever, wish I could go back and live it all again Oi Oi 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@IanGarstang-kb9lu]

Me too 👍

[@coryphillips1783]

Lucky

[@paulturbo69]

I was a skin back in 78 to 81 good old days. no shite phones and everyone filming what they eating ffs

[@2345bcde]

Love the skinheads , wish they were more visible these days though , we need some English spirit back

[@skottcoucill8343]

The good old days

[@kevinmorgan8278]

I was a skinhead back in the 80s best days of my life that's when England was ours bring back the good old days.

[@carnivorecrusher]

whose is it now then?

[@gibbins1982]

@@carnivorecrusher everyone's, because we're not fucking racists (hopefully)

[@biggiedogs2505]

Jesus, It's pretty easy to tell from how old you are, Hahaha.

[@seamusohoulihan666]

@@carnivorecrusher abunch of people that are ungrateful and refuse to assimilate.

[@MrStax40]

When Britain was Great

[@SirBoycie]

Yeah mate. When Britain was great...economic recession, highest ever unemployment, riots, strikes, Thatcher lording it over everyone...

[@tw9977]

Yeah cos when u were younger everything was perfect weren’t it 👍

[@helmandtigers]

@@SirBoycie we had a good time though

[@spiritof6986]

It was shite. I lived in East London with my mum came down fae Glasgow after my dad died everyone was out of work and skint fucking rubbish everywhere it was depressing all that there was tae do was fuck and fight only mates made it worth living. Thatcher's legacy lives on even now this country is just fe students with comfortable lives and the middle/upper class.

[@andybarry3435]

At least Union Jack t-shirts where of good quality made in England. Not cheap Bangladeshi or China sweat shop tosh.

[@daledale2718]

I was a very young Skinhead in 1969 and it stuck with me ever since, even when I was in the army, even to this day 50 years later, still wear the jeans and docs, I have an old pair stored away that was bought in 1972, and still have the old ska records and Slade who were very popular with skins early 70s this style will still be around in another 50 years.

[@jonrend]

a w the music was main. Mostly reggae, trojan label, some great Jamaican artists, Desmond Decor, Johnny Holt to name a few. Loads of Ben Sherman, Brutus checkered shirts back in the day.

[@volt7cooltangs701]

1969 to 1972 skins had the classic look. I remember the look of them scared the shit out of me as a 9 year old kid. The girls had great feather cuts and the boys in Crombies, boots & braces. Such a fkn great look.

[@bandiflip]

Just found this.... my wife is in it !! Cheers bud !!

[@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse]

Was she passed around a lot? I think thats how it used to be as each skin gang was about a dozen guys to 1 girl check out any of their pop concerts or discos they were real sausage fests! 😱

[@bandiflip]

@@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse you’d of never found out as you went to your own sausage fest…. You were probably getting spit roasted at Erasure concerts

[@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse]

@@bandiflip wtf’s an erasure concert! 😂

[@johnfellows2867]

England needs the Skins back NOW !!!!!

[@cuttyrut1611]

Paul skin back?

[@minkyposse2716]

Why so they can fuck up every good music scene again?

[@angelicskin7756]

skinhead for life

[@ianholmes3761]

Good on ya so im I

[@markrodrigues7792]

did my skin head stint 17-20 these pics bring back memories. unless you did it it won't make sense to you. levis staypress tonics quarter inch braces crombie ben sherman fred perrys brogues loafers Harringtons red docs style n swagger smile

[@angelicskin7756]

doing my skinhead stint 17-to now,57 and still going strong,its a way of life

[@AtZero138]

Oi to You and Yours.. Skinhead since the early 90s.. and Always will be.. Stay Rude Stay Roots and keep your Boots Stomping and Polished

[@GlasgowBandit]

I've got my braces tattooed on me 😉 and I really mean literally

[@zew1414]

And up north in my home, Glasgow, we need to get our Razor Gangs back ASAP!!!

[@marcriopel6372]

skinhead since the 80's and still going .funny thing is i get complimented on my look by people who don't know what the look represent but they like the shiny boots and the half inch suspender on my fred perry button-up work shirt .what can you say ,we skinheads do look good .oi! from montreal canada.

[@James_I_Archer]

Always looking sharp

[@BTrug-nw8ge]

Very cool ..nice pictures .greetings from germany

[@shauncarney8504]

THIS IS WHAT YOUTHS WAS ABOUT GREAT FASHION AND GREAT MUSIC NOT LIKE TODAY RUBBISH 70s AND 80s WERE THE BEST TIMES PROUD TO BE BRITISH SKINS AND PUNK MUSIC WAS JUST FUCKING BRILLIANT

[@TheWhip1984]

Blimey I'm in it! Haven't seen that photo before! Great track choice mate.

[@James_I_Archer]

Nice what’s the Time stamp?

[@joehart7260]

The early skins in the late 60s didn't even have a name at first. At school in London we called them "The Hards" pronounced "Thee Ards."

[@thunorwodenson]

Yeah. They were hard mods at first.

[@spiritof6986]

Hard mods lemonheads peanuts skinhead came later i lived in East London during the late 60's and never heard them called the hards though

[@joehart7260]

@@spiritof6986 Maybe it was a West London name, but it was almost universal around the schools in my area. If you gave them any lip they would say "You comin ard mate? Wanna get done?"

[@spiritof6986]

@@joehart7260 Aye probably pal. I was only their fe a year so maybe i missed it or came a bit later. Only names i heard was peanuts and Skinheads. And pansy's. That was my grandads name fe us ....😉😁

[@StevetheWeave.]

Make you right. Seem to remember being called 'Hard nuts & Peanut head' before you ever heard the name skinhead. Also seem to remember being called 'Suede head' before The word Skinhead become the norm in around 69/70 after music like Skinhead Moonstomp & the Skinhead books became popular.

[@ianholmes3761]

Skinhead and proud.

[@tudormiller8898]

They don't make 'em like they used to. Watching from London.

[@tudormiller8898]

Jamaican Skins ? Guardian readers would be shocked.

[@StevetheWeave.]

What I remember about the early Skinhead generation '68/72 was just how young most of them were. Mainly all around 10 to 16 year old working class lads. In those days as son as you left school (& youth clubs) then you would have to dress appropriately for work or change style because you was getting married!!!

[@colddaze6680]

Some great pics. I didn't go skin til 88-89. Lucky enough to remember the 80s well though. Last great era for music and subcultures no doubt bout that. The tune is an old Acid Attack song isn't it?

[@JohnnyAngel777]

disrupters - "shelter for the rich" from the album: gas the punx

[@bellaglamurosa3527]

I loved the music !

[@joedoomsdaypio4374]

I was a Skin all thru out the 80s and 90s- They need this lifestyle to come back-

[@monkeyspanner8172]

At 2:51 black skin hanging out with a guy in a skrewdriver shirt. Yep, that was the 80's.

[@stevemorgan6366]

A Way Of Life!!!!

[@GlasgowBandit]

Better days no shite or victim cards been played pure white British 👏🏻

[@colddaze6680]

Good lord mate.. even if you are wp, you have to admit skinhead was not all white.. .I met a half caste Brit Jamaican skinhead when I had to live in a kids home in 87. We were both 15 at tine. He ran with Hereford skins. He was one of the first friends I made in Worcester and I was only there 3 yrs..

[@GlasgowBandit]

@@colddaze6680 I'm not a racist pal I'm just saying those where better days for everyone

[@colddaze6680]

@@GlasgowBandit fair enough.. you can understand how "pure white British' might look to some though yeah.

[@stephan.3548]

Schöne alte bilder

[@ghostofreagan3181]

Nice songs!

[@uk82punkz]

the disrupters (norwich punks)

[@nightwalker5278]

A way of life...

[@Rock-Steady]

Early 70's skins were the real deal born from the 60's suedeheads plus early the Jamaican influx into Britain and their style of clothing and obviously the early ska and reggae tunes formed the backbone of what it was to be a skinhead. The late 70's saw the right wing party (NF) influencing what was then a generation of skins that loved football hooliganism and an idiotic right wing philosophy - which contradicted the originality of what being a skinhead was all about.

[@robertroberts2666]

In plain English, you are a traitor!

[@robertroberts2666]

In other words, you are a leftist traitor and darling of the Zionist owned media and press!

[@Rock-Steady]

@@robertroberts2666 in other words, you are a Nazi traitor someone my grandfather fought against to keep Britain great. Get out of my county you muppet.

[@thunorwodenson]

Sod off traitor!

[@montygemma]

Dear o dear you really don't know what you're talking about. I was around in the 70's and 80's and one thing I know is the Suedeheads came after the Skinheads, and also right wing politics and certainly football hooliganism played a part in the culture in the early 70's. The right wing element was definitely worse in the 80's but the NF did recruit a fair few Skinheads from about 1970. Also the bashing of South Asians and Hippies was like a sport among the original Skinheads.

[@kevinmorgan230]

Best days of my life oi oi

[@uk82punkz]

The Disrupters!

[@Plexpara]

sometimes a wonder where are all this dudes now.

[@kennethperry5500]

Lol married 4 kids 4 grand kids but still loved 69 and still love 69 reggae go listen

[@unionironjosh]

You can always tell who a skin is by the way walk and stand. 😎

[@allankirk1128]

That's a skinhead,scar,to toon,a real skin.😊

[@deneberry4463]

80s sheff skins..

[@robertcracknelljunior2691]

part of growing up :)

[@kevincoe500]

anyone remember the whip and collar pub in Hemel Hempstead

[@gromlucas4283]

oi!oi! from Vienna

[@jasonlie978]

They must all love Doc Martins!!!

[@dblack6053]

They were Doc Martins

[@Stu-SB]

Doc Martens must have made a mint off the Skins.. I had shoulder length hair and bought loads of Docs too haha

[@dblack6053]

@@Stu-SB My Father had long hair and was considered a Skin so its funny you said that.

[@ianholmes3761]

Boots and braces.

[@minkyposse2716]

What makes you think that then mate lol

[@davidmatousek4483]

America got it wrong,cheers!

[@StrengththruOiLSTA]

70s 80s 90s 00s 10s

[@davidmoreno4098]

Fuck the sharp

[@cristianmelo8714]

Let,s go.

[@seamusohoulihan666]

I'm glad my video is still up.

[@Rock-Steady]

Red laces = APL. White laces = NF. Madness of the dress code.

[@billymoffat4744]

lace code was an American thing, no lace code in UK apart from ladder lacing the Docs that was a given.

[@Rock-Steady]

@@billymoffat4744 What are you talking about? Codes for laces started in Brum & London in 1978 long before the Americans even heard of skins. And the codes were exactly how I mentioned them in my first post. Any old time 70's skin knows the score and would back me 100% on that one. You obviously have no idea what you're on about son.

[@seamusohoulihan666]

@@Rock-Steady there were skinheads in the USA in the 1970s mainly in the Midwest and Eastcoast

[@rogercooper1307]

Yellow laces?

[@talonanthony]

How bout laces that matched what you were wearing,it was that simple.

[@peterobrien6869]

Brilliant

[@seamusohoulihan666]

3:36 the girl and boy dancing together are American skins visiting from Santa Cruz , California.

[@dodgydruid]

Hehe spotted meself 0:14 :P

[@Oimilz]

Great! Band??? Song??? I dont no!

[@BincoRecords]

+OimilzDisrupters - Shelters For The Rich

[@biotagbios4962]

2019 BR

[@tennentssuppa]

Miss ya Skins. Come back and give Blighty some class again.

[@robertcaffrey6097]

Great images but it would be a whole lot better with a Skin/Oi band sound track instead of the song you used which is anarko punk band The Disrupters Shelters for the rich. Sham 69 Borstal break out or Anjelic Upstarts 2 million voices.

[@peterobrien6869]

Why be such a fucking nitpicker and just enjoy. Instead of festidiously looking for fault

[@johanakermyr1437]

To me Oi music, or Oi punk has always represented the second generation of skinheads. There was a thing before. Soul and reggae. And proper clobber.

[@colddaze6680]

I agree should of been Sham, Angelic s or Cockneys. Or even just some 2tone. I thought the tune was from Acid Attack. The early anarcho styles were pretty similar no doubt

[@seamusohoulihan666]

The god-damned song is hard AF

[@uk82punkz]

disrupters was never anarcho, just plain punk band

[@robertroberts2666]

Whose track is this? Sounds like The Exploited

[@peteradon5269]

Disrupters : Shelters For The Rich

[@robertroberts2666]

@@peteradon5269 Thanks mate.

[@peteradon5269]

@@robertroberts2666 no probs geeza

[@robertcooke1774]

this is absolutely NOT skinhead music, i was a skinhead 1968 to 1973

[@seamusohoulihan666]

That's because it's oi! Music you idiot

[@wolflarson6831]

The song is by The Disrupters, an early 80's Punk band. Skinheads didn't have their own music in 68-73 as you probably remember. it wasn't til the late 70's that Skinheads formed their own bands and started to have their own music.

[@StevetheWeave.]

@@wolflarson6831 Early Slade attempted to be a 'recognised Skinhead band' but it wasn't accepted by the media at the time. In a way you are right about Skinheads not owning their own music preferring to listen to mainly Jamaican/reggae sound instead. There were song's referencing skinheads in '69.

[@MrAdriancooke]

Did punks and skinheads get along or did they hate each other?

[@lucatricky1457]

late 70's early 80's they got along with many mixed bands, half punks and half skins so called Skunx, bands like Blitz, Anti Social, Attak, Ejected, Crux, Infa Riot, Violators and many more had both punks and skins followers. Earlier bands Like Sham 69, Menace, Angelic Upstarts, Cock Sparrer and Cockney were originally punk rock bands with Skinehads following, but no Skinhead outlook. By 1983 /1984 the two scenes split apart because politic issues had become heavy influential, so no more shows with both punk/hardcore and OI! bands on the same bill. Also bands like Exploited, One Way System, Peter & The Test Tube Babies were considered almost OI! bands, then you had the Crust Anarcho Punks scene of the like of Crass, Amebix, Conflict...another thing...

[@pepyvokroj7759]

Oi po oi

[@brrrstikup]

Images is skins backed by a track from an anarcho band 🤔

[@Murph1308]

Skins listened to all sorts, not just Oi! and 2Tone, it was the energy of music. I knew lots of Skins who liked Hard Rock, Metal, Soul and other types of music.

[@uk82punkz]

the disrupters was non-political (hated all politics), was labelled anarcho because they had a demo song on a crass records compilation. the band never labelled themselves as anarcho. norwich punk band.

[@brrrstikup]

@@uk82punkz The Disrupters wrote songs that were clearly political

[@johanakermyr1437]

Why the odd music?

[@mikaelgarletti8210]

mod against))

[@jonrend]

FFS, real skins were 60/70s

[@Millwall77]

Its always great to see a non skinhead talking about what the skinhead cult was/is about....

[@jonrend]

@@Millwall77 I was a skin boy from the east end.

[@Millwall77]

@@jonrend Sounds nice, during what years?

[@jonrend]

@@Millwall77 early 70's when I was a lad

[@robertcooke1774]

@@Millwall77 i was a skinhead late 60s till early 70s .this is punk music.not our style.

[@brianw4983]

BOVVER BOYS !!!!!!

[@tommybaronne6928]

Who is the band?

[@seamusohoulihan666]

The disruptors shelters for the rich

[@uk82punkz]

The Disrupters (norwich non-political punks)

[@marcelopatriota7]

Que banda es????

[@seamusohoulihan666]

The disruptors - shelters for the rich

[@olgajakobi8353]

Sharp

[@carnivorecrusher]

whats going on, 2mins 50 seconds?

[@00sputnik00]

hahahaha situación bipolar

[@skinhead5]

Now this IS Skinhead. No mess no fuss. Pure city streets. No larping about what the neo liberals idea of what skinhead is. This is my generation.

[@seamusohoulihan666]

Glad you enjoyed, check out my new skinhead compilation

[@Leo15730]

A Black skinhead at 2:51 ? That surprises me !

[@pauldunneska]

They where called rudeboys.

[@x-mooredean6308]

Well, there's a black chap 0:43, a black girl at 0:54, and another black fella at 1:27, 1:38 and 1:55. Surprised?

[@thunorwodenson]

@@x-mooredean6308 That was too many to be a random selection. They existed but they were unicorns.

[@iamme776]

That's because the word 'Skinhead' has been taken over by the media to be shorthand for right wing politics, racism...so you'll have that concept in your mind. The original skinheads were working class and in 1960-70's Britain that included lots of Jamaican families. Hence Ska music is based on reggae. No racism from Trad Skins.

[@seamusohoulihan666]

@@thunorwodenson biracial skin 1:27 1:38 1:55

[@paul39a]

the govt had destroyed everything, the youth needed something to call thiers, sometimes it was musical, sometimes whimsical, sometimes just violent. but we were skins......and it was magical......a group that embodied not just mususic byt culture of the time......the thatcher govt created the monster that bacame beautiful and didnt divide people it united them against a common enemy...........the establishment.......now we are seen as cultarly significant, and youths of today dress like us....i still dress the same, only moire stylish.

[@kennethperry5500]

Loved original skinheads and second lot but not the skin tight punky lot tey had nothing to do with skinheads

[@williambyrne5263]

UP THE MODS

[@76navan]

Mods are dicks

[@Mod-rw9cw]

Big dicks not like you stumpy

[@NUBBY39]

@@76navan You fucking idiot Skinheads was born out of the end of mod movement , when the mod movement started to drop off the posh middle class mods went the hippie route where the working class mods became Skinheads ,if you noticed a lot of the styles ie: in the some of clothing and music was the same as mods .

[@fuerzahonoryhumildad1492]

Good skrewdriver tshirt👍 hello from Spain 🇪🇦

[@samuelspoons3553]

Miss all the music and youth scenes from late 70s/mid 80s and sad thing is the we still have 1990 Chavs and Gansta Rap as a on going youth fashion scene :(

[@southyorkshiremilitarynerd2254]

@@jason648 um no

[@paulpaul5606]

Oi

[@godzilla1806]

S.H.A.R.P.

[@marceloignaciopalmamolina1894]

Que banda es

[@JohnnyAngel777]

disrupters - "shelter for the rich" from the album: gas the punx

[@charliescott6007]

Being a greaser back in the day the only thing I liked about the Skin 'eds was their reggae music- this music is shite

[@hellhound9027]

You R shite you grease!

[@hellhound9027]

I'm American, alot younger than you , so things are a bit different over here. I don't hate greasers/rockers.. i just don't like to be insulted.

[@rphanmurphy8385]

@@hellhound9027 you're a fucking idiot then if you take insult so easy especially as a yank that only knows part of the story. Hope that's insulting enough for your ignorance.... American idiot as usual. Sorry, it must be hard being seen in that light by most of the rational world... don't get upset... but don't act like a fucking fool. You're your own worst enemy.

[@JerichoMile4]

Uh...did British black skinheads exist ? 🤔😬

[@redflag8970]

You got em now an again mate of mine was an he was West Ham fan

[@thunorwodenson]

Unicorns

[@ivantorras9096]

Forever S.H.A.R.P. SIMPLEMENT PERFECTE.

[@andrewchippendale2820]

Burnley skins No surrender.

[@roberthyatt393]

I wa a skinhead in 1969.I was 17.Good days n clothes n music. But this music u played was more like punk.. Not true skin music. OH still am a skinhead at 66 .It never goes u was part of something special.in them days.

[@andrewchippendale2820]

@@roberthyatt393 nice one mate. You know skins will never die .oi bois. And the 69ers .respect. I am going to skegness alternative festival. Sham .69. Rejects .999.bad manners. All the skins No surrender

[@roberthyatt393]

Good man You enjoy it all at Skegg.Had many good days there' on bank holidays With many skins in the 70s

[@andrewchippendale2820]

@@roberthyatt393 sound good one. Skinheads 4 life. Burnley skins..bye the way I am 56.

[@alessandrolocci2004]

trojanskins against reds

[@andonicarranza5421]

SHARP

[@billykray2082]

My uncle and his gang use to beat up skinheads for fun, they eventually grew their hair and the “baldie bashing” stopped because there was no skinheads to beat up, most grew their hair back out of fear of attacks.

[@Millwall77]

Cool story bro! What time period? City? Country? Did they pick on loners when they were 12-1? Did they use weapons? Who were these skinheads that they 'beat up'-just non political ones? Nazis? Or did the gang didnt even know?

[@zackstinger9385]

Whot a Joke..🤣🤣🤣 Hey tough guys send your uncle's and his gang to Malaysia and I will surely confirmed yrs uncle n his gangs R.I.P in split second.. Skinhead 4life

[@Millwall77]

@@zackstinger9385 Since he hasnt answered I call bullshit on this one and will assume his uncle and his gang at most scared some 14 year old freshcut a time or two.

[@zackstinger9385]

@@Millwall77 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Cheers mate

[@briggaskin]

Your uncle used to beat your auntie and then his meat.

[@jamespage547]

check out tim steinfort freedom and change the establishment oi oi

[@Millwall77]

Are you his manager or something? Since you copy and paste that text all over youtube.

[@jamespage547]

@@Millwall77 no about time people woke up that’s all oi oi

[@moretimeneeded56]

Good pictures but crap irrelevant music. Could’ve kept the original skins separate from revival.

[@Mod-rw9cw]

What’s up with the music . Skins listen to reggae and ska not punk.

[@Millwall77]

Things have evolve since the 60's you know. I have never meet a skinhead over the last 30 years that didnt have a handful of punk/Oi records in their record collection.

[@montygemma]

Strangely Skinheads in the 60's were into Ska, Reggae, and Slade, they went mad on just that one rock group.

[@wolflarson6831]

Skinheads don't listen to Punk, wow that's a new one. So, all the Skinheads who have been listening to Punk music since 1977 are what figments of the imagination? Glad there is still people like you in the scene writing rules for everyone else.

[@Mod-rw9cw]

@@wolflarson6831 I was referring to the original skins who started in the late sixties and early seventies. I’m not stupid enough to think that the later ones didn’t listen to punk. I was there in 76 when punk started.

[@wolflarson6831]

@@Mod-rw9cw Then why even make your original comment? The title of the video is 70's/80's English Skinheads. I don't think anyone is stupid enough to think 60's Skinheads listened to Punk. I am old and remember 76 as well, as if that matters.

[@quaker57]

Shame about the choice of music

[@kenperry6379]

Music crap and nothing to do with skins

[@seamusohoulihan666]

He's speaking about the rich u loser arse

[@sergeyburdeyny4919]

Bull shit!!!

[@arfermo853]

Crap music

[@markrodrigues7792]

did my skin head stint 17-20 these pics bring back memories. unless you did it it won't make sense to you. levis staypress tonics quarter inch braces crombie ben sherman fred perrys brogues loafers Harringtons red docs style n swagger smile