All Skrewed Up
Ian Stuart's Skrewdriver, The epitome of Racist Rock 'n' Roll, it started in Blackpool during the 1977 Punk Rock Revolution. Soon after appearing on the Punk scene the band were signed to Chiswick records, an independent label headed by Ted Carroll, formerly the manager of Thin Lizzy. Skrewdriver played their debut London gig at the Roxy club on the 16th of April 1977.  Before setting in London it was decided that Skrewdriver would play a farewell gig in Blackpool. When the local council found out, the group was banned and the story made front page news. On hearing 'You're so dumb', the bands debut single one councilor remarked that 'anyone in their right mind wouldn't listen to it". Ian Stuart's reply came later in the form of track 8 on the All Skrewed Up LP.  Teddy Boys were the main focus of the group s disgruntlement when Skrewdriver were featured on London Weekend Television's Year of Punk Programme. Skrewdriver turned Skinhead and gigged with the likes of Sham 69 who also attracted a Skinhead audience. It was then that rivalries began to surface.  Things had been going particularly well for Skrewdriver. There were regular gig, they had recorded two singles and an album, appeared on television and produced a specially recorded session for John Peel's Radio One show.  But all this success was about to come to an abrupt end. Trouble at gigs and the music media's dislike of their Skinhead image saw them lose out on two major touring slots, lose the backing of Chiswick and found themselves banned from every venue in London.