page_title: The 4-Skins
hierarchical_section_title: The 4-Skins
caption_attribution_description: The 4-Skins outside Tower Hill Tube Station 1980
context_page_description: The 4-Skins are an English working class Oi! band from the East End of London, England. Originally composed of Gary Hodges, 'Hoxton' Tom McCourt, Steve 'H' Hamer and Gary Hitchcock, they formed in 1979 and disbanded in 1984 – although new line-ups formed in 2007 and 2008. Many of their songs dealt with violent topics, but the band has claimed they were discussing the realities of inner city life, not promoting violence. Other 4-Skins song topics include police harassment, political corruption, war and unemployment.
context_section_description: The 4-Skins are an English working class Oi! band from the East End of London, England. Originally composed of Gary Hodges (vocals), 'Hoxton' Tom McCourt (guitar), Steve 'H' Hamer (bass) and Gary Hitchcock (drums), they formed in 1979 and disbanded in 1984 – although new line-ups formed in 2007 and 2008. Many of their songs dealt with violent topics, but the band has claimed they were discussing the realities of inner city life, not promoting violence. Other 4-Skins song topics include police harassment, political corruption, war and unemployment.
caption: The classic 4-Skins line-up, McCourt, Pear, Jacobs and Hodges, outside Tower Hill tube station, 1980
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