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The Skids had released an ep called Strength Through Joy earlier that year, and that's what I based the pun on (asked later, Skids singer Richard Jobson – now a dapper TV movie reviewer - said he'd taken it from the Dirk Bogarde's autobiography).
Garry Bushell, who was responsible for compiling the album, insists its title was a pun on The Skids' EP Strength Through Joy and that he had been unaware of the Nazi connotations. He also denied knowing the identity of the skinhead on the album's cover until it was exposed by the Daily Mail two months later.
Bushell, who compiled the album, stated its title was a pun on the Skids' album Strength Through Joy, and that he had been unaware of the Nazi connotations. [9] He also denied knowing the identity of the skinhead on the album's cover until it was exposed by the Daily Mail two months after the release. [ 9 ]
Rock critic Garry Bushell, who was responsible for compiling the album, said its title was a pun on The Skids ' EP Strength Through Joy and that, as an active anti-fascist in the 1970s, he had been unaware of the Nazi connotations.
Aug 13, 2015 · “I’d been active in politics for years and had never come across the phrase ‘strength through joy’ as a Nazi slogan.It was the title of a Skids EP.” To compound matters, its cover featured a photograph of a skinhead who turned out to be the delectable-sounding Nicky Crane, who – nothing if not a multi-tasker – managed to combine ...
Sep 19, 2020 · Trouble wasn’t far away, however; the media were quick to make the link with the Nazi slogan ‘strength through joy’, and Bushell had some explaining to do. He claimed it was a pun on the recent Skids’ album Strength Through Joy, and said he was unaware of any darker connotations.
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Dec 6, 2013 · In 1981, the journalist Garry Bushell helped put together a compilation album of tracks by bands from the burgeoning Oi! scene. Oi!, a cheerfully crude sub-genre of punk, was popular with...
