The Disrupters

The Disrupters is Anarchist Punk band from Norwich, United Kingdom. Formed in late 1980, the band got off to an early start with a demo of Napalm being released by Crass Records on the Bullshit Detector compilation. 1981 saw the recording and release of the first single, Young Offender, on the band's own label, Radical Change Records. This was a surprise hit in the indie charts and far outsold all expectations. The track Young Offender also appeared on Punk & Disorderly compilation. By 1983 the band had a settled lineup of Steve, Kev, Paul & Steve. The band were believers of direct action, which led to various arrests and court cases. They were also very active in their support of other bands, with releases by Destructors, Icon AD, Revulsion & Self Abuse on the band's label, as well as organising gigs. The band split in 1988, disallusioned with the growing divides within the scene. Kevin went on to form Saigon Kiss. Steve Hansell was vocalist in New York Scum Haters. In recent years there has been a DVD "Anarchy, Peace & Chips" released and also the anthology CD "Gas The Punx". There are murmers from The Disrupters camp that there may be a reform of the band.

Young Offender 7'' (1981)

01 - Young Offender

02 - UK Soldier

03 - No Place For You

Shelters For The Rich 7'' (1982)

01 - Shelters For The Rich

02 - Animal Farm

03 - Self Rule

Bomb Heaven 7'' (1983)

01 - Bomb Heaven

02 - Die With Mother

03 - Make A Baby

Unrehearsed Wrongs (1983)

01 - Norvic The Clown

02 - Gas The Punx

03 - Rabdy Andy Murders Children

04 - Job Satisfaction

05 - Animal Farm

06 - Windscale Cheeseburger

07 - A Cat Can Operate It

08 - Cabbage

09 - Lepers Breakfast

10 - Do Something

11 - Obscene

12 - Pigs In Blue

13 - Napalm

Playing With Fire (1984)

01 - Intro

02 - The Evil Dead

03 - Morphine Stockbroker

04 - Surfshock

05 - State Bootboys

06 - Playing With Fire

07 - Bungalows Of Sprownston

08 - Elvis And His Dream

09 - Someone Bombed The Orphanage

10 - Bomb Heaven

11 - Norman Tebbit

12 - Rich Whore

13 - Vermin In Ermine

14 - Braindance

Alive In The Electric Chair 7'' (1985)

01 - Give Me A Rush

02 - God's People

03 - I'm Still Here

04 - Tearing Apart

05 - Rot In Hell

A Collection 1980-1988 (1995)

CD 01:

01 - Napalm

02 - Young Offender

03 - UK Soldier

04 - No Place For You

05 - Shelters For The Rich

06 - Animal Farm

07 - Self Rule

08 - Bomb Heaven

09 - Die With Mother

10 - Make A Baby

11 - Norvic The Clown

12 - Gas The Punx

13 - Randy Andy Murders Children

14 - Job Satisfaction

15 - Animal Farm

16 - Windscale Cheeseburger

17 - A Cat Can Operate It

18 - Cabbage

19 - Lepers Breakfast

20 - Do Something

21 - Obscene

22 - Pigs In Blue

23 - Napalm

24 - Arse End Of The Establishment

25 - Dead In The Head

CD 02:

01 - Intro

02 - The Evil Dead

03 - Morphine Stockbroker

04 - Surfshock

05 - State Bootboys

06 - Playing With Fire

07 - Bungalows Of Spownston

08 - Elvis And His Dream

09 - Someone Bombed The Orphanage

10 - Bomb Heaven

11 - Norman Tebbit

12 - Rich Whore

13 - Vermin In Ermine

14 - Braindance

15 - Give Me A Rush

16 - Gods People

17 - I'm Still Here

18 - Tearing Apart

19 - Well, Where We

20 - Rot In Hell

Best Of The Disrupters (2000)

01 - Norvic The Clown (Poem)/Gas The Punx

02 - Randy Andy Murders Children

03 - Job Satifaction

04 - Animal Farm

05 - Windscale Cheeseburger

06 - Cabbage

07 - Lepers Breakfast

08 - Do Something

09 - Obscene

10 - Pigs In Blue

11 - State Bootboys

12 - Bungalows Of Sprowston

13 - Elvis And His Dream

14 - Someone Bombed The Orphanage

15 - Bomb Heaven

16 - Rich Whore

17 - Vermine In Ermine

18 - Braindance

Gas The Punx (2005)

01 - Rot In Hell

02 - Sharing The Blame

03 - Nice Day For A Hanging

04 - Norvic The Clown/Gas The Punx

05 - Young Offender

06 - Give Me A Rush

07 - Dead On Arrival

08 - Animal Farm

09 - I'm Still Here

10 - Shelters For The Rich

11 - The Arse End Of The Establishment

12 - Legal Assault

13 - Retribution

14 - Windscale Cheeseburger

15 - Late Night Shoplifting

16 - Princess Anne Leper

17 - Stonehenge

18 - The Evil Dead

19 - Norman Tebbit/Rich Whore

20 - Dead In The Head

21 - Bomb Heaven

22 - Pigs In Blue

23 - Napalm

Generation Retard (2011)

01 - Generation Retard

02 - Pissing In The Wind

03 - We Are The Taliban

04 - River Of Blood

05 - Khao San Road

06 - Corporate Nightmare Vision

07 - Know The Enemy

08 - Camilla Park Your Bowels

09 - Never Gave A Fuck

10 - Holy War

11 - Ian Huntley Said

12 - Torture Room

13 - The Forgotten

14 - Gimme Some Truth

15 - Anne Widdecombe

Open Wounds: 1980-2011 (2018)

01 - Young Offender
02 - We Are The Taliban
03 - Rot In Hell
04 - Animal Farm
05 - Generation Retard
06 - Windscale Cheeseburger
07 - Give Me A Rush
08 - Nice Day For A Hanging
09 - Norvic The Clown/Gas The Punx
10 - I'm Still Here
11 - Pissing In The Wind
12 - Napalm

The Disrupters & Destructors

Unrehearsed Wrongs/Armageddon In Action (1983)

The Disrupters:

01 - Norvic The Clown (Poem)

02 - Gas The Punx

03 - Rabdy Andy Murders Children

04 - Job Satisfaction

05 - Animal Farm

06 - Windscale Cheeseburger

07 - A Cat Can Operate It (Poem)

Destructors:

08 - Duty Unto Death

09 - Electronic Church

10 - Khmer Rouge Boogie

11 - Nerve Gas

12 - Death Squad

13 - Wild Thing

14 - Northern Ripper

15 - Dachau

Anarchy Peace And Chips VHS (1988)

A video I made in 1988 for the Disrupters, a local Punk band in Norwich who went on to national and even international Punk fame. Features most of their set at the time. Shot on VHS and edited using a VHS deck and an old U-matic machine, all done on the fly with no edit controller.

The Story Of A Punk Band Movie (2017)

The story of The Disrupters, a Punk band from Norwich, England. In 1980 four young Punks decided to form a band, although they had  more enthusiasm than talent but that didn't matter, this was what Punk was all about. That band became The Disrupters. With no real idea of what they were doing it was never an easy ride but it was always a compulsion. Heavily influenced by Crass they soon found a niche in the "Anarcho Punk" scene of the 1980's and got involved in direct actions such as hunt sabbing, animal rights and 'Stop the City' demos, and all that inspired their music. There were two periods for band; 1980-88 and then again from 2007-2011. The band's personel changed over time but founder memebr and frontman Steve Hansell was in the line up for the entirety. The Disrupters are no more but this is their story warts and all.

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