British Standard came from Scotland (Glasgow) and they started playing in 1982. The first line up was Jim Boland drums, Sim bass and Dods guitar. In 1986 Cazy played the guitar and Lorraine took the vocals duties. This was the first R.A.C band with a female on vocals. Under this line up they wrote a demo tape and some other songs like Skinhead Headlines, Bomb Scare and Smash The Reds.
The band had member change again with Midi on vocals and John on guitar (rehearsal 1993 & Last Chance songs) and they took part in Last Chance Volume 1 compilation with a new version of the old song Violence Rape & Murder alongside a brand new track called New Europe.
Midi left the band around 1994 to concentrate more time with his family.
In 1999 Barrel make the vocals for a while and after this they released the split cd together with Celtic Warrior with 5 songs. The line up was then J.C (pre-Nemesis band) vocals, Sim on bass (the only one from original line up), Big G drums (ex-Oi! Polloi and pre-Nemesis) and famous Nigel guitar.
The Last Chance Volume 2 compilation never got released due to the police raiding the Belgian recording studio and confiscating the master copies. However these British Standard songs later appeared on The Early Years cd.
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Lorraine, vocals |
Jim Boland, drums |
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Sim, Jim, Midi and John |
Official Productions
1986 - Demo - own label - ??
1993 - Rehearsal - own label - ??
2009 - The early years - own release - CD
Split
2000 - British Standard & Celtic Warrior - Celtic connections - SubZero Records - CD
Samplers
Final Attack Vol.1 (10. Overrun)
Keep it white Vol. III (01. Race and Nation)
Last Chance Volume 1. (02. Violence, rape & murder; 08. New Europe)
Last Chance Volume 2 (Race & Nation, Keep Britain White)
Demo
01. Football Violence (2:56)
02. Keep Britain White (2:45)
03. Violence, Rape and Murder (3:06)
04. Working Class Hero (4:05)
05. The Enemy (2:43)
06. Race and Nation (3:27)
07. Old Man (5:17)
08. Up for Sale (3:22)
Rehearsal
01. Violence, Rape and Murder (2:43)
02. Back from the Dead (4:40)
03. Race and Nation (4:12)
04. Keep Britain White (4:01)
05. The Enemy (2:18)
06. New Europe (5:17)
07. Overrun (4:41)
08. Bring Back the Rope (2:59)
09. Fatherland (2:21)
The early years
01. Football Violence (2:56)
02. Keep Britain White (2:45)
03. Violence, Rape and Murder (3:06)
04. Working Class Hero (4:05)
05. The Enemy (2:43)
06. Race and Nation (3:27)
07. Old Man (5:17)
08. Up for Sale (3:22)
09. Violence, Rape and Murder (2:43)
10. Back from the Dead (4:40)
11. Race and Nation (4:12)
12. Keep Britain White (4:01)
13. The Enemy (2:18)
14. New Europe (5:17)
15. Overrun (4:41)
16. Bring Back the Rope (2:59)
17. Fatherland (2:21)
18. Violence, Rape and Murder (2:44)
19. New Europe (5:19)
20. Keep Britain White (3:53)
21. Race and Nation (4:04)
Tracks 1-8 (Demo ´86), 9-17 (Rehearsal ´93), 18-19 (Last Chance Volume 1), 20-21 (Last Chance Volume 2)
British Standard & Celtic Warrior - Celtic connections
British Standard
01. Overrun (5:27)
02. Violence, Rape and Murder (2:32)
03. Keep Britain White (3:13)
04. Race and Nation (2:51)
05. Back From the Dead (4:35)
Celtic Warrior
06. Resistance (3:24)
07. Lost to the Storm (3:39)
08. Look to the Future (2:53)
09. Carry On (2:29)
10. Proud Warrior (3:34)