The Business

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Years active: 1979 - 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Comments: Classic Oi-Punk band from South London.
Members: Micky Fitz Vocals (1979-2016)
Steve Whale Guitar (1981-?)
Steve Kent Guitar (1979-1981)
Mark Brennan Bass (1981-1988)
Nick Cunningham Drums (1979-1981)
Martin Smith [GB3] Bass (1979-1981)
Stephen Brookes
Related: Laurie Pryor Manager

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		Blind Justice	The Business	1983	(2 artists)
		Coventry	The Business	1987	Headcase
		Crime of the Century	The Business	September 22, 1997	Pitbullfarm
		Drinking and Driving	The Business	1983	(7 artists)
		Employers Black List	The Business	1981	The Forgotten
		Harry May	The Business	1981	(4 artists)
		Justice Not Politics	The Business	September 22, 1997	The Warriors
		Loud Proud and Punk	The Business	1984	(2 artists)
		Maradona	The Business	1994	Ignite
		Mouth an' Trousers	The Business	1988	Southpaw Manners
		One Thing Left to Say	The Business	September 22, 1997	Deadline
		Out in the Cold	The Business	July 1981	Gundog
		Real Enemy	The Business	1983	(10 artists)
		Saturdays Heroes	The Business	1985	(2 artists)
		Should've Known Better	The Business	1994	Homethrust
		Spirit of the Street	The Business	September 22, 1997	Flatfoot 56
		Suburban Rebels	The Business	1983	Agnostic Front
		Work or Riot	The Business	1983	Hippy War General

Covers by The Business

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
		Anarchy in the UK	The Business	August 5, 2003	Sex Pistols
		Basket Case	The Business	August 5, 2003	Green Day
		Borstal Boys	The Business	2000	Faces
		Crucified	The Business	2000	Iron Cross [US]
		DAYO (The Banana Boat Song)	The Business	1982	Edric Connor and The Caribbeans, Harry Belafonte
		Do Anything You Wanna Do	The Business	August 5, 2003	Rods
		Do They Owe Us a Living	The Business	1984	Crass
		Hang the D.J. (Panic)	The Business	1996	The Smiths [GB]
		Hang Up Your Boots	The Business	2000	Slapshot
		Hurry Up Harry	The Business	August 5, 2003	Sham 69
		In the Streets of London	The Business	2000	Dropkick Murphys
		London Calling	The Business	August 5, 2003	The Clash
		Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner	The Business	August 5, 2003	Billy Cotton and His Band
		Pretty Vacant	The Business	1984	Sex Pistols
		Pride	The Business	August 5, 2003	Madball
		Step into Christmas	The Business	December 1981	Elton John
		Tell Us the Truth	The Business	August 5, 2003	Sham 69
		When I Come Around	The Business	August 5, 2003	Green Day

Web Covers by The Business

	Title	Performer	Upload date	Originally by
	Freedom	The Business	September 30, 2012	Wham!

Releases

Albums

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Keep the Faith	The Business	1994	Century Media
	Loud Proud and Punk - Live	The Business	1984	Syndicate Records
	Mob Mentality	Dropkick Murphys - The Business	2000	Taang!
	Saturdays Heroes	The Business	1985	Harry May
	Suburban Rebels	The Business	1983	Secret Records
	The Truth the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth	The Business	September 22, 1997	Burning Heart
	Under the Influence	The Business	August 5, 2003	Rhythm Vicar
	Welcome to the Real World	The Business	1988	Link Records [GB]

EPs

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Death II Dance	The Business	1996	Taang!

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Harry May	The Business	1981	Secret Records
	Mob Mentality	Dropkick Murphys - The Business	2000	Taang!
	Smash the Disco's	The Business	1982	Secret Records

Performances also appear on

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	A Sudden Surge of Sound	various artists	July 1981	VU Records
	Bollocks to Christmas	various artists	December 1981	Secret Records
	The Sound of Oi!	various artists	1987	Link Records [GB]
	The World Still Won't Listen - A Tribute to The Smiths	various artists	1996	Too Damn Hype
	The Worldwide Tribute to the Real Oi	various artists	2000	I Scream Records

Tributes

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Hardcore Hooligan - A Tribute to The Business	various artists	2002	DSS Records