Years active 1976–1993
Associated acts The Klansmen, Tumbling Dice, White Diamond
Skrewdriver was a rock band formed by Ian Stuart Donaldson in Poulton-le-Fylde, England in 1976. Beginning as a non-political, non-racist punk rock band, Skrewdriver evolved into the most prominant neo-Nazi rock bands in the world. Their original line-up split in 1979 and Donaldson reformed the band with different musicians in 1982. The new version of the band played a leading role in the Rock Against Communism movement.
Career
Ian Stuart Donaldson, formerly of the cover band Tumbling Dice, formed Skrewdriver as a punk rock band in Poulton-le-Fylde in 1976. At first, Skrewdriver sported a punk appearance, but they later changed their image to a skinhead look. In 1978, Donaldson moved to Manchester, where he recruited guitarist Glenn Jones and drummer Martin Smith. With Kevin MacKay on bass, this lineup toured extensively and built a strong following, but certain venues were reluctant to book the band because of their reputation as a violent skinhead band. Suggs, before joining Madness, had been a roadie for Skrewdriver in 1978. Performing largely for a skinhead audience, the first versions of the band released one album and two singles on Chiswick Records. Skrewdriver briefly adopted a rocker/biker-influenced look around the time they released the Built Up Knocked Down EP (1979).
Donaldson resurrected the band name Skrewdriver in 1982 with a new band line-up. Although the original band had a minor reputation for attracting violence at their concerts (Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof was reportedly knocked unconscious by a friend of Donaldson who believed that Skrewdriver's sound had been sabotaged), they did not openly support any political ideology or organisation.
The reformed Skrewdriver eventually became openly supportive of far right white nationalist groups, after a lengthy period of publicly denying such support. The band released the White Power single in 1983 and their second album, Hail the New Dawn, in 1984. Although both Skrewdriver and the band Sham 69 had skinhead followings and racist fans early in their careers, Sham 69 denounced racism and performed at Rock Against Racism concerts. Donaldson eventually aligned himself with neo-Nazism, saying: "I would describe myself as a British National Socialist, not a German one, and so don't think I'm at odds with British patriots." The band became associated with the National Front and British National Party, raising funds for them (and affiliated organisations) through the White Noise record label. They released records on Rock-O-Rama, a label that became known for far-right sympathies. Skrewdriver was instrumental in setting up Blood & Honour, a neo-Nazi music promotion network.
Some members of the original Skrewdriver line-up objected strongly to the new direction in which Donaldson took the band. Roger Armstrong of Chiswick Records said:
It is a shame that the name was dragged through the gutter like that. The other three guys in the band were really pissed off too. Grinny the drummer came from solid northern socialist stock... When they made records for us Ian Stuart showed no signs of fascism. The skinhead image was a — maybe in hindsight misconceived — fashion thing. It was cooked up by a bunch of us, including the band's then-management and the photographer Peter Kodik.
However, John "Grinny" Grinton later stated in an interview that he had no problem with the new Skrewdriver, and that he became a member of the National Front along with Donaldson.
Donaldson died on 24 September 1993 following a car crash. His death catalyzed the demise of Skrewdriver, and had a strong impact in the white power rock scene. John "Grinny" Grinton died from cancer in June 2005.
Members
Original line-up
Ian Stuart Donaldson - Vocals, guitar
Phil Walmsley - Guitar
Ron Hartley - Guitar
Kev McKay - Bass
John "Grinny" Grinton - Drums
Other members
Paul Swain
Mark Radcliffe
Albums
All Skrewed Up (LP, Album, Gre) Chiswick Records 0067.057 1977
All Skrewed Up (LP, Album, Ora) Chiswick Records 940 556 1977
All Skrewed Up (LP, Album, Pin) Chiswick Records, Chiswick Records CH3, WIK 3 1977
All Skrewed Up (LP, Ora) Chiswick Records 550200 1977
All Skrewed Up (LP, Album, Yel) Chiswick Records 0067.057 1977
All Skrewed Up (LP, Album, Yel) Chiswick Records CH3 1977
All Skrewed Up (LP, Album, Ora) Chiswick Records CH 3 1977
All Skrewed Up (12", Yel) Chiswick Records 550200 1977
All Skrewed Up (LP, Album, Gre) Chiswick Records, Chiswick Records CH3, WIK 3 1977
All Skrewed Up (LP, Num, Pic, RE, Unofficial) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) none 2011
All Skrewed Up (LP, RE, Unofficial, Lig) Chiswick Records (2) CH 3 2012
All Skrewed Up (LP, RE, Unofficial, Bla) Chiswick Records (2) WIK 3 2012
All Skrewed Up (LP, RE, Unofficial, Blu) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) Skrewdriver Ch3 2012
All Skrewed Up (LP, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, Unofficial, Gre) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) none 2014
All Skrewed Up (LP, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, Unofficial, Yel) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) none 2014
All Skrewed Up (LP, Album, Ltd, Pic, RE, Unofficial) Chiswick Records (2) none 2014
All Skrewed Up (CD, Album, Ltd, RE, Unofficial, Dig) Chiswick Records (2) none 2015
All Skrewed Up (LP, Album, Unofficial, Yel) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) none Unknown
All Skrewed Up (12", Album, RE, Unofficial, Gre) Chiswick Records (2), Chiswick Records (2) WIK 3, CH 3 Unknown
All Skrewed Up (LP, Album, RE, Unofficial, W/Lbl, Gre) Brunswick Records (3) ASU001 Unknown
All Skrewed Up (LP, RE, Unofficial, Bla) Chiswick Records (2) WIK 2 Unknown
All Skrewed Up (LP, Album, RE, Unofficial, Yel) Chiswick Records (2), Chiswick Records (2) CH3, WIK 3 Unknown
All Skrewed Up (12", RE, Unofficial, Blu) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) none Unknown
All Skrewed Up (12", RE, Unofficial, W/Lbl, Yel) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) none Unknown
All Skrewed Up (12", RE, Unofficial) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) SCREW 001 Unknown
All Skrewed Up (12", Album, RE, Unofficial, Ora) Chiswick Records (2), Chiswick Records (2) WIK 3, CH 3 Unknown
All Skrewed Up (LP, Album, RE, Unofficial, W/Lbl, Yel) Brunswick Records (3) none Unknown
All Skrewed Up (LP, Album, RE, Unofficial, Ora) Brunswick Records (3) ASU001 Unknown
All Skrewed Up (CD, Album, RE, Unofficial) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) 1977 Unknown
Hail The New Dawn (LP, Album) Rock-O-Rama Records RRR 046 1984
Hail The New Dawn (CD, Album, RE) Rock-O-Rama Records RCD 104 1990
Hail The New Dawn (CD, Album, RE) Rock-O-Rama Records RCD 104 Unknown
Hail The New Dawn (CD, Album, RE) Skrewdriver Music SMCD 01 Unknown
Hail The New Dawn (CD, Album, RE) Rock-O-Rama Records RCD 104 Unknown
Hail The New Dawn (LP, Album, Pic, RE, Unofficial) Street Anthems Records SA 001 Unknown
Blood & Honour (LP, Album) Rock-O-Rama Records RRR 53 1985
Blood & Honour (CD, Album, RE) Rock-O-Rama Records RCD 105 1990
When The Storm Breaks (LP, Album, Ltd, RE, Yel) Rock-O-Rama Records RRR 1003 2007
When The Storm Breaks (LP, Album, Ltd, RE) Rock-O-Rama Records RRR 1003 2007
Blood & Honour (CD, Album, RE) Rock-O-Rama Records RCD 105 Unknown
When The Storm Breaks (CD, Album, RE, RM) Rock-O-Rama Records RRR 1003 Unknown
Blood & Honour (CD, Album, RE) Skrewdriver Music SMCD 03 Unknown
Blood & Honour (CD, Album, RE, Unofficial) Rock-O-Rama Records (2) RCD 105 Unknown
White Rider (LP, Album) Rock-O-Rama Records RRR 66 1987
White Rider (CD) Rock-O-Rama Records RCD 136 1991
White Rider (LP, Album, Pic, RE, Unofficial) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) none 2014
White Rider (CD, Album, RE) Skrewdriver Music SMCD 02 Unknown
After The Fire (LP, Album) Rock-O-Rama Records RRR 75 1988
After The Fire (CD, Album, RE) Rock-O-Rama Records RCD 137 1991
After The Fire (LP, Album, RE, RM, Yel) Rock-O-Rama Records RRR 1015 2008
After The Fire (LP, Album, RE, RM, Gre) Rock-O-Rama Records RRR 1015 2008
After The Fire (LP, Album, RE, RM) Rock-O-Rama Records RRR 1015 2008
After The Fire (LP, Album, RE, RM, Cle) Rock-O-Rama Records RRR 1015 2008
After The Fire (CD, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, RM) Rock-O-Rama Records none 2013
After The Fire (CDr, RE, RP) Rock-O-Rama Records RCD137 Unknown
After The Fire (CD, Album, RE) Skrewdriver Music SMCD 08 Unknown
Warlord (LP, Album) Rock-O-Rama Records RRR 85 1989
Warlord (CD, Album) Rock-O-Rama Records RCD 103 1989
Warlord (CD, Album, RE) Rock-O-Rama Records RCD 103 1992
Warlord (LP, Album, Pic, RE, Unofficial) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) none 2014
Warlord (CD, Album, RE) Rock-O-Rama Records RCD 103 Unknown
Warlord (CD, Album, RE) Skrewdriver Music SMCD 04 Unknown
The Strong Survive (LP, Album) Rock-O-Rama Records RRR 103 1990
The Strong Survive (CD, Album) Rock-O-Rama Records RCD 132 1990
The Strong Survive (CD, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, RM) Rock-O-Rama Records none 2013
The Strong Survive (LP, Album, Ltd, Pic, RE, Unofficial) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) none 2014
The Strong Survive (CD, Album, RE) Skrewdriver Music SMCD 09 Unknown
The Strong Survive (CD, Album, RE) Rock-O-Rama Records RCD 132 Unknown
The Strong Survive (CD, Album) ALCD ALCD 039 Unknown
Live And Kicking (2xLP) Rock-O-Rama Records RRR 109 1991
Live And Kicking (CD, Album) Rock-O-Rama Records RCD 147 1991
Freedom What Freedom (LP, Album) Rock-O-Rama Records RRR 121 1992
Freedom What Freedom (CD, Album) Rock-O-Rama Records RCD 164 1992
Freedom What Freedom (LP, Album, Num, RE, TP, Unofficial) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) none 2014
Freedom What Freedom (LP, Album, Ltd, RE, Unofficial) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) none 2014
Freedom What Freedom (CD, Album) Skrewdriver Music SMCD 11 Unknown
Freedom What Freedom (CDr, Album) Rock-O-Rama Records RCD 164 Unknown
Freedom What Freedom (CD, Album, RE) Rock-O-Rama Records RCD 164 Unknown
Hail Victory (CD, Album) ALCD ALCD 4 1994
Hail Victory (CD, Album, Unofficial) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) ICD - 1 1994
Hail Victory (CD, Album) ISD Records ISD 001 1994
Hail Victory (CD, Album) ALCD ALCD 4 1994
Hail Victory (CD, Album, RE) White Terror Records none 1995
Hail Victory (LP, Album, RE, TP, Unofficial) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) none 2004
Hail Victory (LP, Album, RE, Unofficial, Yel) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) none 2004
Hail Victory (LP, Album, Ltd, RE, Unofficial, Red) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) none 2004
Hail Victory (LP, Album, RE, Unofficial, Ora) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) none 2004
Hail Victory (LP, Album, RE, Unofficial, Whi) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) none 2004
Hail Victory (LP, Album, RE, Unofficial, Cle) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) none 2004
Hail Victory (LP, Album, RE, Unofficial, Blu) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) none 2004
Hail Victory (LP, Album, Ltd, RE, Red) Asgard Records (3) RA 200 2005
Hail Victory (LP, Album, Ltd, RE, Whi) Asgard Records (3) RA 200 2005
Mother Europe (CDr, RE) Rock-O-Rama Records RCD 223 2007
Hail Victory (CD, Album, Ltd, Num, RE) Homo Superior HS 039 2012
Hail Victory (CD, Album, RE) Skrewdriver Music SMCD 12 Unknown
Hail Victory (CD, Album, RE) Skrewdrivercds Skrew-U Unknown
Waterloo Live '92 (LP) ISD Records ISD004 1994
Waterloo Live '92 (CD, Album) ISD Records ISD004 1994
Waterloo Live '92 (LP, Whi) ISD Records ISD004 1994
Waterloo Live '92 (LP, TP) ISD Records, Hate Society Records ISD 004, HSR 002 1998
Waterloo Live '92 (LP, Album, Pin) ISD Records, Hate Society Records ISD004, HSR002 Unknown
Waterloo Live '92 (LP, Album) ISD Records, Hate Society Records ISD004, HSR002 Unknown
Singles & EPs
You're So Dumb (7") Chiswick Records 640 129 1977
You're So Dumb (7", Ora) Chiswick Records, Chiswick Records S11, NS11 1977
You're So Dumb (7") Chiswick Records S11 1977
You're So Dumb (7", Pic, Ltd, Unofficial, RE) Not On Label (Skrewdriver) none 2009
You're So Dumb (7", RE, Unofficial, Gre) Chiswick Records (2) S11 2010
You're So Dumb (7", Ltd, RE, Unofficial, Cle) Chiswick Records (2) S11 2010
You're So Dumb (7", RE, Ltd, Unofficial) Chiswick Records (2) S11 2012
You're So Dumb (7", RE, Ltd, Unofficial, Blu) Chiswick Records (2) S11 2012
Antisocial (7", Single) Chiswick Records 640 119 1977
Anti-Social (7", Single) Chiswick Records 0037.051 1977
Antisocial (7", Single, M/Print) Chiswick Records MAC 1A/NS 18 1977
Antisocial (7", Single) Chiswick Records NS 18 1977
Antisocial (7", RE, Unofficial) Chiswick Records (2) NS 18 2010
Built Up, Knocked Down (7") TJM Records TJM 4 1979
Back With A Bang (12") Boots & Braces Record Label SCREW 1 1982
White Power (7") White Noise Records W1N1 S83 CUS 1796 1983
White Power (7") White Noise Records WN1 1983
Invasion (7", Single, RP) Rock-O-Rama Records RRR47 1984
Invasion (7") Rock-O-Rama Records RRR47 1984
Voice Of Britain (7") White Noise Records WN2 1984
The Evil Crept In (7") Street Rock N Roll SR 028 1989
Streetfight (1977) (7") Street Rock N Roll SR 039 1989
Their Kingdom Will Fall (7") Street Rock N Roll SR 027 1989
You're So Dumb (7") Street Rock N Roll SR 038 1989
Land Of Ice (7", Single) Street Rock N Roll SR 19 1989
Alabama (7") Street Rock N Roll SR 001 1989
The Showdown (7") White Pride Records (2) SRT 9KS 1864 1989
Warzone (7", Single) Street Rock N Roll SR 053 1990
Stand Proud / Backstabber (7", Single) Street Rock N Roll SR 052 1990
Tearing Down The Wall - EP (7", EP) Street Rock N Roll SR103 2005
Skrew You - EP (7", EP) Street Rock N Roll SR102 2005
Flying The Flag - EP (7", EP) Street Rock N Roll SR101 2005
Our Pride Is Our Loyalty - EP (7", EP) Street Rock N Roll SR100 2005
Compilations
Voice Of Britain (LP, Comp) White Power Records WP 3 1987
Boots And Braces (LP, Comp) Rock-O-Rama Records RRR 67 1987
The Early Years - Vol. 1 (LP, Comp) Ian Records Ian 001 1990
The Early Years - Vol. 2 (LP, Comp) Ian Records IAN 002 1990
The Early Years (CD, Comp) Rock-O-Rama Records RCD 155 1991
The Early Years (CD, Comp, RE) ALCD ALCD-037 Unknown
Land On Fire (CDr, Comp) Rock-O-Rama Records ICD 02 1994
Land On Fire (CD, Comp) Rock-O-Rama Records ICD 88 1994
Land On Fire (LP, Comp, Red) Ablink Records And Music Ltd. none Unknown
Land On Fire (LP, Comp, Whi) Ablink Records And Music Ltd. none Unknown
Land On Fire (LP, Comp, Blu) Ablink Records And Music Ltd. none Unknown
The Best ... (CD, Comp) ISD Records KS 3 1994
The Faith. The Legend. (LP, Comp, Whi) Hate Society Records HSR 003 1998
The Faith. The Legend. (LP, Comp, TP) Hate Society Records HSR 003 1998
The Faith. The Legend. (LP, Comp) Hate Society Records HSR 003 1998
History - Vol. 8 (CD, Comp) Mid Records MICD-9 1998
History Vol. 1-9 (9xCD, Comp + Box) Mid Records, Mid Records, Mid Records, Mid Records, Mid Records, Mid Records, Mid Records, Mid Records, Mid Records MICD-1, MICD-2, MICD-4, MICD-5, MICD-6, MICD-7, MICD-8, MICD-9, MICD-10 1998
History - Vol. 7 (CD, Comp) Mid Records MICD - 8 1998
History - Vol. 6 (CD, Comp) Mid Records MICD - 7 1998
History - Vol. 4 (CD, Comp) Mid Records MICD - 5 1998
History - Vol. 5 (CD, Comp) Mid Records MICD-5 1998
History - Vol. 3 (CD, Comp) Mid Records MICD-4 1998
History - Vol. 1 (CD, Comp) Mid Records MICD-1 1998
History - Vol. 9 (CD, Comp) Mid Records none 1999
History - Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Mid Records MICD-2 1999
The Best Of (CD, Comp) Not On Label none 2004
White Power (LP, Comp, Blu) ISD Records (2) ILP 03 2005
White Power (LP, Comp, Yel) ISD Records (2) ILP 03 2005
White Power (LP, Comp, Whi) ISD Records (2) ILP 03 2005
White Power (LP, Comp) ISD Records (2) ILP 03 2005
White Power (CDr, Comp) ISD Records (2) ICD 03 Unknown
Songs To Remember (CD, Comp, Ltd) Skrewdriver Music none 2009
The Singles Collection (2xCD, Comp) Not On Label SS-02 2009
Back With A Bang - Singles Collection (LP, Comp) Not On Label SCREW-001 Unknown
Videos
Live In Germany (DVD) Isd Records ns Unknown
Live In Germany In 4 Different Venues (DVDr) ISD Records none Unknown
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