One Way System
| One Way System | |
|---|---|
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Punk rock, street punk, Oi! |
| Years active | 1979–1986, 1995–present |
| Labels | Beat The System, Anagram, Captain Oi!, Cleopatra, GMM, Cherry Red |
| Associated acts | Boneyard Zombies, UK Subs, The Pink Torpedoes, Sick 56, The Fits, The Terraces, The Genocides |
| Website | http://www.facebook.co.uk/onewaysystem |
| Members | Tommy Couch David Ross Andy Wilkinson Jay Susel |
| Past members | Craig Halliday Tez Mcdonald Gavin Whyte Andy Gibson Gary Buckley Lee Havok Nigel Crosthwaite Dave Brown Pete Machin Roadrage Britt |
One Way System are a street punk band formed in the Fleetwood area of Lancashire, England in 1979.
One Way System's initial line-up was Craig Halliday (guitar), Gavin Whyte (vocals), Tez Mcdonald (drums) and Gaz Buckley (bass), . A demo of the song Jerusalem recorded by that lineup was later included on the A Country Fit For Heroes compilation album, released in January 1982 - Catalogue number Oi3 - which reached No. 4 in the UK Indie Charts. David Ross joined the band from Poulton-Le-Fylde band, Zyklon B as second guitarist and in 1981 Blackpool's Lightbeat/Beat The System label, released the No Entry EP: A-side Stab The Judge b/w Riot Torn City and Me and You, featuring all 5 musicians.
The first ever record released by One Way System Was "Stab the Judge" financed by Craig Halliday with his grandmother's legacy on a loan basis. Although all of the 1000 pressings were sold Craig's loan to Barry Lights is as yet unpaid and it is believed the money was used to finance releases by other bands on his label.
After some early personnel changes (Tez Mcdonald joined The Fits and it was Craig Halliday left following a disagreement regarding a broken Gibson SG, resurfacing years later in Sick 56), the line-up settled down as Gav Whyte on vocals, Dave "Crabby" Ross on guitar, Gary Buckley on bass and Tommy Couch on drums.
The Give Us A Future 7" was the first release (Halliday, Couch, Whyte, Ross & Buckley) (ANA1) on Cherry Red's Anagram Records in 1982. In the same year, Anagram also re released No Entry as the Stab The Judge EP (OWS2) and the single version of Jerusalem. One Way System became the first signing to Anagram with the release of their All Systems Go LP following the success of Give Us A Future in the indie charts and the band being featured on the front cover of UK national music paper Sounds (magazine).
Between 1982 and 1984 the band had five Indie Chart hit singles and two Top Ten albums. A U.S. West Coast tour alongside Circle Jerks in 1984 was abandoned when Keith Morris broke his neck, although the band managed to salvage one date with Suicidal Tendencies. In 1985 Gav Whyte was replaced on vocals by Andy Gibson of Preston punk band The Genocides and the band remained signed to Anagram until they split in early 1986 with enough songs written for an unreleased third album.
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