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Title: Various Artists – Oi! Street Punk Vol. 5
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2001, Rock, Oi!/Street Punk Compilation, New York, New York
Condition: New

Cultural Facts:

1. Scene Ecology: Oi! comps functioned as networking tools—linking regional crews across the U.S. and Europe long before social media made scenes visible.

2. Media Narrative: The genre has spent decades fighting media confusion that collapses working-class punk with extremist politics, despite many bands rejecting that framing.

3. Political Science: Rooted in late-’70s UK street culture, Oi! centered everyday frustration—jobs, class identity, neighborhood loyalty—more than art-school aesthetics.