The Ejected

The Ejected are a punk band from Dagenham, United Kingdom, active from 1981 to the present. They are associated with Oi!, street punk and the UK82 scene, and their line-up includes Jim Brooks, Paul Griffiths, Paul Quain, Mick Robinson and Gary Sandbrook.

Background and early line-up

The band forms around former Dawn Patrol members Big Jim Brooks on vocals and guitar, Gary Sandford on bass and vocals, and drummer Mick “Sticks” Robinson. They draw on influences from UK Subs, Cockney Rejects, Angelic Upstarts and The Clash.

Recordings and releases

The Ejected sign to Riot City Records and first appear on the various artists compilation Carry On Oi. Their debut EP, Have You Got 10p, reaches number 8 in the UK Indie Chart and attracts press attention, including an interview in Sounds by Garry Bushell. They follow it with the Noise For The Boys EP and the debut album A Touch Of Class.

By this stage Paul Griffiths replaces Robinson on drums. Sandford leaves briefly and Paul Quain, formerly of D.I.R.T., joins on bass for the Press The Button EP. For the second album, Spirit Of Rebellion, released in 1983, Quain is absent for several months and Sandford returns. The band also add a second guitarist, Kev “Dynamow” Pallett. The album is produced by UK Subs’ Nicky Garratt and is noted for a fuller sound.

A further EP, Public Animals, remains unreleased after Riot City Records folds and the band splits up.

Later activity and related projects

After the split, all four members form the pop/reggae group The New Hawaiians for a period. Sandford and Griffiths then leave to form 4 Minutes to Moscow with Hawaiians backing singer Karen Schouw on keyboards and Tish on guitar. Brooks later forms the pop/reggae outfit Jo Jo Republic.

The Ejected reform in 1999 with the original line-up of Brooks, Sandford and Robinson, and record extra tracks for a best-of release that also includes the unreleased Public Animals material. They reform again in 2014 for the TNT festival in Hartford, Connecticut, and also play the Rebellion Punk Festival in Blackpool. Session musicians for later performances include Jonny Romain on guitar, Paul Berry on bass and Danny Blair on drums, all from Sol Silver.

Other activity

The band also sell books at their concerts about their rise to fame.