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1981 studio album by D.O.A.
Hardcore '81
Studio album by D.O.A.
Released22 April 1981
Recorded1981
GenrePunk rock, hardcore punk
Length18:56
LabelSudden Death
ProducerD.O.A.
D.O.A. chronology
Something Better Change
(1980) 		Hardcore '81
(1981) 		War on 45
(1982)
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Hardcore '81 is an album by the Canadian hardcore punk band D.O.A. It is considered by some to be the first time that a certain style of punk rock was labeled hardcore.

In 2019, the album was named as the public vote winner of the Polaris Heritage Prize.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joey Shithead, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."D.O.A." 1:38
2."Unknown"Keithley, Chuck Biscuits2:30
3."Slumlord" 1:55
4."Musical Interlude" 0:22
5."I Don't Give a Shit" 1:21
6."M.C.T.F.D." 1:38
7."Communication Breakdown" (Led Zeppelin cover) 1:57
8."001 Loser's Club"Brian Goble, Keithley, Dimwit, Werner1:54
9."Fucked Up Baby" 1:27
10."The Kenny Blister Song" 0:16
11."Smash the State" 1:32
12."My Old Man's A Bum/Bloodsucker Baby"Keithley, Dimwit1:41
13."Waiting for You" 0:45
CD re-issue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."General Strike"Keithley, Dave Gregg3:36
15."Race Riot" 1:06
16."A Season in Hell"Goble2:34
17."Burn It Down" 2:34
  • Some CD re-issues of Hardcore '81 include four bonus tracks from the EP Don't Turn Yer Back (On Desperate Times)

Personnel

Tracy Marks - acoustic piano on "Unknown" also engineered the album

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. "D.O.A."
  3. Stegall, Tim (April 14, 2020). "These 15 punk records from 1981 have some of the year's best music". Alternative Press.
  4. Guides (Firm), Rough (July 3, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781858284576 – via Google Books.
  5. Paul Rachman (director), Steven Blush (writer), Dez Cadena (starring), Dave Smalley (starring) (2007-02-20). American Hardcore (flv) (Documentary). United States: Sony Pictures. Retrieved 2008-12-18. Joey "Shithead" Keithley of D.O.A.: "We had one big show up there . It was us, Black Flag, and 7 Seconds, and it was called Hardcore 81, so it was the first time anyone really used that term."
  6. Blush, Steven; Petros, George (October 19, 2010). American Hardcore (Second Edition): A Tribal History. Feral House. ISBN 9781932595987 – via Google Books.
  7. Karen Bliss, "D.O.A. and Oscar Peterson Win Polaris Heritage Prize for Classic Albums". Billboard, November 5, 2019.
  8. "Vancouver punk rockers DOA earn Polaris Prize heritage award". Vancouver Sun.
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