Hardcore '81

Hardcore '81
Studio album by D.O.A.
Released	1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	Hardcore punk
Length	19:09
Label	Sudden Death
Producer	D.O.A.
D.O.A. chronology
Something Better Change (1980) Hardcore '81 (1981) War on 45 (1982)

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Allmusic	[1]

Hardcore '81 is an album by the Canadian hardcore punk band D.O.A.. It is considered by some to be the first reference to the North American punk scene as hardcore.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Joey "Shithead" Keithley, except for where noted.

1. "D.O.A." - 1:38
2. "Unknown" (Keithley, Chuck Biscuits) - 2:30
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, Werner) - 1:54
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, Dimwit) - 1:41
13. "Waiting for You" - 0:45

Some CD re-issues of Hardcore '81 include four bonus tracks from the EP Don't Turn Yer Back (On Desperate Times):

1. General Strike (Keithley, Dave Gregg) - 3:36
2. Race Riot - 1:06
3. A Season in Hell (Goble) - 2:34
4. Burn It Down - 2:34

Personnel

• Joey "Shithead" Keithley - lead guitar, lead vocals
• Dave Gregg - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Randy Rampage - bass, backing vocals
• Chuck Biscuits - drums

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

References

1. Allmusic review
2. 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 [Vancouver]. 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."