Support the Miners

"Support the Miners"
Single by The Enemy Within
B-side "Strike" (general mix)
Released October 1984 (1984-10)
Format 7", 12"
Genre Electro
Length 3:39
Label Rough Trade
Writer(s) Keith LeBlanc
Producer(s) Keith LeBlanc, Adrian Sherwood
Keith LeBlanc singles chronology
"No Sell Out"
(1983)
Support the Miners
(1984)

Support the Miners is a single released by American drummer Keith LeBlanc under the moniker The Enemy Within, released in October 1984 on Rough Trade Records. Similar to the re-issuing of No Sell Out the same year, Support the Miners was released to aid the miners strike in Great Britain, with the proceeds going to the "Miners Solidarity Fund".[1] "Strike" features voice samples of Arthur Scargill, a trade unionist and former president of the National Union of Mineworkers.

Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
The Face United Kingdom Singles of the Year[2] 1984 59

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Keith LeBlanc

UK 7" single (RT 151)
  1. "Strike" – 3:39
  2. "Strike" (general mix) – 3:54

Personnel

Adapted from the Support the Miners liner notes.[3]

Charts

Charts (1984) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[4] 2

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1984 Rough Trade LP RT 151

References

  1. Parker, David (2001). "Singles: The Enemy Within - 'Strike'". skysaw.org. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. "The Face Recordings of the Year - 1984 Singles". The Face. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. Support the Miners (sleeve). The Enemy Within. London, United Kingdom: Rough Trade. 1984.
  4. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

External links

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