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Released
  
1981

Producer
  
Dave Leaper

Release date
  
April 1981

Length
  
37:33

Artist
  
The Exploited

Label
  
Secret Records

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Punks Not Dead (1981)
  
Troops of Tomorrow (1982)

Genres
  
Punk rock, Hardcore punk, Oi!, Street punk

Similar
  
The Exploited albums, Punk rock albums

The exploited punks not dead 1981 full album


Punks Not Dead is the debut studio album by the Scottish punk rock band The Exploited, released in April 1981 on Secret Records. Strongly working class and loyal to the first impulses of the 1970s punk movement, the album was a reaction to critics who believed the punk rock genre was dead, and went against popular trends such as new wave and post-punk. The album – and especially the title track – is a reaction to the punk rock band Crass' song "Punk is Dead". It contains the double A side singles "Army Life/Fuck the Mods" and the later follow up "I Believe in Anarchy". "Army Life" details the experiences of Wattie Buchan when he was a 17-year-old squaddie on a tour of duty in Belfast in the 1970s.

Contents

Punks Not Dead peaked at no 20 on the UK charts in May of that year, gave the band a national following in the United Kingdom and it was the top selling 1981 independent UK release.

The exploited punks not dead full album


Legacy

Supported by a tour with the Anti-Nowhere League, the album has underground success and is regarded as one of the definitive Oi! albums, and its popularity gave rise to a variety of punk rock bands including The Business. The Exploited's song "Punks Not Dead" has symbolic significance for the punk movement.

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Punks Not Dead" – 1:51
  2. "Mucky Pup" (Puncture cover) – 1:42
  3. "Cop Cars" – 1:52
  4. "Free Flight" – 3:35
  5. "Army Life" – 2:37
  6. "Blown to Bits" – 2:40
  7. "Sex & Violence" – 5:11
Side two
  1. "S.P.G." – 2:07
  2. "Royalty" – 2:07
  3. "Dole Q" – 1:51
  4. "Exploited Barmy Army" – 2:28
  5. "Ripper" – 2:03
  6. "Out of Control" – 2:52
  7. "Son of a Copper" – 2:39
  8. "I Believe in Anarchy" – 2:03

Captain Oi! re-release

The Captain Oi! re-release (2001) includes The Exploited's contribution to Oi! The Album compilation and the first four singles (minus "I Believe in Anarchy" from the "Exploited Barmy Army" single) and was mastered by Tim Turan.

  1. "Daily News" (Oi! The Album version)
  2. "I Still Believe in Anarchy" (Oi! The Album version)
  3. "Army Life" (single version)
  4. "Fuck the Mods" ("Army Life" single)
  5. "Crashed Out" ("Army Life" single)
  6. "Exploited Barmy Army" (single version)
  7. "What You Gonna Do" ("Exploited Barmy Army" single)
  8. "Dogs of War" ("Dogs of War" single)
  9. "Blown to Bits (Live)" ("Dogs of War" single)
  10. "Dead Cities" ("Dead Cities" single)
  11. "Hitler's in the Charts Again" ("Dead Cities" single)
  12. "Class War" ("Dead Cities" single)

All songs written by The Exploited except "Mucky Pup" (by Puncture).

Personnel

  • Wattie Buchan - Vocals
  • Big John Duncan - Guitar, backing vocals
  • Gary McCormack - Bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Dru Stix - Drums
  • Carole & Navi - Backing vocals
  • Produced by Dave Leaper and The Exploited
  • Mark Brennan and Karyn Dunning - Liner notes
  • Brian Burrow - Sleeve Remix
  • Neil - Engineer
  • Mastered by Porky
  • Scott Billet - Photographist

    • Songs

    1Punk’s Not Dead1:49
    2Mucky Pup1:42
    3Cop Cars1:51

    References

    Punks Not Dead Wikipedia
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