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)Something Better Change1980 Hardcore '81 (1981) War on 45 (1982)War on 451982

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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 reference to the North American punk scene as hardcore.

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