THE EXPLOITED – PUNKS NOT DEAD LP – VG A2/B1 UK ORIG 1981 PUNK Oi!

The Exploited – Punks Not Dead
(Secret Records  1981  SEC1)
Matrix No’s: A2/B1 – UK Pressing
“Porky Prime Cut” in dead wax

Vinyl in Very Good condition
Some nasty looking marks which do give some pops/clicks but sound quality is excellent overall – Side 2 has marks which give clicks – 3 marks on side 2 which give clicks in first half of Exploited Barmy Army & Ripper & start of Out Of Control

Sleeve in Very Good condition
– wear to edges/corners with 2 inch split on bottom edge from opening and 4 inch split in spine

The Exploited are a Scottish punk rock band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 1979 by Stevie Ross and Terry Buchan and later joined by his brother Wattie Buchan. They signed to Secret Records in March 1981, and their debut EP Army Life and debut album Punks Not Dead were both released that year. The band maintained a large cult following in the 1980s among a hardcore working class punk and skinhead audience. Although The Exploited continue to perform live to this day, they have not released any studio material since their last album Fuck the System in 2002. Their songs have been covered by Slayer and Ice-T, and despite many lineup changes, Wattie has remained as the Exploited’s singer and leader.

Punks Not Dead is the debut studio album by the Scottish punk rock band The Exploited, released in 1981 on Secret Records. Strongly working class and loyal to the first impulses of the 1976 punk movement, the album was a reaction to critics who believed the genre was dead, and against popular trends such as new wave, hardcore and post-punk. 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 late 1970s.

Supported by a tour with the Anti-Nowhere League, the album was a commercial success and is regarded as one of the definitive Oi! albums, and its popularity gave rise to a variety of traditional punk bands including The Business. 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 release.

Track listing

Side one

1. “Punks Not Dead” – 1:51
2. “Mucky Pup” – 1:42
3. “Cop Cars” – 1:52
4. “Free Flight” – 3:35
5. “Army Life (Part 2)” – 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

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 – Liner notes
• Brian Burrow – Sleeve Remix
• Neil – Engineer
• Mastered by Porky
• Scott Billet – Photographist