Hardcore '81


Hardcore '81 is an album by the Canadian hardcore punk band D.O.A.. It is considered by some to be the first time that a certain style of punk rock was labeled hardcore.
In 2019, the album was named as the public vote winner of the Polaris Heritage Prize.

Track listing

All songs written by Joey "Shithead" Keithley, except for where noted.
  1. "D.O.A." – 1:38
  2. "Unknown" – 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" – 1:57
  8. "001 Loser's Club" – 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" – 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 :
  1. General Strike – 3:36
  2. Race Riot – 1:06
  3. A Season in Hell – 2:34
  4. Burn It Down – 2:34

    Personnel

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