Discharge - 1980-1986 - LP

The essential early years of D-beat originators Discharge, on limited clear vinyl.

First issued in 1987 on Clay Records, 1980-1986 charts the most influential era of the Stoke-on-Trent legends who rewrote the rules of punk. Founded in 1977, Discharge forged a minimalist assault of distorted guitar, drone-like bass, propulsive drumming, and shouted anti-war themes — the blueprint for "D-beat." This compilation runs from the full-on attack of "Realities of War" and the chart-topping "Why?" to the metal-edged "Grave New World," tracing a sound that shaped the first generations of thrash, grindcore, and hardcore.

Features

• Limited clear vinyl, gatefold
• Import pressing
• Label: Radiation Records (originally Clay Records, 1987)

Track Listing

1. Realities of War
2. They Declare It
3. But After the Gig
4. Society's Victim
5. Fight Back
6. War's No Fairytale
7. Always Restrictions
8. You Take Part in Creating This System
9. Religion Instigates
10. A Look at Tomorrow
11. Ain't No Feeble Bastard
12. Why (Reprise)
13. It's No T.V. Sketch
14. Tomorrow Belongs to Us
15. Decontrol
16. Never Again
17. Death Dealers
18. State Violence State Control
19. The Price of Silence
20. The More I See
21. Ignorance
22. Grave New World