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SDR 064CD
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"Sudden Death Records are very happy to release this 1982 D.O.A. classic album in it's original form on CD for the first time. This was D.O.A's third album, coming on the heels of Something Better Change and Hardcore 81. It made a greater impression on punks and a wider swath of people than the band had ever reached before. One of the key tracks was their version of Edwin Starr's giant hit 'War,' (The Temptations covered this as well). This was the first time that D.O.A. had been widely played on radio across North America and Europe. The band, in the best punk/reggae spirit, really broke open some new ground for themselves with their amazing adaptation of Ranking Trevor's 'War in the East.' Of course they turn the throttle wide open with songs that have become D.O.A. mainstays like: 'Liar For Hire,' 'I'm Right, You're Wrong,' 'America The Beautiful,' 'I Hate You,' 'Let's Fuck' and a blazing cover of The Dils 'Class War.' War On 45 further cemented their reputation as one of the best to ever come along. Jack Rabid (Big Takeover Magazine) said 'D.O.A. and the Bad Brains were the best punk bands to ever come out of North America and were really only comparable to the likes of The Clash, SLF and the Sex Pistols.' War On 45's stunning front cover was created by Shawn Kerri and inside the CD, the U.K. version's cover that was created by the ingenious Native American artist Clay Sampson is included. That cover depicts Colonel Custer filled with arrows at the battle of Little Big Horn which was a fitting end. War On 45 is a fitting comment on the '80s and somehow the songs still ring true today."
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SDR 049LP
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2002 reissue; Originally released in 1981. "This is it! The godfather of hardcore from DOA, Canada's legendary punk pioneers. This is the album that popularized and pushed the term hardcore into the common vernacular. For Hardcore 81's 30th Anniversary Sudden Death has restored DOA's blistering second album to its original state and released it as a CD. It comes with an extensive 12-page booklet that features lots of photos and old school flyers. See that great line up of Joey Shithead, Chuck Biscuits, Randy Rampage, and Dave Gregg in action... indeed the Men of Action. Tracks like 'D.O.A.,' 'Slumlord' and 'Unknown' lash out at the listener, as well the incredible 'Fucked Up Baby' and 'Smash The State' just spear you right in the gut. This album has influenced three generations of fans and artists like: Rancid, Henry Rollins, Jello Biafra, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Green Day, NOFX and Sonic Youth. LP limited to 1,000 copies on blue vinyl. Includes a restored 22"x13" poster that came with the original pressing."
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SDR 025LP
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"Sudden Death and DOA have gone back in time and restored one of punk's seminal albums, Something Better Change, and reissued it on vinyl for its 40th anniversary. One also gets the original lyric sheet insert and the original foldout insert with pics of Joey Shithead, Chuck Biscuits, Randy Rampage and Dave Gregg. 'The product of two years of solid gigging in their native Vancouver, by the hottest punk rock band the West Coast ever produced this side of the much different Weirdos and Avengers, Something Better Change features a trio so molten, they didn't even manage to get it all down in the studio. And yet it still is an absolutely awesome record. So heavy with chops it nearly leaks, soaring like the best Clash/Pistols/S.L.F. riffs filtered through an American anvil power even those greats couldn't approach.' --Jack Rabid, All Music"
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