Hardcore '81 Explained
Hardcore '81 is an album by the Canadian hardcore punk band D.O.A.[1] [2] [3] It is considered by some to be the first time that a certain style of punk rock was labeled hardcore.[4] [5]
In 2019, the album was named as the public vote winner of the Polaris Heritage Prize.[6] [7]
Track listing
- Some CD re-issues of Hardcore '81 include four bonus tracks from the EP Don't Turn Yer Back (On Desperate Times)
Personnel
Tracy Marks - acoustic piano on "Unknown" also engineered the album
Notes and References
- Web site: D.O.A..
- Web site: These 15 punk records from 1981 have some of the year's best music. Tim. Stegall. . April 14, 2020.
- Book: Guides (Firm), Rough. The Rough Guide to Rock. July 3, 2003. Rough Guides. 9781858284576. Google Books.
- Paul Rachman (director), Steven Blush (writer), Dez Cadena (starring), Dave Smalley (starring). 2007-02-20 . American Hardcore . flv . Documentary . Sony Pictures . United States . 2008-12-18 . Joey "Shithead" Keithley of D.O.A.: "We had one big show up there [Vancouver]. It was us, Black Flag, and 7 Seconds, and it was called Hardcore 81, so it was the first time anyone really used that term.".
- Book: American Hardcore (Second Edition): A Tribal History. Steven. Blush. George. Petros. October 19, 2010. Feral House. 9781932595987. Google Books.
- Karen Bliss, "D.O.A. and Oscar Peterson Win Polaris Heritage Prize for Classic Albums". Billboard, November 5, 2019.
- Web site: Vancouver punk rockers DOA earn Polaris Prize heritage award. Vancouver Sun.
