Punks Not Dead

Punks Not Dead is the debut studio album by Scottish punk rock band, The Exploited. Punks Not Dead was released in April 1981. They made the album as a reaction to critics who thought that the genre was dead, and was also against popular trends such as New Wave, hardcore and post-punk.^[1] The album is regarded as one of the definitive Oi! albums. The album peaked at #20 on the UK charts in May of that year.^[2]

Punks Not Dead
Studio album by The Exploited
Released	April 1981
Genre	Oi!, street punk
Length	37:33
Language	English
Label	Secret
Producer	Dave Leaper
The Exploited chronology
Punks Not Dead (1981) Troops of Tomorrow (1982)

Songs

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Punks Not Dead"
2.	"Mucky Pup" (Puncture cover)"
3.	"Cop Cars"
4.	"Free Flight"
5.	"Army Life (Part 2)"
6.	"Blown to Bits"
7.	"Sex & Violence"

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"SPG"
2.	"Royalty"
3.	"Dole Q"
4.	"Exploited Barmy Army"
5.	"Ripper"
6.	"Out of Control"
7.	"Son of a Copper"
8.	"I Believe in Anarchy"
9.	"Dogs of War"
10.	"What You Gonna Do"

2001 Re-release

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Daily News" (Oi! The Album version)
2.	"I Still Believe in Anarchy" (Oi! The Album version)
3.	"Army Life" (single version)
4.	"Fuck the Mods" ("Army Life" single)
5.	"Crashed Out" ("Army Life" single)
6.	"Exploited Barmy Army" (single version)
7.	"What You Gonna Do" ("Exploited Barmy Army" single)
8.	"Dogs of War" ("Dogs of War" single)
9.	"Blown to Bits (Live)" ("Dogs of War" single)
10.	"Dead Cities" ("Dead Cities" single)
11.	"Hitler's in the Charts Again" ("Dead Cities" single)
12.	"Class War" ("Dead Cities" single)

References

1. Mickey, Hess. Is Hip Hop Dead?: The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music. p. 165.
2. Buckley, Peter. The Rough Guide to Rock. p. 350.