Hardcore '81

Hardcore '81 is an album by the Canadian hardcore punk band D.O.A.^[2][3][4] It is considered by some to be the first time that a certain style of punk rock was labeled hardcore.^[5][6]

Hardcore '81
Studio album by D.O.A.
Released	22 April 1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	Punk rock, hardcore punk
Length	18:56
Label	Sudden Death
Producer	D.O.A.
D.O.A. chronology
Something Better Change (1980) Hardcore '81 (1981) War on 45 (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

In 2019, the album was named as the public vote winner of the Polaris Heritage Prize.^[7][8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joey Shithead, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"D.O.A."		1:38
2.	"Unknown"	Keithley, Chuck Biscuits	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" (Led Zeppelin cover)		1:57
8.	"001 Loser's Club"	Brian Goble, Keithley, Dimwit, Werner	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"	Keithley, Dimwit	1:41
13.	"Waiting for You"		0:45

CD re-issue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"General Strike"	Keithley, Dave Gregg	3:36
15.	"Race Riot"		1:06
16.	"A Season in Hell"	Goble	2:34
17.	"Burn It Down"		2:34

• Some CD re-issues of Hardcore '81 include four bonus tracks from the EP Don't Turn Yer Back (On Desperate Times)

Personnel

• Joey "Shithead" Keithley - lead guitar, lead vocals
• Dave Gregg - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Randy Rampage - bass, backing vocals
• Chuck Biscuits - drums

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