Formed in the northern industrial town of Stoke on Trent in 1977, Discharge changed punk with its distinctive brand of hardcore, making minimalist music with distorted guitar, drone-like bass, shouted anarchist themes and propulsive drumming, known as D-Beat. Originally issued in 1987, this killer compilation charts the best of their early years with Clay Records, from the full-on assault of Realities of War, passing the chart-topping Why?, to the shrieking sounds of Grave New World, which edged further into metal territory. Listen and be awed by the power and the glory of one of the most influential punk and metal bands ever.

Includes the following releases:
Tracks A1 to A4 – ‘Realities Of War’ 7″ 1980.
Tracks A5 to A9 – ‘Fight Back’ 7″ 1980.
Tracks A10 to A12 taken from their ‘Why’ 12″ 1981.
Tracks A13 to B15 – ‘Decontrol’ 7″ 1980.
Tracks B16 & B17 taken from their ‘Never Again’ 7″ 1981.
Track B18 taken from their ‘State Violence State Control’ 7″ 1982.
Track B19 taken from their ‘The Price Of Silence’ 7″ 1983.
Track B20 taken from their ‘The More I See’ 7″ 1984.
Track B21 taken from their ‘Ignorance’ 7″ 1985.
Track B22 taken from their ‘Grave New World’ LP 1986.

Tracklist:
A1 Realities Of War
A2 They Declare It
A3 But After The Gig
A4 Society’s Victim
A5 Fight Back
A6 War’s No Fairytale
A7 Always Restrictions
A8 You Take Part In Creating This System
A9 Religion Instigates
A10 A Look At Tomorrow
A11 Ain’t No Feeble Bastard
A12 Why (Reprise)
A13 It’s No T.V. Sketch
A14 Tomorrow Belongs To Us
B15 Decontrol
B16 Never Again
B17 Death Dealers
B18 State Violence State Control
B19 The Price Of Silence
B20 The More I See
B21 Ignorance
B22 Grave New World

Label: Radiation Records
Barcode: 8055515232646