The Exploited – Punks Not Dead (1981)

May 13, 2024

The first Exploited full length starts everything off with a bang. Boasting a now dated but still fantastic production job (the drums hit like sacks of sand but the bass pops through the mix like a needle though wet paper), Punks’ Not Dead sets out to prove to the 1980s exactly what is declared in the title. The title track, “Cop Cars”, “Blown To Bits”, “Dole Q” and “I Believe In Anarchy” are all instant classics in my book.

Make what you will of the band’s later flirtations with crossover thrash but this shit is as punk as it gets. Exploited barmy army!