International P.E.A.C.E. Benefit Compilation
1984 compilation album by various artists
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The International P.E.A.C.E. Benefit Compilation,[nb 1] commonly referred to as the P.E.A.C.E. compilation,[4] retitled in 1997 as P.E.A.C.E./War, by combining the legends on its front and back cover, for its reissue on CD,[nb 2] is a compilation double album first released in 1984 by R Radical Records,[nb 3][5] the label run by MDC frontman Dave Dictor,[1][2] in association with San Francisco Bay Area punk fanzine Maximumrocknroll. The "P.E.A.C.E." in the album title is a backronym for "Peace, Energy, Action, Cooperation, Evolution".[4]
2:03:25 (CD reissue)
| P.E.A.C.E. | |
|---|---|
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| Compilation album by various artists | |
| Released | 1984 |
| Recorded | 1982–1984 |
| Genres | |
| Length | 1:50:07 (original LP), 2:03:25 (CD reissue) |
| Labels | R Radical Records (original LP), New Red Archives (CD reissue) |
| Back cover | |
Overview
P.E.A.C.E. features 55 hardcore punk acts from around the world, including high profile bands like Dead Kennedys, Crass, Subhumans, Butthole Surfers, and MDC .[2][6]
Maximumrocknroll's main contribution to the project, other than assisting in recruiting acts to participate on the double album, was in the assemblage of a 72-page magazine-sized insert featuring several pages on the topics of nuclear disarmament, imperialism, radiation, pollution, and political demonstrations.[2]
All of the profits from the album, according to a primitive obi strip-style insert shrinkwrapped to the original double vinyl release, were slated for various anti-nuclear groups and activities worldwide.[4]
The CD reissue
In 1997, the indie label New Red Archives re-released the album as a double CD set under the title P.E.A.C.E./War,[nb 2][2] adding five tracks from artists on their roster to the end of disc two.[2] The reissue does not include a reproduction of the first release's booklet, and, since its early name was changed, it is not known if the benefit aspect of the original album still holds.
Re-release
Dave Dictor along with Grimace Records re-released this compilation in vinyl, CD, and digital format in 2020 [7][8] All online streaming revenues are being donated to Covid-19 relief, via a Mutual Aid strategy implemented by Anarchist Organization Mutual Aid Disaster Relief.[9][10]
Track listings
In keeping with the original album's insert, the band's country of origin is given in parentheses.
1984 2-LP release
| No. | Title | Artist/Country | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Up Against a Wall" | Articles of Faith (USA) | 2:07 |
| 2. | "Endless Blockads for the Pussyfooter" | G.I.S.M. (Japan) | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Ashes to Ashes" | Neon Christ (USA) | 1:41 |
| 4. | "Schluter's Kabinet" | Kalashnikov (Denmark)[nb 4] | 1:46 |
| 5. | "Time Will Tell" | Cause for Alarm (USA) | 2:08 |
| 6. | "No U.S.A." | Local Disturbance (Netherlands) | 2:42 |
| 7. | "Honour's Calling" | Unwarranted Trust (Canada) | 3:11 |
| 8. | "Finirà mai?" (It Will Never End?) | Wretched (Italy)[nb 5] | 1:10 |
| 9. | "Drop the A-Bomb on Me" | 0DFx (USA) | 0:21 |
| 10. | "Here Come the Cops" | The Afflicted (USA) | 2:15 |
| 11. | "Inutile trionfo" (Useless Triumph) | Declino (Italy) | 1:31 |
| 12. | "I Hope You Get Drafted" | Dicks (USA) | 1:27 |
| 13. | "Arms Race" | BGK (Netherlands) | 1:11 |
| 14. | "It's You" | Crass (UK) | 2:03 |
| No. | Title | Artist/Country | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Swastika Ratss" | Upright Citizens (West Germany) | 1:36 |
| 2. | "Banana Split Republic" | False Prophets (USA) | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Kärnvapen Attack" (Nuclear Attack) | Mob 47 (Sweden) | 1:20 |
| 4. | "Face Down in the Dirt" | Offenders (USA) | 1:27 |
| 5. | "Sbarre" (Bars) | Contrazione (Italy) | 1:32 |
| 6. | "So Much Hate" | S.C.U.M. (Canada) | 1:40 |
| 7. | "Viejos patéticos" (Pathetic Old Men) | Los Violadores (Argentina) | 1:37 |
| 8. | "Sometimes" | Deadlock (Netherlands) | 1:34 |
| 9. | "Will It Ever End?" | P.P.G. (USA) | 0:57 |
| 10. | "Peace of What?" | Trash (USA) | 1:22 |
| 11. | "Police Brutality" | Vicious Circle (Australia) | 2:12 |
| 12. | "Gartlands Pit" | Condemned to Death (USA) | 1:09 |
| 13. | "Non mi dire" (Don't Tell Me) | Negazione (Italy) | 1:27 |
| 14. | "America the Beautiful" | D.O.A. (Canada) | 2:21 |
| No. | Title | Artist/Country | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Snap" | D.R.I. (USA) | 1:12 |
| 2. | "Jump Back" | Porno Patrol (West Germany) | 2:05 |
| 3. | "Drop Out" | Treason (USA) | 2:20 |
| 4. | "Abortos" (Abortions) | Shit S.A. (Spain) | 2:04 |
| 5. | "Silence" | Septic Death (USA) | 1:33 |
| 6. | "Life of Punishment" | Cheetah Chrome and the Motherfuckers (Italy) | 2:40 |
| 7. | "No mai" (Never) | Peggio Punx (Italy) | 1:20 |
| 8. | "An Uneasy Peace" (early version) | The Proletariat (USA) | 3:14 |
| 9. | "From Protest to Resistance" | Conflict (UK)[nb 6] | 2:37 |
| 10. | "Battlefield (Nightmare)" | The Iconoclast (USA) | 1:54 |
| 11. | "Pay for Shit" | Pandemonium (Netherlands) | 1:03 |
| 12. | "Kinky Sex Makes the World Go 'Round" | Dead Kennedys (USA) | 4:18 |
| 13. | "Skorbut" (Scurvy) | Boskops (West Germany) | 2:11 |
| No. | Title | Artist/Country | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rats" | Subhumans (UK)[nb 7] | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Peace Officer" | White Lie (USA) | 1:17 |
| 3. | "R.A.T./Pentagone" | Wargasm (Netherlands) | 1:58 |
| 4. | "Four More Hours" | Slaughterhouse 4 (USA) | 1:09 |
| 5. | "Finale" | Execute (Japan) | 1:36 |
| 6. | "Reagan Youth" | Reagan Youth (USA) | 1:18 |
| 7. | "The Man Goes On" | Impact (Italy) | 1:33 |
| 8. | "100 Million People Dead" | Butthole Surfers (USA) | 2:41 |
| 9. | "Ataque" (Attack) | Kangrena (Spain) | 1:09 |
| 10. | "Will Amerika" | Porcelain Forehead (Canada) | 2:26 |
| 11. | "No Mercy, No War" | Barely Human (USA) | 2:48 |
| 12. | "Contro la pace, contro la guerra" (Against the Peace, Against the War) | RAF Punk (Italy) | 4:02 |
| 13. | "Moment by Moment/Exiled Shadows" | Zenzile (South Africa)[nb 8] | 2:11 |
| 14. | "Missile Destroyed Civilization" | MDC (USA) | 2:30 |
1997 2-CD edition
| No. | Title | Artist/Country | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Up Against a Wall" | Articles of Faith (USA) | 2:07 |
| 2. | "Endless Blockads for the Pussyfooter" | G.I.S.M. (Japan) | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Ashes to Ashes" | Neon Christ (USA) | 1:41 |
| 4. | "Schluter's Kabinet" | Kalashnikov (Denmark) | 1:46 |
| 5. | "Time Will Tell" | Cause for Alarm (USA) | 2:08 |
| 6. | "No U.S.A." | Local Disturbance (Netherlands) | 2:42 |
| 7. | "Honour's Calling" | Unwarranted Trust (Canada) | 3:11 |
| 8. | "Finirà mai?" (It Will Never End?) | Wretched (Italy) | 1:10 |
| 9. | "Drop the A-Bomb on Me" | 0DFx (USA) | 0:21 |
| 10. | "Here Come the Cops" | The Afflicted (USA) | 2:15 |
| 11. | "Inutile trionfo" (Useless Triumph) | Declino (Italy) | 1:31 |
| 12. | "I Hope You Get Drafted" | Dicks (USA) | 1:27 |
| 13. | "Arms Race" | BGK (Netherlands) | 1:11 |
| 14. | "It's You" | Crass (UK) | 2:03 |
| 15. | "Swastika Ratss" | Upright Citizens (West Germany) | 1:36 |
| 16. | "Banana Split Republic" | False Prophets (USA) | 4:04 |
| 17. | "Kärnvapen Attack" (Nuclear Attack) | Mob 47 (Sweden) | 1:20 |
| 18. | "Face Down in the Dirt" | Offenders (USA) | 1:27 |
| 19. | "Sbarre" (Bars) | Contrazione (Italy) | 1:32 |
| 20. | "So Much Hate" | S.C.U.M. (Canada) | 1:40 |
| 21. | "Viejos patéticos" (Pathetic Old Men) | Los Violadores (Argentina) | 1:37 |
| 22. | "Sometimes" | Deadlock (Netherlands) | 1:34 |
| 23. | "Will It Ever End?" | P.P.G. (USA) | 0:57 |
| 24. | "Peace of What?" | Trash (USA) | 1:22 |
| 25. | "Police Brutality" | Vicious Circle (Australia) | 2:12 |
| 26. | "Gartlands Pit" | Condemned to Death (USA) | 1:09 |
| 27. | "Non mi dire" (Don't Tell Me) | Negazione (Italy) | 1:27 |
| 28. | "America the Beautiful" | D.O.A. (Canada) | 2:21 |
| 29. | "Snap" | D.R.I. (USA) | 1:12 |
| 30. | "Jump Back" | Porno Patrol (West Germany) | 2:05 |
| 31. | "Drop Out" | Treason (USA) | 2:20 |
| 32. | "Abortos" (Abortions) | Shit S.A. (Spain) | 2:04 |
| 33. | "Silence" | Septic Death (USA) | 1:33 |
| No. | Title | Artist/Country | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Life of Punishment" | Cheetah Chrome and the Motherfuckers (Italy) | 2:40 |
| 2. | "No mai" (Never) | Peggio Punx (Italy) | 1:20 |
| 3. | "An Uneasy Peace" (early version) | The Proletariat (USA) | 3:14 |
| 4. | "From Protest to Resistance" | Conflict (UK) | 2:37 |
| 5. | "Battlefield (Nightmare)" | The Iconoclast (USA) | 1:54 |
| 6. | "Pay for Shit" | Pandemonium (Netherlands) | 1:03 |
| 7. | "Kinky Sex Makes the World Go 'Round" | Dead Kennedys (USA) | 4:18 |
| 8. | "Skorbut" (Scurvy) | Boskops (West Germany) | 2:11 |
| 9. | "Rats" | Subhumans (UK) | 3:19 |
| 10. | "Peace Officer" | White Lie (USA) | 1:17 |
| 11. | "R.A.T./Pentagone" | Wargasm (Netherlands) | 1:58 |
| 12. | "Four More Hours" | Slaughterhouse 4 (USA) | 1:09 |
| 13. | "Finale" | Execute (Japan) | 1:36 |
| 14. | "Reagan Youth" | Reagan Youth (USA) | 1:18 |
| 15. | "The Man Goes On" | Impact (Italy) | 1:33 |
| 16. | "100 Million People Dead" | Butthole Surfers (USA) | 2:41 |
| 17. | "Ataque" (Attack) | Kangrena (Spain) | 1:09 |
| 18. | "Will Amerika" | Porcelain Forehead (Canada) | 2:26 |
| 19. | "No Mercy, No War" | Barely Human (USA) | 2:48 |
| 20. | "Contro la pace, contro la guerra" (Against the Peace, Against the War) | RAF Punk (Italy) | 4:02 |
| 21. | "Moment by Moment/Exiled Shadows" | Zenzile (South Africa) | 2:11 |
| 22. | "Missile Destroyed Civilization" | MDC (USA) | 2:30 |
| No. | Title | Artist/Country | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23. | "Walked in Line" | Jack Killed Jill (USA) | 2:14 |
| 24. | "Feeble Attempt" | Corrupted Ideals (USA) | 1:33 |
| 25. | "Paranoid World Vision" | Christ on a Crutch (USA) | 1:36 |
| 26. | "Postcard from LA" | U.K. Subs (UK) | 4:20 |
| 27. | "Die for the Government" | Anti-Flag (USA) | 3:39 |
Production personnel
- Jon Smith – engineering (track A1)
- Dan Levitin – production (A10, D14)
- Neon Christ – co-production (A3)
- Nick Jameson – co-production (A3), engineering (A3)
- Dana F. Smith – artwork (front and back cover paintings)
Notes
- New Red Archives #NRA68CD
- R Radical #R.R.R. 1984
- The song is about the then Danish prime minister Poul Schlüter.
- On the booklet insert provided with the original release, the track is incorrectly titled as "Mai arrendersi" (Never Surrender), which is the name of another song by Wretched.
- On the booklet insert provided with the original release, the track is incorrectly titled as "Bomb".
- Written about the Stop the City demonstrations being held around the world at the time.
- These are actually two poems recited by a South African expatriate. "Moment by Moment" is about the Soweto riots, while "Exiled Shadows" is about "the struggle for the liberation of our land in chains", according to the artist.