| Not So Quiet on the Western Front | |
|---|---|
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| Compilation album by various artists | |
| Released | 1982 |
| Genre | Hardcore punk |
| Label | Alternative Tentacles [1] |
| Producer | Various |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Not So Quiet on the Western Front is a punk rock and hardcore punk compilation double LP, compiled by Maximum Rocknroll and released by Alternative Tentacles in 1982. [3] It documented the Northern California and Nevada punk scenes. It was re-released on CD in 1999. [3]
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