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Released | April 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
Studio | The Grove, London | |||
Length | 14:43 | |||
Label | Clay Records | |||
Producer | Mike Stone | |||
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Why is the fourth EP by English hardcore punk band Discharge, released in 1981 on Clay Records. It reached number 1 on the UK Indie Charts in 1981. It was reissued in 2003 with 12 bonus tracks. The reissue EP is 31:52 in length.
All tracks written by Discharge
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Visions of War" | 1:41 |
2. | "Does This System Work?" | 1:17 |
3. | "A Look at Tomorrow" | 1:57 |
4. | "Why" | 1:11 |
5. | "Maimed and Slaughtered" | 1:06 |
6. | "Mania for Conquest" | 1:16 |
7. | "Ain't No Feeble Bastard" | 1:30 |
8. | "Is This to Be?" | 1:31 |
9. | "Massacre of Innocents (Air Attack)" | 1:23 |
10. | "Why (Reprise)" | 1:49 |
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