War on 45 was an eight-song 12" EP

Extended play

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 released by the hardcore

Hardcore punk

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 band D.O.A.

D.O.A. (band)

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 in 1982. It was re-released in 2005 on CD with an additional eleven songs, but without the composition "Let's Fuck," for a total of eighteen tracks. The original cover has "MARCH INTO THE 80'S" written on it, while the 2005 version says "MARCH TO THE END."

Track listing

All songs written by Joey Shithead, except where noted.
Original 1982 EP

1. "Liar For Hire"
2. "I'm Right, You're Wrong"
3. "America the Beautiful"
4. "Let's Fuck" (remake of the Chris Montez
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    song "Let's Dance"
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   , covered on the first Ramones
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    LP)
5. "War" (cover of the Edwin Starr song)
6. "I Hate You"
7. "War in the East"
8. "Class War" (Dils
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    cover)

2005 CD Re-release

1. "Liar For Hire"
2. "I'm Right, You're Wrong"
3. "America the Beautiful"
4. "War"
5. "I Hate You"
6. "War in the East"
7. "Class War" (Kinman)
8. "World War 3" (Shithead, Chuck Biscuits)
9. "Smash the State"
10. "Masters of War
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    " (Bob Dylan
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     cover)
11. "Earache"
12. "Eve of Destruction" (P. F. Sloan
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     cover)
13. "We Don't Need No God Damn War"
14. "Warmonger"
15. "Bombs Away" (Goble)
16. "World Falls Apart"
17. "Fortunate Son
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    " (Creedence Clearwater Revival
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     cover)
18. "No God No War"

Personnel

• Joey "Shithead" Keithley - singer, guitarist
• Dave Gregg - guitarist
• Ken "Dimwit" Montgomery - drums
• Brian “Wimpy Roy” Goble - bass

External links

• The official D.O.A. website