Various – 1984 International P.E.A.C.E. Comp CS

Bootlegged here in a short run of fifteen C120 tapes is the historic R Radical Records International P.E.A.C.E Compilation from 1984, a mammoth effort by MDC's Dave Dictor to bring together over fifty international hardcore acts no more than five years into the sub-genre's lifespan. The comp's hard-earned cult status comes from its tracklist, mingling contributions by US heavy-hitters (DEAD KENNEDYS, MDC, DICKS, REAGAN YOUTH) with burgeoning anarchopunk communities in the UK (CRASS, CONFLICT) and Italy (WRETCHED, CHEETAH CHROME MOTHERFUCKERS, DECLINO, IMPACT), alongside standout tracks by groups like G.I.S.M (Japan) and THE VICTIMS (Australia). Though not recreated in this bootleg package, the original LP included a 72-page zine compiled by Dictor in association with Maximum Rocknroll, featuring a lengthy justification for holding a political position against war and imperialism, for nuclear disarmament and feminism, and calls for political demonstrations within the punk and hardcore community. Each track in the original zine featured a one-page contribution of artwork, lyrics and oftentimes justification of the band's own reasons for formation, and how that relates to their political stance. Truly an incredible feat of logistics to get 55 bands on board, let alone managing audio masters, zine contributions, permissions and copies via the post! Beyond logistics, the International P.E.A.C.E Compilation marks a period in time when international hardcore had sharpened its international networks and its resolve. As 2026 feeds more coal to the international war machine, I think of compilations like P.E.A.C.E. as evidence of the tradition that contemporary DIY punk and hardcore is indebted to: a motivation to repay the favour through lively, committed and unified subcultures in the now! – Barely Human

Full Tracklist:

Side A
Articles Of Faith – Up Against A Wall
G.I.S.M. – Endless Blockades For The Pussy Footer
Neon Christ – Ashes To Ashes
Kalashnikov – Schlueters Kabinet
Cause For Alarm – Time Will Tell
Local Disturbance – No U.S.A.
Unwarranted Trust – Honour's Calling
Wretched – Finirà Mai ?
O.D.F.X – Drop The A-Bomb On Me
Afflicted – Here Come The Cops
Declino – Inutile Trionfo
Dicks – Hope You Get Drafted
B.G.K. – Arms Race
Crass – It's You
Upright Citizens – Swastika Ratss
False Prophets – Banana Split Republic
Mob 47 – Nuclear Attack
Offenders – Face Down In The Dirt
Contrazione – Sbarre
Scum – So Much Hate
Los Violadores – Viejos Pateticos
Deadlock – Sometimes
P.P.G. – Will It Ever End?
Trash – Peace Of What?
Vicious Circle – Police Brutality
Condemned To Death – Gartlands Pit
Negazione – Non Mi Dire
D.O.A. – America The Beautiful

Side B
Dirty Rotten Imbeciles – Snap
Porno Patrol – Jump Back
Treason – Drop Out
Shit S.A. – Abortos
Septic Death – Silence
Cheetah Chrome Motherfuckers – Life Of Punishment
Peggio Punx – No Mai
The Proletariat – An Uneasy Peace
Conflict – From Protest To Resistance
Iconoclast – Battlefield (Nightmare)
Pandemonium – Pay For ShIt
Dead Kennedys – Kinky Sex Makes The World Go 'round
Boskops – Skorbut
Subhumans – Rats
White Lie – Peace Officer
Wargasm – R.A.T. / Pentagone
Slaughterhouse 4 – Four More Hours
The Execute – Finale
Reagan Youth – Reagan Youth
Impact – The Man Goes On
Butthole Surfers – 100 Million People Dead
Kangrena – Ataque
Porcelain Forehead – Will Amerika
Barely Human – No Mercy No War
R.A.F. Punk – Contro La Pace Contro La Guerra
Zenzile – Moment By Moment / Exiled Shadows
MDC – Missile Destroyed Civilization

+++BONUS TRACKS FROM CD REISSUE
Jack Killed Jill – Walked In Line
Corrupted Ideals – Feeble Attempt
Christ On A Crutch – Paranoid World Vision
UK Subs – Postcard From LA
Anti-Flag – Die For The Government