VARIOUS ARTISTS American Hardcore: The History Of American Punk 1980-1986 (2006 UK 26-track CD album, generally unheralded at the time, the early '80s hardcore scene gave birth to much of the music and culture that followed - there would be no Nirvana or Chili Peppers were it not for hardcore pioneers such as Black Flag and Minor Threat. Hardcore was more than music; it was a social movement, created by Reagan-era misfit kids, featuring 26 definitive tracks,which form the audio companion to the feature length documentary of the same name)
