Let's Start a War

Let's Start a War
Studio album by The Exploited
Released	1983 1998 (Reissue)[1]
Recorded	Revolution Studios[1]
Genre	Hardcore punk, punk rock[2]
Length	34:36[2]
Label	Pax[1] Captain Oi! (reissue)[1]
Producer	Wattie Buchan, Marcus Featherby
The Exploited chronology
Troops of Tomorrow (1982) Let's Start a War (1983) Horror Epics (1985)

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Let's Start a War, or Let's Start a War... (Said Maggie One Day), is the third album by the punk band The Exploited, released in 1983 through Pax Records. The title refers to Margaret Thatcher's decision to go to war over the Falkland Islands in 1982, suggesting that she did so almost on a whim.^[3][4] The controversial war was fodder for many protest songs in the punk movement. It was reissued on Captain Oi! Records in 1998, which featured three tracks from their Rival Leaders EP.^[1]

Despite writing songs of the album, Big John Duncan wasn't playing in any of the recordings of the songs of the album.

Lyrical themes

Being The Exploited's most politically-charged album, the lyrics on the album talk about subjects such as Margaret's decision to go to war over the Falkland Islands, anti-war, police-driven riots, war, unemployment and hopelessness.^[2][3]

Track listing

• All tracks written by Wattie Buchan and Big John Duncan,^[5] unless otherwise stated

Side one

1. "Let's Start a War (Said Maggie One Day)" – 3:13
2. "Insanity" – 4:19
3. "Safe Below" – 2:17
4. "Eyes of the Vulture" – 4:01
5. "Should We, Can't We" – 1:41
6. "Rival Leaders" – 5:43

Side two

1. "God Saved the Queen" (Buchan) – 5:43
2. "Psycho" – 2:01
3. "Kidology" – 2:09
4. "False Hopes" (Buchan) – 1:39
5. "Another Day to Go Nowhere" (Buchan) – 2:31
6. "Wankers" (Buchan) – 2:37

Personnel

• Wattie Buchan - Vocals
• Billy - Guitar
• Wayne Tyas - Bass
• Willie Buchan - Drums

Additional^[1][5]

• Barry Sage and Stewart Picking - Engineering, mixing
• Marcus Featherby - Producer
• Brian Burrows - Sleeve Remix
• Mark Brennan - Liner notes
• Mixed at Southern Studios
• Recorded at Revolution Studios
• Distributed by Red Rhino and The Cartel

References

1. "The Exploited - Let's Start A War... ...Said Maggie One Day (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r36976
3. "The Exploited". markprindle.com. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
4. "Top 5 Songs Hating On Margaret Thatcher". Radio.com.
5. "Let's Start a War... Said Maggie One Day - The Exploited | Credits | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-06-13.