Capitalism is Cannibalism is a 1982 song and EP by the British anarcho-punk band Anthrax.[1] It was considered by many "the band's defining moment."[2] The title comes from a speech by Eugene Victor Debs.[3] It reached No.9 in the UK Indie Hit list and was placed for 10 weeks.
| "Capitalism is Cannibalism" | |
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| Single by Anthrax (UK band) | |
| Released | 1983 |
| Recorded | October 1982 |
| Genre | Anarcho-punk |
| Label | Crass Records |
Track list
editA1 Capitalism Is Cannibalism
- 2 Violence Is Violence
B1 Prime To Pension
- 2 All Things Bright And Beautiful
References
edit- ^ George Berger The Story of Crass 2006 "DISCOGRAPHY OF RECORDS MADE AND PRODUCED BY CRASS, & OTHER OUTPUT CRASS RECORDS Alternative 'In Nomine Patri' (1982) Andy T. Weary Of The Flesh E.P. (1982) Anthrax Capitalism Is Cannibalism E.P. (1982) "
- ^ Ian Glasper -The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980 to 1984 2007 1901447707 "A single on Crass followed just a few months later, 'Capitalism Is Cannibalism', the record that many consider the band's defining moment... no doubting its lyrical potency ( You might have a title in front of your name, but everyone's shit still smells the same!)"
- ^ Debs: His Life, Writings and Speeches ,ed. Bruce Rogers, Stephen Marion Reynolds - 1908 "The capitalist exists by exploitation, lives out of the labor, that is to say the life, of the working man; consumes him, and his code of morals and standard of ethics justify it and this proves that capitalism is cannibalism. (Applause.) "