Support the Miners
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"Support the Miners" | ||||
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Single by The Enemy Within | ||||
B-side | "Strike" (general mix) | |||
Released | October 1984 | |||
Genre | Electro | |||
Length | 3:39 | |||
Label | Rough Trade | |||
Songwriter(s) | Keith LeBlanc | |||
Producer(s) | Keith LeBlanc, Adrian Sherwood | |||
Keith LeBlanc singles chronology | ||||
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Support the Miners is a single released by American drummer Keith LeBlanc under the moniker The Enemy Within, released in October 1984 on Rough Trade Records. Similar to the re-issuing of No Sell Out the same year, Support the Miners was released to aid the miners strike in Great Britain, with the proceeds going to the "Miners Solidarity Fund".[1] "Strike" features voice samples of Arthur Scargill, a trade unionist and former president of the National Union of Mineworkers.
Accolades
Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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The Face | United Kingdom | Singles of the Year[2] | 1984 | 59 |
Formats and track listing
All songs written by Keith LeBlanc
- UK 7" single (RT 151)
- "Strike" – 3:39
- "Strike" (general mix) – 3:54
Personnel
Adapted from the Support the Miners liner notes.[3]
- Keith LeBlanc – producer
- Adrian Sherwood – producer
Charts
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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UK Indie Chart[4] | 2 |
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United Kingdom | 1984 | Rough Trade | LP | RT 151 |
References
- ^ Parker, David (2001). "Singles: The Enemy Within - 'Strike'". skysaw.org. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ "The Face Recordings of the Year - 1984 Singles". The Face. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Support the Miners (sleeve). The Enemy Within. London, United Kingdom: Rough Trade. 1984.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
External links
- "Support the Miners" at Discogs (list of releases)
Categories:
- CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes)
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles with hAudio microformats
- 1984 songs
- 1984 singles
- Rough Trade Records singles
- Song recordings produced by Keith LeBlanc
- Song recordings produced by Adrian Sherwood
- Songs written by Keith LeBlanc
- Political songs