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Support the Miners

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.

"Support the Miners"
Single by The Enemy Within
B-side"Strike" (general mix)
ReleasedOctober 1984 (1984-10)
GenreElectro
Length3:39
LabelRough Trade
Songwriter(s)Keith LeBlanc
Producer(s)Keith LeBlanc, Adrian Sherwood
Keith LeBlanc singles chronology
"No Sell Out"
(1983) 		"Support the Miners"
(1984)

Accolades edit

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
The Face United Kingdom Singles of the Year[2] 1984 59

Formats and track listing edit

All songs written by Keith LeBlanc

UK 7" single (RT 151)
  1. "Strike" – 3:39
  2. "Strike" (general mix) – 3:54

Personnel edit

Adapted from the Support the Miners liner notes.[3]

Charts edit

Chart (1984) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[4] 2

Release history edit

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1984 Rough Trade LP RT 151

References edit

  1. ^ Parker, David (2001). "Singles: The Enemy Within - 'Strike'". skysaw.org. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. ^ "The Face Recordings of the Year - 1984 Singles". The Face. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

External links edit

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