{"product_id":"live-at-the-whitehouse","title":"Live at the Whitehouse","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormed on a grim council estate in Edinburgh in 1979 by singer Terry Buchan and guitarist Stevie Ross with bassist Alan Paget and drummer Andy McNiven, The Exploited became one of the most popular and notorious of all hardcore punk bands. When they signed to Secret Records in 1981 for debut LP \u003ci\u003ePunks Not Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, Terry had been replaced by his ex-soldier brother Wattie (who became group leader thereafter), with guitarist Big John Duncan, drummer Dru Stix, and bassist Gary McCormack; by the time \u003ci\u003eLet’s Start A War…\u003c\/i\u003e was released, the group featured Wattie’s brother Willie on drums and Billy Dunn on bass, while \u003ci\u003eHorror Epics\u003c\/i\u003e had Wayne Tyas on bass and Karl ‘Egghead’ Morris on guitar. That same line- up is featured on \u003ci\u003eLive At The Whitehouse\u003c\/i\u003e, a riveting and lengthy performance recorded in Washington DC in April 1985; highlights includes the opening \u003ci\u003eLet’s Start A War\u003c\/i\u003e, dedicated to Argentina, a swear-ridden \u003ci\u003eGod Save The Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, a take of \u003ci\u003eRival Leaders\u003c\/i\u003e aimed at Reagan and Thatcher, \u003ci\u003eI Hate You\u003c\/i\u003e (with a reverse Jello Biafra reference), a castigating \u003ci\u003eDaily News\u003c\/i\u003e aimed at fanzine Maximum Rock n Roll, and a rousing\u003ci\u003e Punks Not Dead\u003c\/i\u003e encore.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiation","offers":[{"title":"Orange LP","offer_id":50484313653579,"sku":"2055517","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Green LP","offer_id":50484313555275,"sku":"1091051","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Blue LP","offer_id":50484314472779,"sku":"2055518","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/cbb665b2-2cd0-4f6d-bf0f-a317a6fba01e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727587954","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/live-at-the-whitehouse","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}