''Unite and Win!'' is an

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album by the band Oi Polloi. It was originally released in 1987 on ''Oi! Records'', and re-released in 2001 on ''Step 1 Records'' with eight extra songs. The phrase ''"Unite and Win"'' refers to the desire for unification between the

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and

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subcultures. According to the band, if British

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people united, they would succeed in a fight against both the

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government and totalitarian ideologies like

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and

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(as described in the song, ''"Commies and Nazis"'').

Track listing

#"Punx 'n' Skins" – 3:40 #"We Don't Need Them" – 2:35 #"Kill the Bill" – 1:58 #"Lowest of the Low" – 5:52 #"Nuclear Waste" – 2:52 #"Commies and Nazis" – 3:12 #"Pigs for Slaughter" – 4:51 #"Scum" – 2:02 #"Thrown on the Scrapheap" – 3:40 #"Punx Picnic in Prince's Street Gardens" – 3:50 #"Mindless Few" – 4:34 #"Unite and Win!" – 1:36

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Unite And Win 1987 albums Oi Polloi albums