''If You Don't Fight You Lose'' is the first album by

Redgum Redgum were an Australian bush band, folk and political music group formed in Adelaide in 1975 by singer-songwriters John Schumann and Michael Atkinson (composer), Michael Atkinson on guitars/vocals, and Verity Truman on flute/vocals; they were ...

. The title is taken from a line in the song "Killing Floor". It was originally released on vinyl and cassette. It was very briefly available on CD in the late 80s, through a licensing deal with budget label Rainbow. It has never been re-released, although some tracks were included on the 2004 Redgum collection '' Against the Grain''. The band at this time was a part-time group and far less polished than they later became, they were still taking form. The songs address topical issues, such as unemployment, US influence, the effects of white settlement on Australia's aboriginal population, and more.That Striped Sunlight Sound blo
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Track listing

#"One More Boring Night In Adelaide" (J. Schumann) #"Carrington Cabaret" (J. Schumann) #"Critique in G" (Redgum) #"Beaumont Rag" (Redgum) #"Peter the Cabby" (J. Schumann) #"H.M.A.S. Australia" (J. Schumann) #"Raggin'" (M. Atkinson) #"So Goodbye" (J. Schumann) #"Poor Ned" (T. Lucas) #"Killing Floor" (M. Atkinson) #"Letter to B.J." (J. Schumann) #"Servin' U.S.A." (Redgum)

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1978 debut albums Redgum albums {{1970s-folk-album-stub