Don’t Dictate

~ Recording by Penetration

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Don’t Dictate2:45PenetrationDon’t DictatePenetrationSingle
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)VS 192
1.2Don’t Dictate2:55PenetrationGuillotineVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)VCL 5001
1.12Don’t Dictate2:56PenetrationMoving TargetsPenetrationAlbum
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)CDV 2109
1.13Don't Dictate2:53PenetrationFun, Filth and Fury! 18 Prime Punk CutsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1991-07-19
Caroline Blue PlateCAROL 1872-2
1.13Don’t Dictate2:53PenetrationFun, Filth and Fury!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1991
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)CDOVED-313
1.18Don’t Dictate2:56PenetrationD.I.Y.: Anarchy in the UK: UK Punk I (1976–77)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1993-01-05
Rhino (reissue label)R2 71171
1.16Don't Dictate2:55PenetrationDecadance, Volume 2: Don't DictateVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.5Don't Dictate2:55PenetrationWave: The Biggest New Wave HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyHR 868442
1.9Don’t Dictate2:54PenetrationDon't Dictate: The Best of PenetrationPenetrationAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1995-02-20
2.6Don’t Dictate2:54PenetrationThe Best Punk Album in the World… Ever! 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)7243 8 41537 2 4
1.5Don't Dictate2:55PenetrationAgitprop: The Politics of PunkVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1996-05-06
Dressed to KillDTK BOX 53
1.9Don’t Dictate2:54PenetrationTotally PunkVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1997-04-14
1.5Don’t Dictate2:56PenetrationNew Wave Classics: The Biggest New Wave HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyHB 882212
2.22Don’t Dictate2:54PenetrationThe Best Punk Anthems… Ever!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1998-06-15
Virgin TVVTDCD 198
4.5Don't Dictate2:54PenetrationThe Shit FactoryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1999-10-01
Dressed to KillDTK BOX 194
2.5Don’t Dictate2:55Penetration1–2–3–4! Punk & New Wave 1976–1979Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)MCD 60066
4.4Don’t Dictate2:54PenetrationThe Entire History of PunkVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2001-04-02
Dressed to KillPOGOCD2001
1.13Don't Dictate2:54PenetrationTotally Punk Rock: The Essential Punk AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2001-09-17
EMI Gold5319892
3.11Don’t Dictate2:53PenetrationCash From ChaosVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 5 35824 2 5
2.18Don’t Dictate2:53PenetrationPunk: The JubileeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-05-27
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)VTCD 452
1.13Don't Dictate2:55PenetrationNo Spitting: 60 Classic Punk TracksVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyCB 904113
1.7Don’t Dictate2:53PenetrationThe Best of Punk & New WaveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 5 40936 2 3
2.7Don’t Dictate2:55PenetrationNo Thanks! The ’70s Punk RebellionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-10-28
Rhino (reissue label)R2 73926
1.7Don't Dictate2:55Penetration100% Punk Vol.2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-02-01
Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations)TCD 2716
1.8Don’t Dictate2:55PenetrationGreatest Hits of Punk & New WaveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-10-18
EMI Gold8634762
1.1Don’t Dictate2:55PenetrationThe Best of PenetrationPenetrationAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-01-11
1.12Don’t Dictate2:53PenetrationMoving TargetsPenetrationAlbum
Captain Oi!AHOY CD 270
1.1Don’t Dictate?:??PenetrationThe Best of PenetrationPenetrationAlbum + Compilation
EMI Gold7243 5 60762 2 8
1.13Don't Dictate2:55PenetrationThe Original Punk AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Gold8734912
2.10Don’t Dictate2:52PenetrationComplete Punk!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2006-10-02
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)374 3162
2.15Don’t Dictate2:54PenetrationRock 80s, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music Greece0946 378416 2 4
2.13Don’t Dictate2:53Penetration1977 – The Spirit of PunkVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-06-04
Virgin TVVTDCD 870
1.2Don't Dictate2:54PenetrationHappening, Alive And Nasty - The EMI Punk Singles CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Zonophone (name revived by EMI 1980 and after)380 8902
3.20Don’t Dictate2:55Penetration100 Hits New WaveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2008-09-15
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)509992150882 0
1.7Don’t Dictate?:??Penetration100% PunkVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2008-11-05
4.18Don’t Dictate2:53Penetration101 Punk & New Wave AnthemsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-06-07
Virgin TVVTDCDX997
5.6Don’t Dictate2:54Penetration100 Hits: Punk & New WaveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
100 Hits, Demon Music GroupDMG 100 091
1.14Don’t Dictate2:54PenetrationNever Trust a Hippy (Punk & New Wave ’76-’79)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2013-01-01
Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases)
3.1Don’t Dictate2:54PenetrationGreatest Ever! Punk & New Wave: The Definitive CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2013-08-05
Greatest Ever!GTSTCD077
1.14Don’t Dictate2:54PenetrationNever Trust a Hippy (Punk & New Wave ’76-’79)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)CDV 4002
1.12Don’t Dictate2:56PenetrationThe Virgin YearsPenetrationAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2015-10-23
Caroline InternationalCAROLR011CD
1.16Don't Dictate2:53PenetrationLust for Life: The Music That Changed a GenerationVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2016-06-17
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)5070309
3.10Don’t Dictate2:52PenetrationPunk & New Wave: The Ultimate CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2018-03-30
Universal UMCULTIM5CD032

Relationships

engineer:Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer)
producer:Mike Howlett
bass:Robert Blamire
drums (drum set):Gary Smallman
guitar:Gary Chaplin
vocals:Pauline Murray
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:Pebble Beach Studios in Worthing, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
recording of:Don’t Dictate

Related works

Don’t Dictate

writer:Gary Chaplin
Pauline Murray
publisher:Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.