The Angelic Upstarts specialised in anti-police protest. This, their debut single, accused the local Chester-le-Street constabulary of murdering a 39-year-old electrician and boxing coach, kicking him to death following his arrest for being drunk and disorderly in 1976. The song starts slowly before hurtling forwards in a punk thrash asking ‘why did he die’? ‘Murder’ is the conclusion, repeated in another quiet segue before a boisterous end.