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A Weapon Called the Word shortly after release. A Weapon Called the Word A Weapon Called the Word was the debut full-length album by the Levellers, released in April 1990. The album contains re-recorded tracks from the band's first two E.P. recordings: "Carry Me E.P." (upon which the tracks "Carry Me" and "England My Home" were originally released) and "Outside/Inside E.P." (which contained "Outside/Inside", "Barrel of the Gun" and "I Have No Answers"). The band did not re-record the track "The Last Days Of Winter" from the "Carry Me E.P." despite the fact the album's title "A Weapon Called The Word" is taken from that