***If you don't know who Government Issue is, then pick up a book on the history of the early '80s hardcore man! One of the most respected bands to emerge out of the Washington, D.C. scene. Government Issue reaaly hit the mark on their 1987 release of You—combining their hardcore style with a more melodic edge and is considered to be their best LP ever. The Doc has reissued this for the first time since 1987. Remastered by guitarist Tom Lyle himself, it never sounded so strong, clean and punchy. Doctor's order, pick this up pronto!
LP $19.50
11/15/2024
***“In November of 1982, I went into the studio with GOVERNMENT ISSUE to record what was to be their first full-length album. Up until that time, they had only released the Legless Bull 7-inch EP, and the tape they recorded early 1982 would take over a year and a half to be released as the Make An Effort 7-inch EP. The members of G.I. excelled at driving each other crazy and there was a lot of arguing, but still we had a great session at Inner Ear and we managed to track 20 songs in one day. From the beginning the band had been divided on what to record, and it was only after much debate that they decided to leave off the material they had recorded with the earlier line-ups and only put out 10 new songs. In early 1983 Dischord was strapped for cash, meaning that we could only work on one release at a time. Since all of our money was tied up with the manufacturing of Minor Threat’s Out of Step 12-inch EP, the G.I. record would have to wait. A new DC label, Fountain of Youth expressed an interest in releasing Boycott Stabb, so it was decided to do a ‘split-label’ record. In this case, Fountain of Youth put up the money and we let them use the Dischord Records name to help with context and distribution. It has since been reissued on a number of different labels and formats, but after coming across the...
LP $17.75
11/23/2010