GOVERNMENT ISSUE BOYCOTT STABB EP RARE 1983 HC Minor Threat Faith Void Dischord

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Government Issue ?– Boycott Stabb
Label: Fountain Of Youth Records ?– FOY 002, Dischord Records ?– Dischord 10¾
Format: Vinyl, EP, 12", 45 RPM 
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock
Style: Hardcore, Punk
Tracklist:
A1 Hall Of Fame A2 Hour Of 1 A3 G.I. A4 Puppet On A String A5 Sheer Terror B1 Happy People B2 Lost In Limbo B3 Plain To See B4 Partyline B5 Here's The Rope B6 Insomniac
Companies:
Engineered At – Inner Ear Studios Recorded At – Catch-A-Buzz Studios Pressed By – QCA Custom Pressing – 303028X Mastered At – QCA Custom Pressing
Credits:
Backing Vocals – Ian MacKaye Bass – Mitch Parker Drums – Marc Alberstadt Engineer – Don Zientara Guitar, Graphics – Tom Lyle Mastered By – TD Producer – G.I.'s, The, Ian MacKaye Recorded By [Additional] – Tom Scott Vocals – John Stabb Schroeder Written-By – G.I.'s, The
Notes:
Engineered at Inner Ear, November 82.  Additional recording at Catch-A-Buzz, January 83. 
This entry is for the 1st US-press which runs 45 rpm and is housed in a heavy cardboard-sleeve. 
Comes with small lyric insert.
Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout (Etchings Side A): 303028X - A QCA TD Matrix / Runout (Etchings Side B): 303028X - B QCA TD Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): 303028XA Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): 303028XB
Government Issue was an American hardcore punk band from Washington, D.C. active from 1980 to 1989. The band experienced many changes in membership during its nine-year existence, with singer John Stabb as the only consistent member in an ever-fluctuating lineup that at various times included notable musicians Brian Baker, Mike Fellows, Steve Hansgen, J. Robbins, and Peter Moffett. Government Issue originated from the Washington, D.C. hardcore scene but added elements of heavy metal, New Wave, and psychedelic rock on later records. Though this has caused the band to be sometimes overlooked in relation to other Washington, D.C. hardcore acts, their stylistic diversity made them influential to later punk rock groups.
Lineup shuffles ensued as Barry left the band and Baker moved to guitar, with Tom Lyle joining in late 1981 as the new bassist. Baker later commented that his guitar style did not mesh well with the band's sound: "I wasn't a bass player and Government Issue was a chance to play guitar. They were better with John Barry on guitar but they were biggest when I was in the band. Their whole sound was his insane guitar playing, which I played nothing like. I played like Ace Frehley." The Stabb/Baker/Lyle/Alberstadt lineup of Government Issue recorded the Make an Effort EP, released in 1982 through Fountain of Youth Records. Baker then rejoined Minor Threat in early 1982, recalling that his departure "was amicable after John Stabb calmed down but everyone else understood and didn't have a problem."   Lyle took over the guitar position and Mitch Parker joined on bass for Government Issue's 1983 debut LP Boycott Stabb, which was produced by Ian MacKaye.
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"I saw G.I. play live so many times in the eighties...  A memorable show was G.I. with Husker Du at the 9:30 Club in DC in '83, I believe...  John Stabb, to his credit, was always 'leftfield' of the cookie-cutter HC kids the East Coast scene was becoming..."
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