GOVERNMENT ISSUE MAKE AN EFFORT EP 7" RARE 1982 HC Minor Threat Fugazi Faith XXX

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Government Issue ?– Make An Effort
Label:  Fountain Of Youth Records ?– F.O.Y.no.4, Fountain Of Youth Records ?– 306082X, Fountain Of Youth Records ?– NO.4
Format:  Vinyl, 7", EP, 45 RPM 
Country:  US
Released:  1982
Genre:  Rock
Style:  Hardcore
Tracklist:
A1 Teenager In A Box A2 No Way Out B1 Twisted Views B2 Sheer Terror
Companies:
Recorded At – Catch-A-Buzz Studios Pressed By – QCA Custom Pressing – 306082X Mastered At – QCA Custom Pressing
Credits:
Artwork [Graphics] – Tom Lyle Bass – Tom Lyle Drums – Marc A. Guitar – Brian Baker Mastered By – TD Photography By [Back Cover] – Anne Photography By [Front Cover] – Dave-O Photography By [Insert] – Sarah Producer – Brian B., Tom L. Recorded By – Tom Scott Vocals [Voice] – Stabb Written-By – GIs
Notes:
Recorded 2-25-82 at Catch-A-Buzz 
Comes in a b&w fold-out sleeve and is including a b&w folded xerox insert with lyrics, credits and a band photo
Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): 306082XA Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): 306082XB Matrix / Runout (Runout Groove Side A): 306082X-A Qca TD Matrix / Runout (Runout Groove Side B): 306082X-B Qca TD
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.
Government Issue originated in 1980 as The Stab, from which lead singer John Schroeder derived his pseudonym John Stabb. As the members of The Stab drifted apart, Stabb and drummer Marc Alberstadt recruited guitarist John Barry and bassist Brian Gay, changing the band's name to Government Issue. They made their live debut at the two-day Unheard Music Festival in December 1980, but not as Government Issue: Alberstadt was sick and unable to perform, so the band invited guest players to fill in on both nights and performed under the name The Substitutes. The band's second performance was shut down midway by the police.
Government Issue's debut EP Legless Bull was recorded with this original lineup and released through local label Dischord Records in September 1981, after which Gay left to attend college and was replaced by Brian Baker of Minor Threat, who were on hiatus at the time. Baker later recalled that "Ian [MacKaye] and Jeff [Nelson] were gonna start something with Eddie [Janney] and John Falls, so I joined the DC band I liked the best who needed somebody — Government Issue. They were a great band, especially early on." Government Issue also contributed two tracks to Flex Your Head, Dischord's 1982 compilation album of D.C.-area hardcore punk bands.
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. Rob Moss replaced Parker on bass for a time, before Mike Fellows joined for 1984's Joyride, produced by Brian Baker. Fellows soon moved on to Rites of Spring and was replaced by John Leonard, and the band recorded 1985's The Fun Just Never Ends. Government Issue changed labels from Fountain of Youth to Mystic Records in hopes of better marketing, putting out two more releases in 1985: the EP Give Us Stabb or Give Us Death and the live album Live on Mystic.
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"GI was another of my favorite bands - seen them play countless times - always a bit different from the rest of the bands...  Exceptionally clean copy of GI's Make an Effort EP - it's as if I have a time machine and pulled it directly from the pressing plant..."
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