USED: Government Issue - Complete History Volume One (2xCD, Comp)

Media Condition:  Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Label: Dr. Strange Records
Catalogue Number: DSR 81
Country:    US  
Released:  28 Mar 2000
Genre:       Rock
Style:         Interview, Hardcore, Punk

Comments:
Fantastic, discs look hardly touched. One tiny scratch per disc, at the very edge. Slight inroads made to cover from jewel case.
 

Notes:

Tracks 1-1 to 1-5 recorded February 25, 1982 at Catch-a-Buzz. 1-5 was part of the Make An Effort session but not released on the original vinyl. It was released on a compilation called Underground Hits Volume 2 (Aggressive Rock/Modern Music AG027).
Tracks 1-6 to 1-17 recorded at Inner Ear, November 1982. Additional recording at Catch-a-Buzz, January 1983. 1-17 was not released on the original LP. It was both released on Flipside Vinyl Fanzine Vol. 1 and on Paranoia You Can Dance To (Weird Systems 019). 1-18 to 1-21 were CD bonus tracks, Live At University Of Maryland, October 1, 1982.
1-22 was recorded live at Space II Arcade in Washington DC, September 1983 and included in Flex Magazine, Germany.
1-23 to 1-27, 1-29 to 1-33 and 1-35 recorded at Black Pond, D.C., January and March 1984. 1-28 and 1-34 are live recordings and not included on the US original. They were part of the German pressing (Aggressive Rock/Modern Music AG0037).
1-36 to 2-5 recorded July 1984 - February 1985 at CBGB, NYC, Hit and Run, DC, and Black Pond, DC. 1-45 was part of the CD issue of the record.
2-4 was recorded live at CE Center, Phildadelphia, February 23, 1985.
2-6, 22: WCVT - Baltimore, MD 1981
2-7-8, 16: King Kong's, Adelphi, MD June 21, 1984
2-9-10, 18: CE Center, Philadelphia, PA February 23, 1985
2-11: Newton Theater, Washington, DC June 24, 1984
2-12: Upper Deck, Minneapolis, MN August 3, 1983
2-13-14: Pierce Hall, Washington, DC April 6, 1984
2-15: WMUC, University Of Maryland 1981
2-17: Glenmont Recreation Center, Wheaton, MD February 5, 1984
2-19: Wilson Center, Washington, DC February 25, 1983
2-20: Wilson Center, Washington, DC October 22, 1982
2-21: CBGB, New York City, NY July 30, 1983
2-23 to 2-35 recorded at Lion And Fox Recording, Washington, DC, July 1985, Mystic Studios, Hollywood, CA, August 1985, and Black Pond, Washington, DC, January 1986.

In the notes to this CD it is revealed that Sean Saley played drums on 2-34. He was not credited on the original record.

No barcode.

The audio on two tracks on Disc 2 suffers from glitches:
Tracks 2-29 "When I'm Alone" and 2-35 "Sheer Terror" have scratch-noises on them.

. Make An Effort EP
1-1. Teenager In A Box 1:29
1-2. No Way Out 1:48
1-3. Twisted Views 1:23
1-4. Sheer Terror 2:17
1-5. G.I. 0:44
. Boycott Stabb LP
1-6. Hall Of Fame 1:02
1-7. Hour Of 1 1:17
1-8. G.I. 0:39
1-9. Puppet On A String 1:11
1-10. Sheer Terror 3:31
1-11. Happy People 1:12
1-12. Lost In Limbo 0:37
1-13. Plain To See 1:47
1-14. Partyline 1:14
1-15. Here's The Rope 2:11
1-16. Insomniac 1:03
1-17. Religious Ripoff 1:18
1-18. Sheer Terror 2:20
1-19. G.I. 0:47
1-20. Happy People 0:58
1-21. No Rights 0:50
1-22. Puppet On A String 1:22
. Joy Ride LP
1-23. Blending In 1:27
1-24. Understand 1:52
1-25. 4-Wall Hermit 1:16
1-26. Familiar 2:13
1-27. Time To Escape 1:47
1-28. Hey Ronnie 1:20
1-29. Joy Ride 1:40
1-30. Hall Of Fame 1:27
1-31. Notch To My Crotch 1:11
1-32. Reflection 1:14
1-33. These Boots Are Made For Walkin' 2:19
1-34. Puppet On A String 1:17
1-35. Sheer Terror 1:15
. The Fun Just Never Ends LP
1-36. Fun & Games 1:03
1-37. Written Word 2:15
1-38. Mad At Myself 2:03
1-39. The Next Time 2:07
1-40. Bored To Death 1:29
1-41. Vanity Fare 2:27
1-42. World Caved In 2:49
1-43. Massacre 1:40
1-44. Trapped 1:27
1-45. Vanity Fare 2:24
. Give Us Stabb Or Give Us Death EP
2-1. Plain To See 2:22
2-2. Written Word 2:09
2-3. The Next Time 2:10
2-4. Blending In 1:34
2-5. Day Of Reckoning 1:52
. Live! LP
2-6. Interview 2:08
2-7. Familiar 2:18
2-8. Time To Escape 1:48
2-9. The Next Time 2:12
2-10. Fun & Games 1:04
2-11. These Boots Are Made For Walkin' 3:00
2-12. Hall Of Fame 1:15
2-13. Reflection 1:20
2-14. Notch To My Crotch 1:35
2-15. Interview 2 1:36
2-16. Hall Of Fame II 1:22
2-17. Teenager In A Box 1:59
2-18. Understand 1:56
2-19. G.I. 0:45
2-20. Hour Of 1 1:26
2-21. Dead Dog 3:38
2-22. Any Final Comments? 0:20
. Government Issue (G.I. 5) LP
2-23. Visions And? 1:32
2-24. They Know 1:44
2-25. Locked Inside 2:40
2-26. Even When You're Here 3:41
2-27. Everybody's Victim 2:49
2-28. Memories Past 1:13
2-29. When I'm Alone 2:00
2-30. Hear The Scream 2:25
2-31. Say Something 2:17
2-32. On The Screen 1:57
2-33. It Begins Now 2:39
2-34. Last Forever 2:57
2-35. Sheer Terror 2:40

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout 35047AD-03AR DSR-81-D1 002502-04 22E1-0608
Matrix / Runout 35048AD-02AR DSR-81-DR 002402-01 22E1-0913

Recorded At Catch-A-Buzz Studios
Recorded At Inner Ear Studios
Recorded At Black Pond Studios
Recorded At Lion & Fox Recording Studios
Edited At Cue Recording Studios