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Dischord Bands
20 Years of Dischord
Dischord Records

Catalogue: DIS125CD
Format: 3CD + enhanced CD
Barcode: 7 18751 96252 1
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20 YEARS OF DISCHORD

The 20 Years of Dischord release is an overview of the label's output from 1980 until 2000. Originally intended to mark Dischord's twentieth anniversary (Dec. 2000), the project took on a life on it's own and has ended up taking over two years to finish. This is partly due to Dischord's "it will get done when it's done" approach as well as the label's tendency to put it's immediate energy into current active bands as opposed to historical projects.

Initially the release was going to be a double cd featuring one song from every band (50) on the label, but that idea grew to include a 100+ page booklet that would include photos and text about the bands and the history of the label. Later, a third cd was added, this one featuring unreleased or rare material from the Dischord vaults, as well as some cd-rom video files of archival footage of performances of some of the early bands.

Dischord was founded by teenagers in 1980 to document the music coming out of the D.C. punk community, and despite steering clear of the music industry and conventional business practices and theories, it has managed to continue it's work for over two decades. Dischord has employed a small staff for most of that time, and it has provided healthcare, since the U.S. government doesn't seem to think that it should have to extend such an obvious right to it's citizens. The label has over 125 releases of it's own and has assisted dozens of other D.C. labels and bands get their music out.

In the early 90's Dischord created Dischord Direct, a distribution company that deals only with D.C.-related releases.

In the two years that work began on the boxset, three new bands (The Capitol City Dusters, El Guapo and The Pupils) have released records
on Dischord, and while their music is not going to be included in the collection, they signify the continuing creativity of the prolific D.C. underground music community.

It must be something in the water.

Salient Points:

* Twentieth Anniversary release from on the most important record labels to have ever existed.

* Features a song from every band that appeared on Dischord in the first 20 years.

* Comes with an overview of Dischord written by Henry Rollins.

* Third CD contains never before released songs from some of Dischord's finest.

* Enhanced CD features live clips from Teen Idles, Untouchables, S.O. A., Faith, Void, and Deadline.

File Under: Punk Rock

For Fans Of: Dischord Bands

Release Date: 9 September 2002

Tracklisting:
Disc one:
1. Teen Idles Get: Up and Go
2. The Untouchables: Nic Fit
3. State of Alert: Public Defender
4. Minor Threat: Screaming at a Wall
5. Void: Dehumanized
6. Youth Brigade: Barbed Wire
7. Government Issue: Rock `n' Roll Bullshit
8. Scream: American Justice
9. Iron Cross: Live for Now
10. Red C: Pressure's On
11. Deadline: Stolen Youth
12. Artificial Peace: Suburban Wasteland
13. Faith: Subject to Change
14. Skewbald: You Just Changed for the Same
15. Marginal Man: Missing Rungs
16. Gray Matter: Walk the Line
17. Rites of Spring: Drink Deep
18. Beefeater: Just Things
19. The Snakes: Snake Rap
20. Dag Nasty: Circles
21. Embrace: Money
22. Soulside: Punch the Geek
23. Egg Hunt: We All Fall Down
24. One Last Wish: This Time
25. Fire Party: Cake
26. Ignition: Rebuilding
27. Three: Domino Days
28. Shudder to Think: Red House
29. Happy Go Licky: Twist and Shout

Disc Two:
1. Fugazi: Blueprint
2. Lungfish: Friend to Friend in Endtime
3. Fidelity Jones: Destructor
4. The Nation of Ulysses: Spectra Sonic Sound
5. Holy Rollers Perfect Sleeper
6. Jawbox: Motorist
7. Severin: People are Wrong
8. The High-Back Chairs: Summer
9. Autoclave: I'll Take You Down
10. Circus Lupus: Pop Man
11. Branch Manager: Mr. Weekend
12. Slant 6: What Kind of Monster Are You ?
13. Hoover: Cable
14. Trusty: Goodbye, Dr. Fate
15. Smart Went Crazy: A Good Day
16. The Crown Hate Ruin: Piss Alley
17. The Warmers: Poked it With a Stick
18. The Make-Up: They Live By Night
19. Bluetip: Castanet
20. Faraquet: Cut Self Not
21. Q and Not U: Hurray for Humans

Disc Three (unreleased):
1. Teen Idles: Get Up and Go
2. Teen Idles: Deadhead
3. Untouchables: Stepping Stone
4. State Of Alert: Draw Blank
5. Minor Threat: Straight Edge (live)
6. Minor Threat: Understand
7. Government Issue: Snubbing
8. Government Issue: Asshole (with Ian)
9. Minor Threat: Asshole Dub
10. Youth Brigade: I Object
11. Rozzlyn Rangers: Rozzlyn Rangers
12. Void: Black, Jewish and Poor
13. Void: Authority (take1 and 2)
14. Scream: Search for Employment
15. Deadline: No Revolution
16. Faith: No Choice
17. Marginal Man: Manipulator
18. Dag Nasty: All Ages Show
19. Fugazi: The Word
20. Fugazi: Burning (live)
21. Shudder to Think: Drop Dead Don't Blink
22. Circus Lupus: We Are The One
23. Slant 6: Are You Human?
24. Interview

Enhanced CD - 6 live clips
Teen Idles, Untouchables, S.O. A., Faith, Void, and Deadline

For press photos of more recent bands/recent releases on Dischord that can be used in conjunction with the "20 years of Dischord" cd release please go to these links:

Bluetip: http://www.southern.com/southern/band/BLTIP/press
The Capitol City Dusters: http://www.southern.com/southern/band/DUSTE/press/
Dag Nasty: http://www.southern.com/southern/band/DAGNS/press/
El Guapo: http://www.southern.com/southern/band/ELGUA/press/
Embrace: http://www.southern.com/southern/band/EMBRC/press/
Fugazi: http://www.southern.com/southern/band/FUGAZ/press/
Lungfish: http://www.southern.com/southern/band/LUNGF/press/
Pupils: http://www.southern.com/southern/band/PUPIL/press/
Q and not U: http://www.southern.com/southern/band/QANDN/press/