First Demo is a Punk album by Fugazi, originally released in 2014. On Gatefold: 5 pressings tracked, owned by 9 collectors.
About
Recorded in January 1988 at the Washington, D.C., studio Inner Ear—where Fugazi made most of their official albums—<i>First Demo</i> has all the songs that were once passed around on cassettes before Fugazi's first official album (plus the previously unreleased “Turn Off Your Guns”). Formed from the remains of hardcore/straightedge legends Minor Threat and the pioneering emo band Rites of Spring, Fugazi took visceral guitar-based postpunk into a distinct direction of their own making. The studio chatter and loose beginnings and ends of songs are generally all that differentiate these tracks from the official releases. Several songs made it to limited-edition singles and compilation albums.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Waiting Room
- A2Merchandise
- A3Furniture
- A4Song #1
- A5The Word
Side B
- B1Bad Mouth
- B2Break-In
- B3Turn Off Your Guns
- B4And The Same
- B5In Defense Of Humans
- B6Joe #1
Sound DNA
- Punk
- Post-Hardcore
- raw
- intense
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Includes printed inner sleeve, a set of four postcards and a MP3 download card. Sticker on the shrink-wrap has a barcode.
Recorded January 1988.
Hype sticker:
"fugazi first demo. 11 songs recorded in 1988. PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED. MP3 download included. www.dischord.com DIS181V" — then an upside down barcode.
*Track B5, 'In Defense of Humans' was first issued on the 16 Track various artists compilation 'State Of The Union - DC Benefit Compilation', which was released by Dischord Records in April 1989 (Dischord 32).
The lacquer cut identifier appears as Λ_ (AL for Alex Nimmermann) in runouts.
Runouts: "P.USA A ROUGH MIX / A QUEEN BEE" is stamped, the rest is etched.
Credits
The people behind it.
Production & Engineering
- Don ZientaraENGINEER [ENGINEERED BY]
- Don ZientaraMIXED BY
- FugaziMIXED BY
9 collectors on Gatefold own this · 5 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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