''No Policy'' is the debut studio
EP by the American
hardcore punk
Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier p ...
band
State of Alert, the first band to be fronted by
Henry Rollins
Henry Lawrence Garfield (born February 13, 1961), known professionally as Henry Rollins, is an American singer, writer, spoken word artist, actor, and presenter. After performing in the short-lived hardcore punk band State of Alert in 1980, Rol ...
.
[Cogan, p. 306] Consisting of eight tracks, it was recorded at
Inner Ear Studios in
Arlington, Virginia
Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The county is situated in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from the District of Columbia, of which it was once a part. The county ...
, produced by Skip Groff and engineered by Inner Ear owner
Don Zientara. ''No Policy'' was released on
Dischord Records
Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in punk rock. The label is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded Dischord in 1980 to release '' Minor Disturbance'' by their band The Teen Idles ...
in March 1981, as the label's second release.
''No Policy'' was financed by Rollins, as Dischord was tied up in releasing
Minor Threat
Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1980 in Washington, D.C. by vocalist Ian MacKaye and drummer Jeff Nelson (musician), Jeff Nelson. MacKaye and Nelson had played in several other bands together, and recruited bassist Br ...
's debut EP.
[Azerrad, p. 132]
Track listing
Personnel
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Henry Garfield – vocals
*
Michael Hampton – guitar
* Wendel Blow – bass
* Simon Jacobsen – drums
Production
* Skip Groff – producer
*
Don Zientara – engineer
* Tina Angelos – cover art
* Michael Hampton & Chris Edwards – sleeve
References
Bibliography
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State of Alert albums
1981 debut EPs
Dischord Records EPs