''Complete History Volume One'' is a

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by the

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...

hardcore punk Hardcore punk (commonly abbreviated to hardcore or hXc) is a punk rock music genre#subtypes, subgenre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots ...

band Government Issue, compiling the band's recordings from 1982 to 1985. It was released March 28, 2000 through Dr. Strange Records, with a companion album, ''Complete History Volume Two'', released in 2002. Together, the two ''Complete History'' albums collect nearly all of the band's recorded output. ''Volume One'' intentionally omits the 1981 ''Legless Bull'' EP and the tracks "Hey Ronnie" and "Lie, Cheat, and Steal" released on the '' Flex Your Head'' compilation, as both of these releases are still in print through

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 Id ...

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Government Issue, except where noted.

Disc 1

Disc 2

Personnel

Band

* John Stabb – lead

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

(all tracks) * Marc Alberstadt –

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

(all tracks) * Tom Lyle –

bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...

(tracks 1–5 on disc 1), guitar (tracks 6–45 on disc 1), producer (tracks 1–5 and 23–35 on disc 1, tracks 23–35 on disc 2) * Brian Baker –

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

(tracks 1–5 on disc 1), producer (tracks 1–5 and 23–45 on disc 1, tracks 1–5 and 23–35 on disc 2) * Mitch Parker – bass guitar (tracks 6–22 on disc 1) * Mike Fellows – bass guitar (tracks 23–35 on disc 1, tracks 13, 14, and 17 on disc 2) * Lenny Leonard – bass guitar (tracks 36–45 on disc 1, tracks 1–5, 7–11, 16, 18, 23, 25–32, 34, and 35 on disc 2) * Rob Moss – bass guitar (tracks 12 and 21 on disc 2) * Mitch Parker – bass guitar (tracks 19 and 20 on disc 2) * Steve Hansgen – bass guitar (tracks 24 and 33 on disc 2)

Production

* Tom Scott – recording engineer (all tracks on disc 1, tracks 1–5 on disc 2), producer (tracks 23–35 on disc 1),

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engineer (tracks 36–45 on disc 1, tracks 1–5 on disc 2) *

Ian MacKaye Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (; born April 16, 1962) is an American musician. Active since 1979, he is best known as the co-founder and owner of Dischord Records, a Washington, D.C.–based independent record label, and the frontman of hardcore pu ...

– producer and backing vocals (tracks 6–17 on disc 1) * Don Zientara – recording engineer (tracks 6–17 on disc 1) * Barbara Milne – recording engineer (tracks 36–45 on disc 1, tracks 1–5 on disc 2) * Steve Carr – recording engineer (tracks 36–45 on disc 1, tracks 1–5 on disc 2) * Jim Fox – recording engineer (tracks 23–35 on disc 2) * Phillip Roves – recording engineer (tracks 23–35 on disc 2) * Chris Biondo – recording and remix engineer (tracks 23–35 on disc 2) * Doug Johnston – recording engineer for this compilation * Jeff Caudill – art direction and design

References

{{Reflist 2000 compilation albums Government Issue albums