The discography for the

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, an American

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band, includes four studio albums, one live album, seven compilation albums, four music videos, and eight

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s. Formed in 1980 by guitarist D. Boon and bassist

Mike Watt Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957) is an American bassist, vocalist and songwriter. He co-founded and played bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen (1980–1985), Dos (1985–present), and Firehose (1986–1994). He began a solo ca ...

, the

signed to the

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SST Records SST Records is an American independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by musician Greg Ginn. The company was first founded in 1966 by Ginn at age 12 as Solid State Transmitters, a small business through which he sold elec ...

at their second concert. Their first

, ''

Paranoid Time ''Paranoid Time'' is the debut EP by American hardcore punk band Minutemen (band), Minutemen. It is also the second ever release by the SST Records, SST record label, founded by Black Flag (band), Black Flag's Greg Ginn and Chuck Dukowski. The alb ...

'', appeared later that year, followed by the ''

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'' EP (on their own label,

New Alliance Records New Alliance Records was an independent record label founded by American musicians D. Boon and Mike Watt (of The Minutemen) and longtime friend and associate Martin Tamburovich. They were inspired by the example of their friends in southern Cali ...

) and their first studio album, ''

The Punch Line ''The Punch Line'' is the debut studio album and third overall release by American punk rock band Minutemen, and the fourth-ever release from SST Records. After their previous release, ''Paranoid Time'', sold out its 300-copy pressing, Greg Ginn ...

''. The Minutemen continued to release new material throughout 1982 and 1983 to a mostly local audience. In 1984, the band released ''

Double Nickels on the Dime ''Double Nickels on the Dime'' is the third album by American punk trio Minutemen, released on the SST Records in July 1984. A double album containing 45 songs, ''Double Nickels on the Dime'' combines elements of punk rock, funk, country, spok ...

'', their only double album and best-selling release. They continued to release more material, including the commercially oriented '' Project: Mersh'' and ''

3-Way Tie (For Last) ''3-Way Tie (For Last)'' is the fourth and final full-length album by American punk band Minutemen, released in 1985 by SST Records. It features covers of songs by the Urinals, Meat Puppets, Blue Öyster Cult, Creedence Clearwater Revival, an ...

'', until Boon's untimely death in December 1985. Following the band's breakup, SST Records purchased New Alliance and reissued a number of recordings on

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and vinyl. SST also released a live album, ''

Ballot Result ''"Ballot Result"'' is a posthumous live album by Minutemen, released in 1987 by SST Records. Production Following ''3-Way Tie (For Last)'', Minutemen decided to do a live album entitled, ''Three Dudes, Six Sides, Half Studio, Half Live''. The ...

'', and ''

Minuteflag ''Minuteflag'' was an experimental jam band collaboration between members of the American punk bands Minutemen and Black Flag. Their only release, an EP, consists entirely of instrumentals with the exception of "Fetch the Water" which features D ...

'', the result of an earlier collaboration with Black Flag. A three volume compilation, ''Post-Mersh'', which combined several of the Minutemen's EPs and albums, was released between 1987 and 1989. The band's songs continued to appear in compilations, videos and soundtracks; "

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" was the theme music of ''

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s '' Jackass''. A compilation album featuring a selection of songs from the band's career, the Watt-compiled ''

Introducing the Minutemen ''Introducing the Minutemen'' is a retrospective and relatively comprehensive compilation of songs by influential punk/alternative trio the Minutemen, compiled by bassist and notable solo artist Mike Watt twelve years after the end of the band. ...

'', was released in 1998. '' We Jam Econo'', a feature-length Minutemen film, appeared in theaters in February 2005.

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Live albums

Extended plays

Compilations

Compilation appearances

Soundtrack appearances

Promotional releases

Music videos

Videography

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References

* Azerrad, Michael. ''

Our Band Could Be Your Life ''Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981–1991'' is a book by Michael Azerrad. It chronicles the careers of several underground rock bands who, while finding little or no mainstream success, were hugely ...

''. Little, Brown and Company, 2001. {{DEFAULTSORT:Minutemen Discography Punk rock group discographies Discographies of American artists