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After nearly a year of playing together, the Teen Idles decided to break up. It was late summer 1980 and the only thing left to sort out was what to do with the money in the band fund. All of the... Read More
After nearly a year of playing together, the Teen Idles decided to break up. It was late summer 1980 and the only thing left to sort out was what to do with the money in the band fund. All of the money we had earned from our 35 concerts went into a cigar box in my room, and we had managed to save over $600. Instead of splitting it up, the band decided to release a record.

It was clear from the beginning that no label would be interested in putting out a Teen Idles record, particularly since we were no longer a band, so we decided to do it ourselves. We turned to our friend Skip Groff, who ran a record shop called Yesterday and Today. He had put out a number of small releases on his own label, Limp Records, and was able to explain the basic mechanics of putting out a record. We came up with a name for our label, started designing the cover, and sent off the tapes to a pressing plant. Finally, in December 1980, the Teen Idles' 'Minor Disturbance' E.P. (an eight-song 7") was released. This was Dischord Records #1.

In the time it took to put the record together there had been a lot of activity in the young D.C. punk scene. Jeff and I started a new band, Minor Threat, and I moved from playing bass to singing. Henry, the Teen Idles' roadie, started S.O.A. John Stabb had appeared on the scene and was playing with a band that would become Government Issue. Nathan, the Teen Idles' singer, was working on a new band that would become Youth Brigade. The Untouchables, my brother's band, were still playing, and there were reports of other pockets of young punk rockers forming their own bands. It was decided that if we managed to sell enough of the Teen Idles records to make any of the money back, we would use the cash to put out records by these other bands. I was really inspired by the Dangerhouse Records label, which had released a series of singles by L.A. punk bands, and wanted to try to do something similar with Dischord.

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Artificial Peace - Complete Session November 81

Artificial Peace
Complete Session November 81 - LP
12.50 Euro

Artificial Peace barely lasted a year but were a major player in the early DC hardcore scene. In November 1981, they... READ MORE

Dag Nasty - Can I Say

Dag Nasty
Can I Say - CD
10.90 Euro

Originally released in 1986 and doubled with the 'Wig Out At Denko's' LP on one CD since 1991, this classic has finally... READ MORE

Dag Nasty - Wig Out At Denkos

Dag Nasty
Wig Out At Denkos - LP
12.50 Euro

This 12" LP (on black vinyl) was remastered and recut in November 2008 at Chicago Mastering Service. Features updated... READ MORE

The Faith/Void - Split

The Faith / Void
Split - LP
Colored Vinyl
12.50 Euro

This 12" LP (on colored vinyl) was remastered and recut at Chicago Mastering Service in November 2008 and comes with a... READ MORE

The Faith - Subject To Change Plus First Demo

The Faith
Subject To Change Plus First Demo - LP
12.50 Euro

Forming from the ashes of local DC bands SOA and The Untouchables, Faith were short-lived but had a profound impact on... READ MORE

Government Issue - Boycott Stabb Complete Session

Government Issue
Boycott Stabb Complete Session - LP
12.50 Euro

In November of 1982, Ian MacKaye entered the studio to record 'Government Issue' and, in just one day,came up with 20... READ MORE

Minor Threat - Self Titled

Minor Threat
Self Titled - LP
10.90 Euro

This 12" EP (on 45 RPM black vinyl) was remastered and recut in November 2008 at Chicago Mastering Service, features a... READ MORE

Reptile House - I Stumble As The Crow Flies

Reptile House
I Stumble As The Crow Flies - EP
4.50 Euro

Reptile House was a seminal mid-'80s punk band from Baltimore, MD that featured Daniel Higgs of Lungfish on vocals as... READ MORE

Scream - Still Screaming

Scream
Still Screaming - LP
Colored Vinyl
12.50 Euro

Re-pressed for the first time in over a decade, the debut full-length from DC's Scream is finally seeing the light... READ MORE

Void - Sessions 1981-83

Void
Sessions 1981-83 - LP
12.50 Euro

While organizing the Dischord archive, they came across the 4-track of Void's first recording session. This was done at... READ MORE

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