Government Issue's "Complete History Volume One" is a compilation double album, released in 2000 on Dr. Strange Records with a companion album, "Complete History Volume Two", released in 2001.
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 track "Lie, Cheat, And Steal" released on the 1982 "Flex Your Head" compilation, as both of these releases are still in print through Dischord Records.
Band members:
John Stabb – vocals (1980–June 1989)
John Barry – guitar (1980–November 1981)
Brian Baker – bass, guitar (September 1981–April 1982)
Tom Lyle – bass, guitar (October 1981–June 1989)
Brian Gay – bass (1980–September 1981)
Mitch Parker – bass (Summer 1982–Summer 1983)
Rob Moss – bass (Summer–Fall 1983)
Mike Fellows – bass (Fall 1983–Spring 1984)
John Leonard – bass (Spring 1984–Winter 1985)
Steve Hansgen – bass (Summer 1986)
J. Robbins – bass (Summer 1986–June 1989)
Marc Alberstadt – drums (1980–January 1986)
Sean Saley – drums (Winter–Summer 1986)
Peter Moffett – drums (Summer 1986– June 1989).
Tracks Disc One:
1-4 EP Make An Effort, released in 1983
5 LP Underground Hits Volume 2, released in 1983
6-16 LP Boycott Stabb, released in 1983
17 LP Flipside Vinyl Fanzine Vol. 1, released in 1984
18-21 CD Boycott Stabb bonus tracks, reissued in 1991
22 7" Flex Magazine, released in 1990
23-35 LP Joy Ride, released in 1984
36-45 LP The Fun Just Never Ends, released in 1985.
Tracklisting:
1. Teenager In A Box
2. No Way Out
3. Twisted Views
4. Sheer Terror
5. G.I.
6. Hall Of Fame
7. Hour Of 1
8. G.I.
9. Puppet On A String
10. Sheer Terror
11. Happy People
12. Lost In Limbo
13. Plain To See
14. Partyline
15. Here's The Rope
16. Insomniac
17. Religious Ripoff
18. Sheer Terror
19. G.I.
20. Happy People
21. No Rights
22. Puppet On A String
23. Blending In
24. Understand
25. 4-Wall Hermit
26. Familiar
27. Time To Escape
28. Hey Ronnie
29. Joy Ride
30. Hall Of Fame
31. Notch To My Crotch
32. Reflection
33. These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
34. Puppet On A String
35. Sheer Terror
36. Fun & Games
37. Written Word
38. Mad At Myself
39. The Next Time
40. Bored To Death
41. Vanity Fare
42. World Caved In
43. Massacre
44. Trapped
45. Vanity Fare
VBR ~268K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
Tracks Disc Two:
1-5 12" Give Us Stabb Or Give Us Death, released in 1985
6-22 LP Live!, released in 1985
23-35 LP Government Issue, released in 1986.
Tracklisting:
1. Plain To See
2. Written Word
3. The Next Time
4. Blending In
5. Day Of Reckoning
6. Interview
7. Familiar
8. Time To Escape
9. The Next Time
10. Fun & Games
11. These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
12. Hall Of Fame
13. Reflection
14. Notch To My Crotch
15. Interview 2
16. Hall Of Fame II
17. Teenager In A Box
18. Understand
19. G.I.
20. Hour Of 1
21. Dead Dog
22. Any Final Comments?
23. Visions And?
24. They Know
25. Locked Inside
26. Even When You're Here
27. Everybody's Victim
28. Memories Past
29. When I'm Alone
30. Hear The Scream
31. Say Something
32. On The Screen
33. It Begins Now
34. Last Forever
35. Sheer Terror
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"Complete History Volume Two" by Government Issue is a compilation double album, released in 2001 on Dr. Strange Records.
Tracks Disc One:
1-11 LP You, released in 1987
12 LP F-R-5, released in 1987, recorded live at The Marble Bar, Baltimore Maryland, 20 March 1987
13-22 LP Crash, released in 1988.
Tracklisting:
1. Jaded Eyes
2. Beyond
3. Man In A Trap
4. Caring Line
5. Young Love
6. Where You Live
7. Wishing
8. Public Stage
9. World, You And I
10. Hole In The Scene
11. Melancholy Miss
12. Public Stage
13. Another Day
14. Strange Wine
15. Better Than TV
16. Time Will Rearrange
17. Connecticut
18. Crash
19. The Price
20. The Fear
21. Summer Of Blood
22. For Ever
VBR ~266K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
Tracks Disc Two:
1-27 LP Finale, released in 1989, CD-release 1991 and 1994, recorded live over KFJC-FM, California, 11 October 1988
28-29 previously unreleased, recorded live at The Scorpion at the University of Pennsylvania, 17 May 1989.
Tracklisting:
1. Strange Wine
2. Where You Live
3. Blending In
4. Understand
5. Better Than TV
6. Jaded Eyes
7. Mad At Myself
8. Beyond
9. Wishing
10. The Price
11. Public Stage
12. Connecticut
13. It Begins Now
14. Last Forever
15. Wishing
16. Another Day
17. Understand
18. Beyond
19. Mad At Myself
20. Forever
21. Jaded Eyes
22. Say Something
23. Visions And?
24. Caring Line
25. Hole In The Scene
26. They Know
27. Where You Live
28. Rabbits
29. The Land Of Me
VBR ~263K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
"Flex Your Head" is a compilation album, released in 1982 on Dischord Records. The album was reissued on CD in 1993 on Dischord Records.
While the back cover of "Flex Your Head" has remained almost the same, its front cover has changed throughout the years.
The album was released with four different front covers:
Violin (January 1982 first release, 4000 pressed)
Wheat Field (1982 release, 3000 pressed)
XXX, a black and white version of the flag of Washington, D.C. with the stars replaced by Xs (1983 release, 2000 pressed)
Blurry photo (1985 release).
In 2010 a variation in red and white of the D.C. flag cover from 1983, came in 2010 on a remastered LP release.
The CD editions of the album came with all versions of the front cover to be used interchangeably.
Tracklisting:
1. Teen Idles - I Drink Milk
2. Teen Idles - Commie Song
3. Teen Idles - No Fun
4. Untouchables - Rat Patrol
5. Untouchables - Nic Fit
6. Untouchables - I Hate You
7. State Of Alert - I Hate The Kids
8. State Of Alert - Disease
9. State Of Alert - Stepping Stone Party
10. Minor Threat - Stand Up
11. Minor Threat - 12XU
12. Government Issue - Hey, Ronnie
13. Government Issue - Lie, Cheat, & Steal
14. Youth Brigade - Moral Majority
15. Youth Brigade - Waste Of Time
16. Youth Brigade - Last Word
17. Red C - Jimi 45
18. Red C - Pressure's On
19. Red C - 6 O'Clock News
20. Red C - Assassin
21. Void - Dehumanized
22. Void - Authority
23. Void - My Rules
24. Iron Cross - Wargames
25. Iron Cross - New Breed
26. Iron Cross - Live For Now
27. Artificial Peace - Artificial Peace
28. Artificial Peace - Outside Looking In
29. Artificial Peace - Suburban Wasteland
30. Deadline - Stolen Youth
31. Deadline - Hear The Cry
32. Deadline - Aftermath
VBR ~230K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
"Four Old 7"s On A 12"" is a compilation album, released in 1984 on Dischord Records.
Tracks:
1-7 The Teen Idles - Minor Disturbance E.P., released in 1980
8-17 State Of Alert - No Policy E.P., released in 1981
18-27 Government Issue - Legless Bull E.P., released in 1981
28-34 Youth Brigade - Possible E.P., released in 1981.
All four E.P.'s were released on Dischord Records.
Tracklisting:
1. The Teen Idles - Teen Idles
2. The Teen Idles - Sneakers
3. The Teen Idles - Get Up And Go
4. The Teen Idles - Deadhead
5. The Teen Idles - Fleeting Fury
6. The Teen Idles - Fiorucci Nightmare/Getting In My Way
7. The Teen Idles - Too Young To Rock
8. State Of Alert - Lost In Space
9. State Of Alert - Draw Blank
10. State Of Alert - Girl Problems
11. State Of Alert - Blackout
12. State Of Alert - Gate Crashers
13. State Of Alert - Warzone
14. State Of Alert - Riot
15. State Of Alert - Gang Fight
16. State Of Alert - Public Defender
17. State Of Alert - Gonna Hafta Fight
18. Government Issue - Religious Ripoff
19. Government Issue - Fashionites
20. Government Issue - Rock 'N Roll Bullshit
21. Government Issue - Anarchy Is Dead
22. Government Issue - Sheer Terror
23. Government Issue - Asshole
24. Government Issue - Bored To Death
25. Government Issue - No Rights
26. Government Issue - I'm James Dean
27. Government Issue - Cowboy Fashion
28. Youth Brigade - It's About Time We Had A Change
29. Youth Brigade - Full Speed Ahead
30. Youth Brigade - Point Of View
31. Youth Brigade - Barbed Wire
32. Youth Brigade - Pay No Attention
33. Youth Brigade - Wrong Decision
34. Youth Brigade - No Song
VBR ~249K/s 48000Hz Joint Stereo
