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Government Issue (1980 - 1989)

Group - United States

Releases (21)

Official

Album

  1. Joy Ride 1984
  2. The Fun Just Never Ends 1985
  3. Live! 1985
  4. Government Issue 1986
  5. You 1987
  6. Crash Oct 1988

Album - Compilation

  1. Beyond 1991
  2. Best Of Government Issue • Live - The Mystic Years 1992
  3. Make an Effort 1994
  4. Complete History, Volume One 28 Mar 2000
  5. Complete History, Volume Two 2001

Album - Live

  1. Finale 1991

EP

  1. Legless Bull E.P. Sep 1981
  2. Make an Effort EP 1983
  3. Boycott Stabb 1983
  4. Give Us Stabb or Give Us Death 1985
  5. The Punk Remains The Same 2009

Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. Strange Wine : Live At CBGB August 30 1987 May 2003

Relationships (9)

Members

  1. John Stabb (1980 - 1989) original
  2. Steve Hansgen (1986)
  3. Brian Baker
  4. Lenny Leonard bass guitar
  5. Tom Lyle
  6. Mike Fellows
  7. Peter Moffett
  8. Mitch Parker bass guitar
  9. J. Robbins

Recordings by (158)

  1. Fashionite 0:38 (Sep 1981)
  2. Rock & Roll Bullshit 1:13 (Sep 1981)
  3. Anarchy Is Dead 0:30 (Sep 1981)
  4. Sheer Terror 1:28 (Sep 1981)
  5. Asshole 1:07 (Sep 1981)
  6. Bored to Death 0:57 (Sep 1981)
  7. No Rights 0:31 (Sep 1981)
  8. I’m James Dean 0:13 (Sep 1981)
  9. Cowboy Fashion 0:40 (Sep 1981)
  10. Religious Ripoff 1:18 (Sep 1981)
  11. Hey, Ronnie 1:08 (Jan 1982)
  12. Lie, Cheat & Steal 0:45 (Jan 1982)
  13. Lost in Limbo 0:36 (1983)
  14. Partyline 1:12 (1983)
  15. Plain to See 1:45 (1983)
  16. Teenager in a Box 1:27 (1983)
  17. No Way Out 1:45 (1983)
  18. Twisted Views 1:20 (1983)
  19. Hall of Fame 1:01 (1983)
  20. Hour of 1 1:16 (1983)
  21. G.I. 0:39 (1983)
  22. Puppet on a String 1:10 (1983)
  23. Happy People 1:10 (1983)
  24. Lost in Limbo / Plain to See 0:36 (1983)
  25. Here's the Rope 2:09 (1983)
  26. Insomniac 2:11 (1983)
  27. Blending In 1:27 (1984)
  28. Understand 1:52 (1984)
  29. 4-Wall Hermit 1:16 (1984)
  30. Familiar 2:13 (1984)
  31. Time to Escape 1:46 (1984)
  32. Hey Ronnie 1:18 (1984) live, 1983-07-30: CBGB, New York, NY, USA
  33. Joyride 1:40 (1984)
  34. Notch to My Crotch 1:10 (1984)
  35. Reflection 1:14 (1984)
  36. These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ 2:20 (1984)
  37. Fun & Games 1:03 (1985)
  38. Written Word 2:14 (1985)
  39. Mad at Myself 2:02 (1985)
  40. The Next Time 2:07 (1985)
  41. Vanity Fare 2:26 (1985)
  42. World Caved In 2:48 (1985)
  43. Massacre 1:40 (1985)
  44. Trapped 1:27 (1985)
  45. Day of Reckoning 1:52 (1985)
  46. Wild Blood ?:?? (1985)
  47. Interview ?:?? (1985)
  48. Fun and Games ?:?? (1985)
  49. Reflections ?:?? (1985)
  50. Hall of Fame II ?:?? (1985)
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On Recordings (12)

Produced

  1. Better Than T.V. 2:46 Government Issue (Oct 1988)
  2. Summer of Blood 3:18 Government Issue (Oct 1988)
  3. For Ever 3:56 Government Issue (Oct 1988)
  4. The Fear 3:47 Government Issue (Oct 1988)
  5. Connecticut 3:53 Government Issue (Oct 1988)
  6. Crash 3:16 Government Issue (Oct 1988)
  7. Another Day 3:36 Government Issue (Oct 1988)
  8. The Price 3:51 Government Issue (Oct 1988)
  9. Time Will Rearrange 4:20 Government Issue (Oct 1988)
  10. Strange Wine 3:11 Government Issue (Oct 1988)
  11. Dali’s Sunflower 2:34 Government Issue (1991)
  12. I’m in Love With You So Why Do You Sleep in the Hay? 2:04 Government Issue (1991)

Credited as (3)

  1. Government Issue
  2. Government Issue feat. Ian MacKaye
  3. Darby Crash / Government Issue

Works (58)

Wrote

  1. Plain to See
  2. Jaded Eyes
  3. Beyond
  4. Man in a Trap
  5. Caring Line
  6. Young Love
  7. Where You Live
  8. Wishing
  9. Public Stage
  10. World, You and I
  11. Hole in the Scene
  12. Melancholy Miss
  13. Another Day
  14. Strange Wine
  15. Better Than T.V.
  16. Time Will Rearrange
  17. Connecticut
  18. Crash
  19. The Price
  20. The Fear
  21. Summer of Blood
  22. For Ever
  23. Fun and Games
  24. Written Word
  25. Mad at Myself
  26. The Next Time
  27. Vanity Fare
  28. World Caved In
  29. Massacre
  30. Visions and ?
  31. They Know
  32. Locked Inside
  33. Even When You’re Here
  34. Everybody’s Victim
  35. Memories Past
  36. Hear the Scream
  37. Say Something
  38. On the Screen
  39. It Begins Now
  40. Last Forever
  41. When I’m Alone
  42. I’m in Love With You So Why Do You Sleep in the Hay?
  43. Message to a Friend
  44. Familiar
  45. Time to Escape
  46. The Next Time
  47. Reflections
  48. Notch to My Crotch
  49. Understand
  50. Teenager in a Box
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Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. John Stabb Benefit Concerts: Washington #2

Links (8)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/government-issue

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Government%20Issue

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Issue

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/251800

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000803026

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1476234

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/23TsZp8huaixFFF78vRnNO

Fan Pages

  1. http://metallipromo.com/govmnt.html