Teen Idles Anniversary

(THE TEEN IDLES (NATHAN STEJCEK, GEORDIE GRINDLE, IAN MAKAYE and JEFF NELSON) founded Dischord Records in 1980 with the release of the ‘Minor Disturbance’ 8-song 7-inch (Dischord #1), so it seemed appropriate that Dischord celebrated its 100th release in 1996 with a second single from the band 16 years later. This record consists of songs taken from practice tapes and early demos recorded in late 1979 to mid-1980. The Teen Idles certainly didn’t intend to start a label, only to put out a record, but it was a decision that led to at least 30 years of new bands and releases and the documentation of a community in Washington DC)