Government Issue – GI5 vinyl reissue
Government Issue was one of the two longest running punk rock bands from Washington DC (Fugazi being the other one) and they were certainly one of the best bands to ever come from that area. The band was rare in the fact that they got better as the years progressed while most bands got worse [...]
Government Issue – Fun Just Never Ends vinyl reissue
Doctor Strange Records just released the newest chapter of its Government Issue vinyl reissue series! Government Issue’s third full-length, The Fun Just Never Ends, has just been reissued on vinyl for the first time in about 25 years. The Fun Just Never Ends was originally released way back in 1985 on Fountain of Youth Records. [...]
Government Issue – G.I.’s First Demo purple vinyl
After being out of print for a few years now, the Government Issue – G.I.’s First Demo 7″ EP is back in print for a limited time. Released on my own label, Spontaneous Combustion Records, this EP features a pre-Legless Bull Government Issue and is a true DC Hardcore artifact. All the songs on this [...]
Government Issue – Joyride LP reissue
One of the finest punk rock records ever to come out of Washington DC just got a long overdue reissue on vinyl and that is the masterpiece titled Joyride by Government Issue! This was the band’s second album which originally came out in 1984 on Fountain of Youth Records and is easily one of their [...]
