''The Early Months'', (also known as ''Teen Love: The Early Months''), is a

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

by American

noise rock Noise rock (sometimes called noise punk) is a noise music, noise-oriented style of experimental rock that spun off from punk rock in the 1980s. Drawing on movements such as minimal music, minimalism, industrial music, and New York hardcore, a ...

band

No Trend ''No Trend'' was an American noise rock and hardcore punk group from Ashton, Maryland, formed in 1982. They were considered anti-hardcore, with the members, especially guitarist and lyricist Frank Price, vehement about their abhorrence towards th ...

, released in 1995 through

Teenbeat Records Teen Beat is an American independent record label, originally based in Arlington, Virginia, now based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was founded by Mark Robinson (of Unrest) in 1984 at Wakefield High School, along with Phil Krauth (of Unrest ...

. The disc compiles demo and live recordings that were made back when the band first formed, hence the title. The album was only released on CD format, limited to 1,100 copies. The album cover is exactly the same picture used for the band's 1983 debut

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

Teen Love ''Teen Love'' is the debut extended play by noise rock band No Trend, released as a 7" vinyl in 1983 through their very own No Trend Records. It was reissued in 1984 on 12" vinyl, this time including the two extra tracks "Die" and "Let's Go Crazy" ...

'', which was drawn by the band's guitarist Frank Price, who was credited as Jim Jones in the liner notes. The first nine tracks were demo recordings that were recorded on March 18, 1983 at Inner Ear Studios. The last ten tracks were recorded during a live show the band played on January 9, 1983 at the Marble Bar.

Track listing

Personnel

Performers

*Jeff Mentges - Vocals *Frank Price - Guitar, Artwork *Bob Strasser - Bass *Michael Salkind - Drums

Production

*Don Zientara - Recording *Eric - Recording

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Early Months 1995 compilation albums No Trend albums