''Complete History Volume One'' 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 the

Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

hardcore punk Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk ...

band Government Issue, compiling the band's recordings from 1982 to 1985. It was released March 28, 2000 through Dr. Strange Records, with a companion album, ''Complete History Volume Two'', released in 2002. 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 tracks "Hey Ronnie" and "Lie, Cheat, and Steal" released on the '' Flex Your Head'' compilation, as both of these releases are still in print through

Dischord Records Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in punk rock. The label is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded Dischord in 1980 to release ''Minor Disturbance'' by their band The Teen Idle ...

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Government Issue, except where noted.

Disc 1

Disc 2

Personnel

Band

* John Stabb – lead

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

(all tracks) * Marc Alberstadt –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

(all tracks) * Tom Lyle –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

(tracks 1–5 on disc 1), guitar (tracks 6–45 on disc 1),

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

(tracks 1–5 and 23–35 on disc 1, tracks 23–35 on disc 2) * Brian Baker –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

(tracks 1–5 on disc 1), producer (tracks 1–5 and 23–45 on disc 1, tracks 1–5 and 23–35 on disc 2) * Mitch Parker – bass guitar (tracks 6–22 on disc 1) * Mike Fellows – bass guitar (tracks 23–35 on disc 1, tracks 13, 14, and 17 on disc 2) * Lenny Leonard – bass guitar (tracks 36–45 on disc 1, tracks 1–5, 7–11, 16, 18, 23, 25–32, 34, and 35 on disc 2) * Rob Moss – bass guitar (tracks 12 and 21 on disc 2) * Mitch Parker – bass guitar (tracks 19 and 20 on disc 2) *

Steve Hansgen Steve Hansgen is an American musician from Washington, D.C. He is best known as a member of the hardcore punk band Minor Threat. He also played briefly in the D.C. hardcore band Government Issue, and joined Youth Brigade for their short reunion ...

– bass guitar (tracks 24 and 33 on disc 2)

Production

* Tom Scott –

recording engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, ...

(all tracks on disc 1, tracks 1–5 on disc 2), producer (tracks 23–35 on disc 1),

remix A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...

engineer (tracks 36–45 on disc 1, tracks 1–5 on disc 2) * Ian MacKaye – producer and backing vocals (tracks 6–17 on disc 1) * Don Zientara – recording engineer (tracks 6–17 on disc 1) * Barbara Milne – recording engineer (tracks 36–45 on disc 1, tracks 1–5 on disc 2) * Steve Carr – recording engineer (tracks 36–45 on disc 1, tracks 1–5 on disc 2) * Jim Fox – recording engineer (tracks 23–35 on disc 2) * Phillip Roves – recording engineer (tracks 23–35 on disc 2) * Chris Biondo – recording and remix engineer (tracks 23–35 on disc 2) * Doug Johnston – recording engineer for this compilation * Jeff Caudill – art direction and design

References

{{Reflist 2000 compilation albums Government Issue albums