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So I vaguely remember hearing about this thing, but I didn’t know it was recorded in 1981 and since it didn’t actually come out until the early 90′s, I thought it was supposed to be like Fugazi or something and I forgot about it. Anyway, thanks to the internets I finally heard this and I feel pretty silly for missing out on it for the last 15+ years I’ve been into Minor Threat. What am I talking about? I am talking about the Skewbald Grand Union recordings, which was something Ian Mckaye did with Jeff Nelson and some other DC dudes in 1981, between the first 2 Minor Threat 7″s and “Out of Step”, and it sounded exactly like Minor Threat. This EP is easily found with a google search, so I suggest you guys check it out, especially if you’re dumb like me and have been sleeping on this for most of your life! So here you go, 3 “Minor Threat” songs that you might not have heard!

From dischord.com:

Lyle Preslar’s decision to go to Northwestern University in September of 1981 broke up Minor Threat, so the other three members immediately started looking for other bands to form or join. Ian and Jeff started playing music with their Dischord housemate Eddie and another local punk, John Falls, who had done a short stint as guitarist with Youth Brigade. The band was one of many projects that practiced in the basement of Dischord House, and took its name from a nearby grocery store, Grand Union. Ian came across the word “skewbald” in a dictionary and thought it was a better band name, but Jeff stuck by Grand Union. Unable to reach a decision in the matter, the band ended up having two names. Skewbald would never play a show, and the only people who ever saw the band play may well have been Eric and Toni of Red C, who sat in at a practice one day. The band did end up recording three untitled songs at Inner Ear at the same session that yielded “Rozzyln Rangers”, the theme song of Dischord House. After recording, the practices came to a halt, and John left the picture. Eventually Ian moved from vocals to bass, and Skewbald practiced as a three piece a few more times in early 1982, but the project was stopped cold by Minor Threat’s decision to reform in April. The three songs Skewbald recorded ended up being traded around the country on tapes, and in some circles were mistakenly considered unreleased Minor Threat songs. Five years later, Dischord released the session to mark its 50th release.

Here yatrecords has it with a BIN of $15 on clear vinyl.

Guy didn’t include a pic of the front cover I guess….

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