Skewbald/Grand Union (EP)
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| Skewald/Grand Union | |
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| File:Skewbald.jpg | |
| EP by Skewbald/Grand Union | |
| Released | 1991 |
| Recorded | November 1981 |
| Studio | Inner Ear |
| Genre | Hardcore punk |
| Length | 4:07 |
| Language | English |
| Label | Dischord |
| Producer | Skewbald |
Skewbald/Grand Union, also known as 2 Songs,[1] is the eponymous debut EP and the only stand-alone release by the American hardcore punk band Skewbald/Grand Union.
Contents
Background
Skewbald/Grand Union
Commonly known as simply Skewbald,[2] Skewbald/Grand Union was a short-lived hardcore punk band from Washington, D.C. founded after Minor Threat disbanded[3][4][5] in September 1981,[6][nb 1] by its former members: the vocalist Ian MacKaye and the drummer Jeff Nelson. Their lineup was rounded out by guitarist Eddie Janney[nb 2][8] and bassist John Falls.[nb 3][2][3][4][5][7][9][10]
The band's strange name was a result of a dispute between Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson. The band was initially named Grand Union, after a nearby grocery store. MacKaye then found the word "skewbald" in a dictionary, and thought it was a better name. Nelson, however, still preferred Grand Union. The two were unable to favor either title, and the disagreement was never settled.[2][3][4][7][9][10]
Skewald/Grand Union never surpassed the rehearsal stage and the project was dissolved upon the reformation of Minor Threat in the spring of 1982.[nb 4][2][4][5][7][10][12][13]
Production
Skewbald/Grand Union only recorded three untitled[2] demo songs in a session produced by Skewbald and engineered by Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia in November 1981.[1][7][9]
Release
For ten years, the recordings of Skewbald/Grand Union made the rounds in tape-trading circles and some erroneously believed that the songs were Minor Threat outtakes.[2][4]
In 1991, the demo received a proper release on 7-inch clear vinyl disc when Dischord Records issued the archival one-sided EP Skewbald/Grand Union[nb 5][4][7][14] to commemorate the label's 50th release.[2] Two out of the three songs were merged on the first track.
Reissues
Skewbald/Grand Union was reissued as a CD EP[nb 6][1] in October 1997.[1][7][15] Individual tracks were made also available as digital downloads.[1]
In 2002, the first track was featured under the title "Sorry/Change for the Same" on the 3-CD compilation box set 20 Years of Dischord.[nb 7][16][17]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Skewbald.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sorry/Change for the Same" (medley) | 2:54 |
| 2. | "You're Not Fooling Me" (unofficial title) | 1:13 |
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Total length:
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4:07 | |
Personnel
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Notes
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- Dischord Records: Skewbald, 2 Songs. dischord.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- Dischord Records: Skewbald. dischord.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- Biographies
- Huey, Steve. "Skewald/Grand Union: Biography by Steve Huey". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- Images
- Skewald/Grand Union (EP), cover art. discogs.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- Databases
- Skewald/Grand Union (EP). allmusic.com. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- Skewald/Grand Union (EP). discogs.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- Skewald/Grand Union (EP). rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Skewbald, 2 Songs. dischord.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Skewbald. dischord.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Andersen, Mark; Jenkins, Mark (Soft Skull Press, 2001). Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital. Updated ed., 2009. Akashic Books. ISBN 9781933354996. p. 95.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Minor Threat: United States - Washington, DC". killfromtheheart.com. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Skewbald". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Azerrad, Michael (Little, Brown and Company, 2001). Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Rock Underground 1981-1991. First e-book ed., 2012. Hachette. ISBN 9780316247184. pp. 368-369.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Huey, Steve. "Skewald/Grand Union: Biography by Steve Huey". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ↑ Andersen, Mark; Jenkins, Mark (Soft Skull Press, 2001). Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital. Updated ed., 2009. Akashic Books. ISBN 9781933354996. p. 132.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Blush, Steven (2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Second ed., 2010. Feral House. ISBN 9781932595895. p. 159.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Khanna, Vish (February 15, 2007). "Ian MacKaye: Out of Step". exclaim.ca. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ Azerrad, Michael (Little, Brown and Company, 2001). Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Rock Underground 1981-1991. First e-book ed., 2012. Hachette. ISBN 9780316247184. p. 370.
- ↑ Andersen, Mark; Jenkins, Mark (Soft Skull Press, 2001). Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital. Updated ed., 2009. Akashic Books. ISBN 9781933354996. p. 101.
- ↑ Blush, Steven (2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Second ed., 2010. Feral House. ISBN 9781932595895. p. 160.
- ↑ "Skewbald: Skewbald (Grand Union)". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ↑ Skewbald/Grand Union (EP), 1997 reissue. allmusic.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ↑ Various Artists, 20 Years of Dischord. dischord.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ↑ Various Artists, 20 Years of Dischord. allmusic.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
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