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Skewbald/Grand Union (EP)
Skewbald/Grand Union, also known as 2 Songs,[1] is the eponymous archival EP featuring the only studio recordings by American hardcore punk band Skewbald/Grand Union. Background and band historyCommonly known as simply Skewbald,[2] Skewbald/Grand Union was a short-lived hardcore punk band from Washington, D.C., founded by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, after their previous band, Minor Threat, broke up for their first time[3][4] in September 1981.[nb 1][5] Their lineup was rounded out by guitarist Edward Janney[nb 2][7] and bassist John Falls.[nb 3][2][3][4][6][8][9] The band's strange name was a result of a friendly dispute between MacKaye and Nelson. The four-piece 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.[3] The two were unable to favor either title, and the disagreement was never settled.[2][4][6][8][9] In November 1981, the band recorded three untitled demo songs, not originally intended for release, in a self-produced session, engineered by Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia.[2][6][8] After recording, the rehearsals came to a halt and Falls left the project.[2] Eventually, MacKaye moved from vocals to bass and the band practiced as a three-piece a few more times in early 1982, but Skewbald/Grand Union, who never came to play a show, was dissolved upon the reformation of Minor Threat in the spring of 1982.[nb 4][2][4][6][9][11][12] Release
For ten years, the recordings of Skewbald/Grand Union[14] 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, when Dischord Records issued the one-sided EP Skewbald/Grand Union[nb 5][4][6] to commemorate the label's 50th release.[2] Two out of the three songs were merged on the first track. ReissuesSkewbald/Grand Union was reissued as a CD EP[nb 6][1] in October 1997.[1][6][15] Individual tracks were made also available as digital downloads.[1] In 2002, the medley "Sorry/Change for the Same" was featured on the 3-CD compilation box set 20 Years of Dischord.[nb 7][16][17] Track listingAll tracks written by Skewbald/Grand Union
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