First Demo Tape

First Demo Tape
Compilation album by Minor Threat
Released	2003
Recorded	February 1981 at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia
Studio	Inner Ear Studios
Genre	Hardcore punk
Length	8:55
Language	English
Label	Dischord
Producers	Skip Groff, Minor Threat
Minor Threat chronology
Complete Discography (1990) First Demo Tape (2003) Out of Step Outtakes (2023)

First Demo Tape is a compilation EP by the American hardcore punk band Minor Threat. It was released on CD and 7-inch vinyl in 2003 through Dischord Records. An archival release of recordings, the EP comprises previously unreleased demo versions of material which appears on the band's subsequent recordings.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	(7.5/10)
AllMusic

Track listing

All tracks are written by Minor Threat.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Minor Threat" (Demo)	1:36
2.	"Stand Up" (Demo)	0:49
3.	"Seeing Red" (Demo)	1:02
4.	"Bottled Violence" (Demo)	0:56
5.	"Small Man, Big Mouth" (Demo)	0:59
6.	"Straight Edge" (Demo)	0:48
7.	"Guilty of Being White" (Demo)	1:18
8.	"I Don't Wanna Hear It" (Demo)	1:27
Total length:		8:55

Personnel

• Ian MacKaye – lead vocals
• Lyle Preslar – guitar
• Brian Baker – bass guitar
• Jeff Nelson – drums
• Henry Garfield – backing vocals

External links

• Dischord Records page