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Stream Fugazi's Raw 'First Demo' Cassette From 1988

The release contains songs the band would re-record throughout its career

By Kory Grow | November 14, 2014

Fugazi recorded their first demo recording in 1988, which they distributed on cassette for free at concerts at the time, and now they are officially putting it out. In advance of its release date next week, the newly remastered First Demo is now streaming in its entirety below. It will be available on CD and vinyl; the LP includes an MP3 download card.

The post-hardcore ensemble had recorded the demo at Arlington, Virginia's Inner Ear Studios in January 1988 after having played only 10 shows, because they wanted to hear what they sounded like. The demo contains raw and reverberating versions of material that would later appear on the band's first two EPs, which came out in 1988 and 1989, as well as its debut LP, Repeater, and 3 Songs EP in 1990.

The group would later record the demo's "Furniture" for its Furniture EP in 2001, released a week before its most recent album, The Argument. "The Word" appeared on the compilation 20 Years of Dischord. The band is currently on hiatus.

The only track from the recordings to get an official release was "In Defense of Humans," which appeared on the 1989 compilation State of The Union, a currently out-of-print album whose sales benefited two causes at the time: the American Civil Liberties Union and the Community for Creative Non-Violence. Although the group circulated the tape at the time, the new release marks the first time all 11 tracks have been available in one place, since they left off "Turn Off Your Guns" at the time.

This demo making the rounds at the time.

It's great and the "punkest sounding" thing they ever recorded.

Good stuff.

>It's great and the "punkest sounding" thing they ever
>recorded.
>

you must have an extreme view of punk - cause to me, they always had punk songs. The demo seems tame compared to a lot of their punk songs (yeah I know they have a lot of "rock"/"post-punk" to their sound)

(this might not be for you - since you seem to know them - but for the lurking masses who NEED to know about Fugazi)


"Place position" off End Hits

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w35v4Z-nw1w


"Foreman's dog" off of End hits

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7qASdkPcVo



"Guilford Fall" off of End Hits

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbTQFK7d8Mc


and of course

"Repeater"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVCMLWtVN5E

>>It's great and the "punkest sounding" thing they ever
>>recorded.
>>
>
>you must have an extreme view of punk - cause to me, they
>always had punk songs. The demo seems tame compared to a lot
>of their punk songs (yeah I know they have a lot of
>"rock"/"post-punk" to their sound)
>
>(this might not be for you - since you seem to know them - but
>for the lurking masses who NEED to know about Fugazi)
>
>
>"Place position" off End Hits
>
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w35v4Z-nw1w
>
>
>"Foreman's dog" off of End hits
>
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7qASdkPcVo
>
>
>
>"Guilford Fall" off of End Hits
>
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbTQFK7d8Mc
>
>
>and of course
>
>"Repeater"
>
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVCMLWtVN5E


Haven't heard the stream but the cassette from way back was pretty raw, trebly and kinda thrashy at points. Maybe it's been remixed or something.

I had some of thier tapes in HS

>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/stream-fugazis-raw-first-demo-cassette-from-1988-20141114
>
>Stream Fugazi's Raw 'First Demo' Cassette From 1988
>
>The release contains songs the band would re-record throughout
>its career
>
>By Kory Grow | November 14, 2014
>
>Fugazi recorded their first demo recording in 1988, which they
>distributed on cassette for free at concerts at the time, and
>now they are officially putting it out. In advance of its
>release date next week, the newly remastered First Demo is now
>streaming in its entirety below. It will be available on CD
>and vinyl; the LP includes an MP3 download card.
>
>The post-hardcore ensemble had recorded the demo at Arlington,
>Virginia's Inner Ear Studios in January 1988 after having
>played only 10 shows, because they wanted to hear what they
>sounded like. The demo contains raw and reverberating versions
>of material that would later appear on the band's first two
>EPs, which came out in 1988 and 1989, as well as its debut LP,
>Repeater, and 3 Songs EP in 1990.
>
>The group would later record the demo's "Furniture" for its
>Furniture EP in 2001, released a week before its most recent
>album, The Argument. "The Word" appeared on the compilation 20
>Years of Dischord. The band is currently on hiatus.
>
>The only track from the recordings to get an official release
>was "In Defense of Humans," which appeared on the 1989
>compilation State of The Union, a currently out-of-print album
>whose sales benefited two causes at the time: the American
>Civil Liberties Union and the Community for Creative
>Non-Violence. Although the group circulated the tape at the
>time, the new release marks the first time all 11 tracks have
>been available in one place, since they left off "Turn Off
>Your Guns" at the time.
>
>