Our Records on Dischord, From 1981 to Today

Every Minor Threat record came out on Dischord Records. Here's the run, in order, and what each one was.

What did we release while the band was together?

• Minor Threat (1981, Dischord 3): our first EP, with the song "Straight Edge" on it.
• In My Eyes (1981): our second EP, out the same year.
• Out of Step (1983, Dischord 10): the last record we made as a band. Brian Baker had moved to second guitar by then, with Steve Hansgen on bass.

What came out after we split?

The band ended in 1983, but the songs kept coming back in new collections:

• First Two Seven Inches (1984, Dischord 12): our first two EPs together on one record.
• Salad Days (1985, Dischord 15): an EP.
• Minor Threat Live (1988): a live recording.
• Complete Discography (late 1980s): our recordings collected on one release.
• First Demo Tape (2003): our first demo.
• Out of Step Outtakes (2023): outtakes from Out of Step.

How do the records show up in our designs?

The bottle-headed punk: a punk in a leather jacket with a bottle for a head, drawn in rough black ink next to our name in hand-cut letters. It's the raw, cut-and-paste look our records and flyers had.

The big name: MINOR THREAT stacked in huge block letters behind a face, in a hot orange and cream colourway.

The scratchy lettering: BEACH RATS repeated down the back in grey brush letters, with a grinning cartoon rat at the bottom.

Where should you start?

Start with the record you know best, then pick the design that feels like it. Every one comes on tees, long sleeves, crewnecks and hoodies in the shop.