{"title":"Minor Threat","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Minor Threat\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMinor Threat formed in Washington, D.C. in 1980 around Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson (both formerly of the Teen Idles). MacKaye and Nelson had launched Dischord Records in 1980, which has remained the band's exclusive label home. The 1981 Minor Threat 7-inch EP - featuring the songs Straight Edge and Out of Step - established the foundational template for hardcore punk and originated the straight edge movement (a youth subculture committed to abstinence from alcohol, drugs, and tobacco). The band dissolved in November 1983 amid creative tension. MacKaye subsequently formed Embrace and then Fugazi (1986); Lyle Preslar and Brian Baker joined Bad Religion; Baker also joined Junkyard. Their compilation Complete Discography (1989) has been one of the highest-selling hardcore punk releases in history. The Dischord catalog remains entirely available through the label's anti-commercial approach. Their foundational influence on hardcore punk and broader American underground music is widely documented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMinor Threat's sound is foundational to hardcore punk as a recognized genre - combining hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, post-hardcore, and youth crew with MacKaye's distinctive shouted vocal delivery, extremely fast tempos, short song durations, and lyrical content addressing youth rebellion, abstinence (the straight edge movement), and broader social commentary. Their foundational influence on hardcore punk and the broader straight edge movement is widely documented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinor Threat EP (1981, Dischord)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn My Eyes EP (1981, Dischord)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOut of Step (1983, Dischord)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSalad Days EP (1985, Dischord) - posthumous\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete Discography (1989, Dischord) - compilation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Two 7\"s on a 12\" (2003, Dischord) - reissue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Dischord pressings of the Minor Threat catalog are foundational items in hardcore punk collecting. The label has maintained consistent availability of all Minor Threat material across multiple decades, with limited collector premiums on original early pressings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Minor Threat typically start with Complete Discography (1989). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/punk-new-wave-vinyl-records\"\u003ePunk \u0026amp; New Wave\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"minor-threat-out-of-step-outtakes-vinyl","title":"Out of Step Outtakes 7\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn an extra reel, Minor Threat recorded these outtakes, never released, until now!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48541089038519,"sku":"210000085421","price":9.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/mino.jpg?v=1781155346"},{"product_id":"minor-threat-complete-discography-cd","title":"Complete Discography CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis single disc is their entire recorded history from '80-'83. 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