Assault & Battery: The Complete Session, May 1981 12"

DC hardcore punk legends Assault & Battery featured members of the original lineup of Government Issue, Artificial Peace, Marginal Man and Savage Beliefs.Rob Moss - bassBrian Gay - guitarMike Manos - drumsSteve Polcari - vocalsThis first ever official release of their only studio recording – expertly transferred from the original 4-track master – documents a vital group in the first flourishing of the DC scene. It contains the band’s previously bootlegged songs, plus never before heard takes!Limited Edition 160 gram metallic gold vinyl (500 pressed) in a 20pt board jacket with printed inner sleeve with liner notes by the band.CD is housed in a board jacket style case with liner notes insert.Our take: The early 80s Washington, DC hardcore scene is extraordinarily well documented compared to other scenes, but Assault & Battery might be the band that got away. They were only around for a few months in 1981, but they playedshows with Dischord bands like SOA, Minor Threat, Youth Bri