No Policy

1981 EP by State of Alert

No Policy

EP by

State of Alert

Released| March 1981 (1981-03)
Recorded| December 1980 – January 1981
Studio| Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia
Genre| Hardcore punk
Length| 8:20
Label| Dischord (No. 2)
Producer| Skip Groff
State of Alert chronology
|  | No Policy
(1981)  | First Demo 12/29/80
(2014)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

No Policy is the debut studio EP by the American hardcore punk band State of Alert, the first band to be fronted by Henry Rollins.[2] Consisting of eight tracks, it was recorded at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia, produced by Skip Groff and engineered by Inner Ear owner Don Zientara. No Policy was released on Dischord Records in March 1981, as the label's second release.[3][2] No Policy was financed by Rollins, as Dischord was tied up in releasing Minor Threat's debut EP.[4]

## Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Henry Garfield and Michael Hampton, except where noted

Side oneNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Lost in Space"| 0:43
2.| "Draw Blank" (written by Garfield, Hampton and Lyle Preslar)| 0:36
3.| "Girl Problems"| 0:48
4.| "Blackout" (written by Garfield and Simon Jacobsen)| 0:45
5.| "Gate Crashers"| 1:03

Side twoNo.| Title| Length

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6.| "Warzone"| 0:51
7.| "Riot"| 0:41
8.| "Gang Fight"| 0:59
9.| "Public Defender"| 1:12
10.| "Gonna Hafta Fight" (written by Garfield and Jacobsen)| 0:43
Total length:| 8:20

## Personnel[edit]

* Henry Garfield – vocals
* Michael Hampton – guitar
* Wendel Blow – bass
* Simon Jacobsen – drums

Production

* Skip Groff – producer
* Don Zientara – engineer
* Tina Angelos – cover art
* Michael Hampton & Chris Edwards – sleeve

## References[edit]

1. ^ Kantor, Matt. "AllMusic review". AllMusic.com. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
2. ^ a b Cogan, p. 306
3. ^ "S.O.A – No Policy E.P (1981, Green Transparent, Vinyl)".
4. ^ Azerrad, p. 132

## Bibliography[edit]

* Azerrad, Michael (2001). Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981–1991. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-78753-1.

* Cogan, Brian (2008). The Encyclopedia of Punk. Sterling. ISBN 978-1-4027-5960-4.

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