Government Issue Best Of LP collects essential tracks from the legendary Washington DC hardcore band Government Issue (GI), one of the longest-running and most prolific bands of the original DC hardcore scene alongside Minor Threat, Bad Brains, and Faith. This Government Issue LP features the band's foundational vocalist John Stabb (R.I.P. 2016) leading GI through their evolution from straight hardcore to post-hardcore and college rock across 8 studio albums between 1980 and 1989. Lineup changes over the band's nine-year run included future members of Dag Nasty, Marginal Man, Soulside, and other Dischord Records affiliated projects. Originally affiliated with Dischord Records in the early era and Mystic Records in the mid era. Essential listening for fans of DC hardcore, post-hardcore, Dischord Records, foundational US hardcore, and the wider Minor Threat era Washington DC punk scene.