First Two 7"s on a 12" (also known as the Minor Threat LP) was a compilation album by the American hardcore punk band Minor Threat. It was released in March 1984 through Dischord Records. The compilation consisted of the group's first two extended plays, Minor Threat (originally released June 1981) and In My Eyes (originally released December 1981). First Two 7"s on a 12" featured the same cover as the Minor Theat EP, depicting vocalist Ian MacKa...
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First Two 7"s on a 12" (also known as the Minor Threat LP) was a compilation album by the American hardcore punk band Minor Threat. It was released in March 1984 through Dischord Records. The compilation consisted of the group's first two extended plays, Minor Threat (originally released June 1981) and In My Eyes (originally released December 1981). First Two 7"s on a 12" featured the same cover as the Minor Theat EP, depicting vocalist Ian MacKaye's younger brother Alec (Untouchables, The Faith). The image has been imitated by punk bands such as Rancid on their album ...And Out Come the Wolves and in the Major Threat ad campaign by Nike.
Although the Minor Threat and In My Eyes EPs have never been released on CD, all tracks from both recordings are available on their 1989 compilation album Complete Discography.
"Straight Edge", a song from the Minor Threat EP, inadvertently inspired the straight edge movement. The song seemed to be a call for abstinence from drugs and alcohol—a then...
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