{"product_id":"fugazi-first-demo","title":"FUGAZI - First Demo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eLP - Vinyl.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBolstered by an 11th track: '\u003cem\u003eTurn Off Your Guns\u003c\/em\u003e', recorded during the same sessions which was omitted from the original demo tape. In early January 1988 and after only ten shows, \u003cstrong\u003eFugazi\u003c\/strong\u003e decided to go into \u003cstrong\u003eInner Ear Studio\u003c\/strong\u003e to see what their music sounded like on tape. Despite the fact that \u003cstrong\u003eIan\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJoe\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eBrendan\u003c\/strong\u003e had been playing together for nearly a year, it was still early days for the band. \u003cstrong\u003eGuy\u003c\/strong\u003e had only been a full member of Fugazi for a few months and only sang lead on one song (\"\u003cem\u003eBreak In\u003c\/em\u003e\"). It would be nearly another year before he would start playing guitar with the band.At that time, the studio was still located in the basement of engineer \u003cstrong\u003eDon Zientara\u003c\/strong\u003e's family house. It was a familiar space as almost all of the members of Fugazi had recorded there with their previous bands (Teen Idles, Minor Threat, Deadline, Insurrection, Rites of Spring, Skewbald, Embrace, and One Last Wish). \u003cstrong\u003eJoey Picuri\u003c\/strong\u003e (aka Joey P), who would later become one of Fugazi's longtime sound engineers, joined the band for the initial tracking.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe sessions only lasted a couple of days, but tour dates and indecision about the tape would delay the final mix for another two months. Though the band was at first pleased with the results, it soon became clear that this tape would remain a demo as new songs were being written and the older songs were evolving and changing shape while the band was out on tour. It was decided that the session would be passed out free as cassette copies, with the band actively encouraging people to share the recording. In the spring, Fugazi went out on its first U.S. tour and a few weeks after returning from the road they went back to Inner Ear to record what would become their debut \u003cstrong\u003eDischord\u003c\/strong\u003e release, the self-titled 7-song 12\" EP. The only song from the demo session that was formally released was '\u003cem\u003eIn Defense of Humans\u003c\/em\u003e', which appeared on the \u003cem\u003eState of the Union\u003c\/em\u003e compilation in 1989. This is the Dischord release featuring the entire first demo including the one song ('\u003cem\u003eTurn Off Your Guns\u003c\/em\u003e') that wasn't included on the original cassette.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dischord","offers":[{"title":"LP - Vinyl","offer_id":47026711560537,"sku":"SDZ-13009","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Fugazi_-_First_Demo.jpg?v=1692271658","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/fugazi-first-demo","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}