Salad Days: Music From The Documentary Film (Various Artists) [RSD2026]

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Salad Days is a documentary directed byScott Crawfordabout the hardcore punk scenethat flourished in Washington DC the latter part of the last century.Named after the final EP by ethos-defining straight-edge groupMinor Threat, the film features interviews withIan Mackaye(Fugazi,Minor Threat),Henry Rollins(Black Flag),Thurston Moore(Sonic Youth),Don Zientara(record producer and operator of Inner Ear studios),J. Mascis(Dinosaur Jr.), and dozens more. Much of the music on the soundtrack is courtesy ofDischord Records, whose cheap mailorder, strict adherence to DIY ideology, and staunch political stances provided a template for young punks the world over. The tracklist is a good blend of memorable tunes that appear in the film and out-of-print fan favorites by the likes ofJawbox,Government Issue,Void,Youth Brigade, andShudder to Think. This variant of Salad Days: Music From The Documentary will bring analog and digital together with the documentary available to the end user via VinylKey technology. An NFT is embedded in the vinyl and the user can access it by scanning with their phone.