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- Formed in 1980 by guitarist D. Boon and bassist Mike Watt, the Minutemen signed to the Californian independent record label SST Records at their second concert. Their first extended play, Paranoid Time, appeared later that year, followed by the Joy EP (on their own label, New Alliance Records) and their first studio album, The Punch Line.
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Their first extended play, Paranoid Time, appeared later that year, followed by the Joy EP (on their own label, New Alliance Records) and their first studio album, The Punch Line. The Minutemen continued to release new material throughout 1982 and 1983 to a mostly local audience.
Greg Ginn of Black Flag and SST Records produced Minutemen's first 7" EP, Paranoid Time (1980), which solidified their eclectic style. Like most punk bands at the time, the band sold the EP at their shows and at a few local record stores. It became a minor hit within the hardcore scene.
Their 1984 double LP, "Double Nickels On The Dime", is their most critically well-received release. Most of their work was issued via Black Flag's SST Records and the band's own label, New Alliance Records. The Minutemen came to end on December 22, 1985, when D. Boon, at age 27, was killed in automobile accident in Arizona.
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Minutemen discography and songs: Music profile for Minutemen, formed January 1980. Genres: Post-Hardcore, Post-Punk, Art Punk. Albums include Double Nickels on the Dime, What Makes a Man Start Fires?, and The Punch Line.
Their first extended play, Paranoid Time, appeared later that year, followed by the Joy EP (on their own label, New Alliance Records) and their first studio album, The Punch Line. The Minutemen continued to release new material throughout 1982 and 1983 to a mostly local audience.
