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Title: Minor Threat – Out of Step
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1983, Rock, Hardcore Punk, Washington, D.C.
Condition: New

Cultural Facts:

1. Band Drama: Brian Baker did briefly walk during the sessions over how the band should lock tempo and feel—he came back after hearing playback and realizing it worked.

2. Album Art: The “sheep” image wasn’t random punk clipart; it became a Dischord-era shorthand for refusing scene conformity, even inside hardcore.

3. Media Narrative: “Straight edge” hit the press like a doctrine, but the band didn’t build an organization—outsiders turned a personal lyric stance into a movement.