Minor Threat have released a new EP, titled Out of Step Outtakes, to mark the 40th anniversary of their only studio album. Stream it below via Apple Music or Spotify.
The three-song collection contains material recorded during the original Out of Step sessions in January 1983, Minor Threat’s first time in the studio as a five-piece band. During that period, they did new versions of “In My Eyes” and “Filler” (the original recordings appeared on their first two EPs, Minor Threat and In My Eyes, respectively). Using the remaining blank tape on the reel, they also recorded an instrumental called “Addams Family,” which wound up being used as a coda to “Cashing In.”
All three songs ended up being sealed in Minor Threat’s vault for over 35 years, until the multitrack tapes were taken to the studio to be digitized in 2021. Upon the discovery, singer Ian MacKaye and Don Zientara mixed the tracks to be included on Out of Step Outtakes. Pick up your 7-inch vinyl copy here.
Last year, Minor Threat member Brian Baker sat down for an interview with Consequence in which he discussed the band’s legacy. “My favorite part is how much the band meant to people,” he said. “Because it was truly an after-school band. And no one had any long-term vision of this band still having so much significance to people so many years later.”
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Out of Step Outtakes Tracklist:
01. In My Eyes
02. Filler
03. Addams Family
