Various - Salad Days: Music From The Documentary Film (RSD 2026, Red LP Vinyl)

Salad Days is a documentary directed by Scott Crawford about the hardcore punk scene that flourished in Washington DC the latter part of the last century. Named after the final EP by ethos-defining straight-edge group Minor Threat, the film features interviews with Ian 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 of Dischord Records, whose cheap mail-order, 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 of Jawbox, Government Issue, Void, Youth Brigade, and Shudder to Think.

A1. Jawbox (artist) - Motorist (track)
A2. Shudder To Think – Chocolate
A3. Double-O - Death of a Friend
A4. Holy Rollers - What You Said
A5. Mission Impossible - Now I'm Alone
A6. Youth Brigade - It's About Time That We Had A Change
A7. Kingface – Tired
A8. Gray Matter - Swann Street
A9. Swiz - Godspeed
B1. Government Issue - Where You Live
B2. Marginal Man - Under A Shadow
B3. United Mutation - Sensations Fix
B4. Black Market Baby - Downward Christian Soldiers
B5. Fire Party - Drowning Intentions
B6. Sould Side - Name In Mind
B7. Iron Cross - You're A Rebel
B8. Void - Who Are You
B9. HR - Epilogue