The Early Months, (also known as Teen Love: The Early Months), is a compilation album by American noise rock band No Trend, released in 1995 through Teenbeat Records. The disc compiles demo and live recordings that were made back when the band first formed, hence the title. The album was only released on CD format, limited to 1,100 copies.[2] The album cover is exactly the same picture used for the band's 1983 debut extended play Teen Love, which was drawn by the band's guitarist Frank Price, who was credited as Jim Jones in the liner notes.

The Early Months
Compilation album by
ReleasedMarch 28, 1995
RecordedJanuary 9, 1983
March 18, 1983
GenreNoise rock, post-hardcore, no wave
Length72:46
LabelTeenbeat Records
ProducerDon Zientara, Eric
No Trend chronology
Tritonian Nash-Vegas Polyester Complex
(1986)
The Early Months
(1995)
More
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The first nine tracks were demo recordings that were recorded on March 18, 1983 at Inner Ear Studios. The last ten tracks were recorded during a live show the band played on January 9, 1983 at the Marble Bar.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Cancer"3:00
2."Hanging Out In Georgetown"2:07
3."Kiss Ass"4:01
4."Family Style"4:34
5."Reality Breakdown"4:46
6."Human Garbage"2:57
7."Purple Paisleys Make Me Happy"3:02
8."Mass Sterilization"3:05
9."Teen Love"6:38
10."Turn Away"1:03
11."Cancer"3:04
12."Blow Dry"3:04
13."Polyester Man"2:07
14."Kiss Ass"5:35
15."Teen Love"6:34
16."Mass Sterilization"2:25
17."Hanging Out In Georgetown"2:25
18."Death"6:25
19."Punker"5:14

Personnel

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Performers

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  • Jeff Mentges - Vocals
  • Frank Price - Guitar, Artwork
  • Bob Strasser - Bass
  • Michael Salkind - Drums

Production

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  • Don Zientara - Recording
  • Eric - Recording

References

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  1. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Teen Love/The Early Months". Allmusic. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  2. ^ Salkind, Michael. "Teen Beat Catalogue ((( No Trend: The Early Months )))". Teen Beat. Retrieved March 21, 2015.