Government Issue | Finale (Clear Vinyl 2lp) | 2LP

Government Issue, often referred to as G.I., was a punk rock band from Washington, D.C., active from 1980 to 1989. The group began as a hardcore punk band and gradually incorporated more melodic and alternative rock influences. The band's frontman died in May 2016 after a battle with stomach cancer.

Finale is a two-disc vinyl reissue by Government Issue, released in 2024 on the Audio Platter label. It includes live recordings, among them a broadcast from KFJC-FM in California on 10 October 1988, a concert at The Ritz in New York City on 5 February 1988, and a performance at The Scorpion, Penn State, on 19 April 1989. John Stabb Schroeder sings, with Tom Lyle on guitar, Peter Moffett on drums and J. Robbins on bass.