13 Songs is a compilation of all the songs from the US alternative rock band Fugazi's first two EPs. It was released in September of 1989. The EPs were Fugazi (1988), which was recorded at Inner Ear Studios in June of 1988, and Margin Walker (1989), which was recorded in December of 1988 at Southern Studios. The EPs had been on Ian MacKaye's Dischord Records as numbers 30 and 35, respectively. 13 Songs was number 36. Despite critical acclaim, the album sold poorly, and did not chart in the United States. A remastered version was released in February of 2003. The terms alternative rock and alternative music were coined in the early 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired music genres which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... Rock band (or rock group) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ... Alternate meanings: Fugazi (disambiguation) Fugazi (left to right): Ian MacKaye, Brendan Canty, Joe Lally, and Guy Picciotto Fugazi is a rock music group from Washington, D.C., formed in 1987. ... An extended play or EP, is the name given to vinyl records or CDs which are too long to qualify as singles but too short to qualify as albums. ... See also: 1988 in music, other events of 1989, 1990 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 7 - Genesis 88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House party in London January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Back in the... See also: 1987 in music, other events of 1988, 1989 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ... Southern Studios is a recording studio in the Wood Green area of London. ... Ian Mackaye Ian MacKaye (pronounced Mc-Eye) (b. ... Dischord founders Ian Mackaye and Jeff Nelson Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based record label specializing in D.C.-area independent punk, hardcore, and post-hardcore music. ... See also: 2002 in music, 2003 in music (UK), other events of 2003, 2004 in music, list of years in music, 2000s in music // Events January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500...

13 Songs
Album by Fugazi
Released	October, 1989
Recorded	Inner Ear Studios and Southern Studios, June and December, 1988
Genre	Alternative Rock
Length	40 min 10 sec
Record label	Dischord Records
Producers	Ted Niceley and John Loder
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com	5 stars out of 5	link
Fugazi Chronology
Margin Walker (1989)	13 Songs (1989)	3 Songs (1990)

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Track listing

1. "Waiting Room" - 2:32
2. "Bulldog Front" - 2:16
3. "Bad Mouth" - 1:58
4. "Burning" - 2:39
5. "Give Me the Cure" - 2:00
6. "Suggestion" - 2:23
7. "Glue Man" - 3:11
8. "Margin Walker" - 2:11
9. "And the Same" - 2:11
10. "Burning Too" - 2:31
11. "Provisional" - 2:37
12. "Lockdown" - 2:32
13. "Promises" - 2:36

• Track 1 to 7 are taken from Fugazi (1987)
• Track 8 to 13 are taken from Margin Walker (1989)

Recording details

• Brendan Canty - Drums
• Joe Lally - Bass
• Ian MacKaye - Guitar, Vocals
• Guy Picciotto - Guitar, Vocals
• Edward Janney - Popsloppy guitar on "Provisional"
• Ted Niceley - Producer on tracks 1-7
• Fugazi - Producer on tracks 1-7
• Don Zientara - Engineer on tracks 1-7
• John Loder - Producer, Engineer on tracks 8-13
• Paul Gadd - Engineer on tracks 8-13
• Glen E. Friedman - Inner front cover photo
• Adam Cohen - Traycard photo
• Bert Queiroz - Back photo
• Kurt Sayenga - Graphics