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Flex Your Head is a punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

. It was originally released in January 1982, and was re-released on CD in August 1995. A remaster
Remaster
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ed CD version was released in 2002. The compilation takes it title from the Minor Threat
Minor Threat
Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1980 and disbanded in 1983. The band was relatively short-lived, but had a strong influence on the hardcore punk music scene, both stylistically and in establishing a "do it yourself" ethic for music distribution and...

 lyric shouted in the song "12XU", included in the album, originally by Wire
Wire
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.

Track listing

  1. "I Drink Milk" − The Teen Idles
    The Teen Idles
    The Teen Idles were an American hardcore punk band formed in Washington, D.C. in August 1979. Teenagers Nathan Strejcek, Geordie Grindle, Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson were the band's continual members. Their recorded output consists of two demo sessions and one EP—1980's Minor Disturbance—released...

     (1:09)
  2. "Commie Song" − The Teen Idles (1:01)
  3. "No Fun" − The Teen Idles (2:24)
  4. "Rat Patrol" − Untouchables
    Untouchables (D.C. band)
    The Untouchables were one of the bands that laid the groundwork for the legendary DC hardcore punk scene of the early eighties / late seventies. The band existed from October 1979 until January 1981....

  5. "Nic Fit" − Untouchables
  6. "I Hate You" − Untouchables
  7. "I Hate the Kids" − State of Alert
    State of Alert
    State of Alert was an American hardcore punk group formed in Washington, D.C. in 1980, and disbanded in 1981.-History:State of Alert were fronted by Henry Garfield, who would later rise to fame as Henry Rollins. They formed in October 1980 and disbanded in July 1981...

  8. "Disease" − State of Alert
  9. "Stepping Stone" − State of Alert
  10. "Stand Up" − Minor Threat
    Minor Threat
    Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1980 and disbanded in 1983. The band was relatively short-lived, but had a strong influence on the hardcore punk music scene, both stylistically and in establishing a "do it yourself" ethic for music distribution and...

  11. "12XU" − Minor Threat
  12. "Hey, Ronnie" − Government Issue
    Government Issue
    Government Issue was an American hardcore punk band from Washington, D.C. active from 1980 to 1989. The band experienced many changes in membership during its nine-year existence, with singer John Stabb as the only consistent member in an ever-fluctuating lineup that at various times included...

  13. "Lie, Cheat, and Steal" − Government Issue
  14. "Moral Majority" − DC Youth Brigade
  15. "Waste of Time" − DC Youth Brigade
  16. "Last Word" − Youth Brigade
  17. "Jimi 45" − Red C
  18. "Pressure's On" − Red C
  19. "6 O'clock News" − Red C
  20. "Assassin" − Red C
  21. "Dehumanized" − Void
    Void (band)
    Void was a Washington D.C.-based hardcore punk/crossover thrash band. They were one of the first hardcore outfits to fuse hardcore and some heavy metal in a way most hardcore and metal fans could accept, paving the way for bands such as The Melvins. They were one of the first local bands popular in...

  22. "Authority" − Void
  23. "My Rules" − Void
  24. "War Games" − Iron Cross
    Iron Cross (band)
    Iron Cross is a hardcore/Oi! band from Baltimore, Maryland and Washington D.C..They play a rough form of streetpunk, and is the first band in the United States to adopt the skinhead look and the Oi! musical style...

  25. "New Breed" − Iron Cross
  26. "Live for New" − Iron Cross
  27. "Artificial Peace" − Artificial Peace
  28. "Outside Looking In" – Artificial Peace
  29. "Wasteland" – Artificial Peace
  30. "Stolen Youth" – Deadline
  31. "Hear the Cry" – Deadline
  32. "Aftermath" – Deadline
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