Marginal Man

MARGINAL MAN was formed in 1983 after the break-up of ARTIFICAL PEACE, a seminal DC hardcore punk band. Featuring former AP members STEVE POLCARI, PETE MURRAY and MIKE MANOS, and joined with KENNY INOUYE and ANDRE LEE, Marginal Man released one EP (Identity), and two LPs (Double Image and Marginal Man), along with a couple of appearances on compilations (Alive and Kicking, and State of the Union). During the band's five and a half year existence they toured North America twice, toured extensively up and down the East Coast, and played numerous shows in the DC area, culminating in a farewell show on March 24, 1988 with two sold out sets at the 930 Club. Identity was recorded in 1983 by IAN MACKAYE and DON ZIENTARA at Inner Ear Studios and was originally released as a 12-inch EP in 1984. Although Identity was reissued on CD in 1997 the vinyl has been out of print for many years. In 2009 Dischord sent the tapes to be remastered at Chicago Mastering Service and have now reissued the LP along with an MP3 download.