No Use For A Name "Let Em Out" 7" Slap A Ham (US)

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Track Listing:

A1 It Won't Happen Again A2 Born To Hate B1 Pacific Bell B2 Record Thieves

No Use for a Name (sometimes abbreviated NUFAN or No Use) was a band from , formed in 1987 by Chris Dodge (), Steve Papoutsis (), Rory Koff () and John Meyer (). The band's sound evolved considerably through its career, taking on a much lighter brand of as the years passed and replaced Meyer on vocals in 1989. After leadman Sly's death on July 31, 2012, the remaining members chose to disband.

The original line-up of four added Doug Judd as a second guitarist. The band was first featured on 's 1987 Turn it Around compilation, with the song "Gang Way." A year later the band's self-titled debut EP was released on Woodpecker Records. Their second EP, Let 'em Out, was released a year later through Slap A Ham Records. Chris Dodge, Doug Judd, and John Meyer left the band after the release of "Let 'em Out". Soon after, entered the band.

NUFAN's debut album, , was released in 1990 through New Red Archives. Chris Dodge rejoined on second guitar, and they released their second album in 1992 before signing up with 's label in 1993. During this year Chris Dodge left the line-up, and was replaced with guitarist Robin Pfefer, who took over on lead guitar so Sly could concentrate on singing and stick to rhythm. No Use for a Name also released their first record on Fat that year, , which turned out to be a highly successful album.

Ed Gregor replaced Robin Pfefer on lead guitar soon after the release of . In 1995, after the release of , their fourth full-length, and joined the band to play and , replacing Ed Gregor and Steve Papoutsis respectively. With the punk music breakthrough in 1994, No Use for a Name received a larger audience after releasing this album, compliments of their video for the song "Soulmate" which was played on the show . This was the first video on to ever be aired on . In 1997, after the success of , the band went on a worldwide tour through the U.S., Europe, Australia, Canada, and Japan.

After releasing More Betterness!, left the band in 1999 to join the successful , being replaced by Dave Nassie. Two years later, the band contributed to with the release of their live album, and during the following year in 2002 No Use for a Name released its seventh studio album .

The band released their 8th full-length studio album titled June 14, 2005. It takes a more political position than earlier releases. A greatest hits collection titled was released on July 10, 2007. A new fourteen song full-length studio album entitled was released on April 1, 2008. In 2009, when promoting the album in Europe, left the band to join the ranks of . In August 2009 the band announced, that they replaced Nassie with 's guitarist and founding member of , . In December of 2010, Rory Koff announced to the band he would need time off from touring to go full time with his snowplow business and eventually was replaced by new full-time drummer Boz Rivera (of King City, RKL, and .) Koff was the last remaining member of the original 1987 No Use for a Name line up.

Tony Sly died in his sleep on July 31, 2012. Riddle, Rest, and Rivera played a tribute performance to Sly at the Macadam Festival in on September 8, 2012, featuring former No Use for a Name members Dave Nassie and Rory Koff. This was the band's final performance, with Riddle commenting "This is the last No Use for a Name show ever. No one wants to do this without Tony." The band's final show before Sly's death had also occurred in Quebec, at the D-Tox Rockfest in on June 15, 2012.

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