Minor Disturbance is the debut EP by the American hardcore punk band the Teen Idles, released in December 1980.

Comprising vocalist Nathan Strejcek, guitarist Geordie Grindle, bassist Ian MacKaye and drummer Jeff Nelson, the band evolved out of the Slinkees.

After original vocalist Mark Sullivan left for college, the Slinkees first tried to recruit Henry Garfield (later Rollins) before Strejcek joined.

[3] After renaming themselves the Teen Idles, the band toured locally; they played at a range of venues, including opening for Bad Brains at an art gallery called Madam's Organ.

[7] The group entered Inner Ear Studios in September 1980 to record a number of songs, with owner Don Zientara engineering and Groff producing.

Many of the album's songs feature Strejcek shouting over a fast one-two hardcore beat, with MacKaye and Grindle providing short and speedy riffs.

The EP's front cover was designed by Nelson and featured a photo of MacKaye's younger brother Alec's hands, crossed across his chest, with large under-age Xs (which would later become a symbol of the straight edge movement).

[13] The EP's back cover included a photograph of the Teen Idles and a number of friends and fans, outside their penultimate concert at the Chancery in Washington on October 31, 1980.