He gave it 4 out of 5 stars, concluding that Negative Trend "is a complete package that puts one of America's least appreciated punk bands on display".

[5] In December 1983, Negative Trend was reissued by Subterranean Records,[nb 2] this time in 12-inch vinyl disc format, under the title We Don't Play, We Riot and featuring alternate cover art,[7][8] taken from a Negative Trend flyer designed by band's bassist Will Shatter[1] for a gig, shared with Readymades and Avengers, held at the Mabuhay Gardens on December 30, 1977.

[9][10] In April 2006,[1] a new edition, remastered by Steven Tupper at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, was released on CD via Henry Rollins' label 2.13.61 Records.

[nb 3][1][11][12] In 2005, Rollins commented about this release: "About 25 years ago, I found a single ... that has remained one of my favorite 7" records of all time: The Negative Trend EP.

[15] In late 2013, 35 years after its debut, Negative Trend was remastered, again at Fantasy Studios but this time by its chief mastering engineer George Horn,[16] for a reissue in its original 7-inch vinyl disc format and cover art[nb 4] on Superior Viaduct,[nb 5][11][17][18] an archival record label.

In November 1978, "Mercenaries", "Meathouse" and "Black and Red" were re-recorded, along with the new songs "I Got Power" and "Atomic Lawn", all of them as demo versions, by the third lineup of Negative Trend, featuring Richard Elerick (pka Rik L Rik)[nb 6] on vocals, and Tim Mooney on drums,[nb 7] in a six-hour session produced by Robbie Fields from Posh Boy Records[21] at Media Art Studio in Hermosa Beach, California.

[19] Following that, Posh Boy decided to remix[nb 10] all five demos from the November 1978 session, adding bass overdubs, as well as a new guitar track on "Atomic Lawn", by Jay Lansford.