Only one of these early albums is known to still exist: Unrest's This Side, Numskull; catalogue number "J" (the 10th TeenBeat release); dated December 14, 1984.

[citation needed] The first public release was a compilation cassette called Extremism In the Defense of Liberty is No Vice on February 23, 1985.

This audiocassette was dubbed into multiple copies by Andrew (Riley) Beaujon and Mark Robinson, by hooking up two separate cassette machines.

[1] Robinson's original intention was to release music from the local area, inspired by Dischord Records.

Before the label had any distribution deal Robinson would leave a few cassettes at records stores when he visited different cities.