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The Government
The Government • 1979 The 331⁄3 EP - "Flat Tire" / "Zippers Of Fire" /
"Get You Sleepin’" / "Sponge (Modern World)" -
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(SMW-1)
Genres New Wave, Art punk
Years active 1979–1981
Albums
• 1979 Electric Eye (original soundtrack)
Associated acts Parachute Club
(Voicespondence/Trend)
Past members • 1980 Guest List (Jackal/Modern World/Trend)
WOW-713
Andrew J. Paterson
Robert Stewart
• 1981 How Many Fingers//Plaza Del Pimps/Portrait/
Jeremiah Chechik Paranoid Downtown Funk Pt.2 (Government) GOV-581
Ed Boyd
Billy Bryans
External links
The Government was a Canadian new wave, art punk • The Government
band, primarily active in Toronto during the 1979–1981 • CanuckistanMusic reviews of Hemingway (Hated
period. Diso Music), the 331⁄3 EP and the How Many Fingers?
EP
Discography
Singles
• 1979 "Hemingway (Hated Disco Music)" / "I Only
Drive My Car At Night" - (independent)
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Categories:
• Canadian punk rock groups
• Musical groups from Toronto
• Canadian musical group stubs
• Toronto stubs
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