Public Service is a compilation EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 released in 1981 on Smoke 7 Records with songs by Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 bands Bad Religion

Bad Religion

Bad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the...

, Circle One, Disability, RF7

RF7

RF7 is a long-lived, southern California punk rock band that began in 1979 by Felix Alanis and small time child star of the Sheriff John show Nick Lamagna...

 and Redd Kross

Redd Kross

Redd Kross, a rock band from Hawthorne, California had their roots in 1978 in a band called The Tourists begun by Jeff and Steve McDonald while the brothers were still in middle school...

 (here still named "Red Cross"). The album was re-released in 2003 on the Puke & Vomit label.

The EP contains alternate versions of the Bad Religion songs 'Bad Religion', 'Slaves' and 'Drastic Actions' from their first, eponymous EP (Bad Religion

Bad Religion (EP)

- Credits :* Greg Graffin - Vocals* Brett Gurewitz - Guitar* Jay Bentley - Bass* Jay Ziskrout - Drums...

). These songs are available at the end of the 80–85

80–85

-Credits:*Greg Graffin – vocals *Brett Gurewitz – guitars *Greg Hetson – guitars *Jay Bentley – bass *Tim Gallegos – bass...

compilation, and also on its 2004 re-release as How Could Hell Be Any Worse?

How Could Hell Be Any Worse?

How Could Hell Be Any Worse? is the first full-length album released by influential punk band Bad Religion, which was released on June 1, 1981. Released months after the release of their self-titled EP, it was financed by a $1,000 loan by guitarist Brett Gurewitz's father. Its success surprised the...

Track listing

1. Redd Kross - "Cease to Exist"
2. Redd Kross - "Everyday There's Someone New"
3. Redd Kross - "Kill Someone You Hate"
4. RF7 - "World of Hate"
5. RF7 - "Scientific Race"
6. RF7 - "Long Live Their Queen"
7. RF7 - "Perfect World"
8. Circle One - "G.I. Combat"
9. Circle One - "High School Society"
10. Bad Religion - "Bad Religion"
11. Bad Religion - "Slave"
12. Bad Religion - "Drastic Actions"
13. Disability - "Battling Against the Police"
14. Disability - "White As A Ghost"
15. Disability - "Rejection"
16. Circle One - "F.O."
17. Circle One - "Destroy Exxon"