"The Politics Of Time" is the seventh overall release, third album-length release, and first compilation by the Minutemen. Released in-between their "Buzz Or Howl Under The Influence Of Heat" 12"ep and "Double Nickels On The Dime" 2xLP on their own New Alliance Records label, the album compiles seven tracks meant for a non-SST Minutemen studio album that never materialized, a variety of live tracks of varying recording quality (most done with ordinary cassette machines), and a recording by the Minutemen's predecessor band The Reactionaries. Now available again on vinyl.