Editing Guttermouth (section)

===Formation===
The members of Guttermouth began playing music in various parts of [[Orange County, California]] in the early 1980s. Singer Mark Adkins performed in the [[La Habra, California|La Habra]] punk rock band Republic in 1982 with guitarist and classmate Scott Sheldon. Adkins has remained the sole permanent member of Guttermouth over all its iterations; some of the songs written by Sheldon and Adkins at this time would later be used in Guttermouth and would remain in their live set throughout their career.<ref name="pharmacy">{{cite AV media notes
 |title      = Live From the Pharmacy
 |title-link  = Live From the Pharmacy
 |others   = Guttermouth
 |year       = 1998
 |first      = James
 |last       = Nunn
 |type     = CD booklet
 |publisher  = [[Nitro Records]]
 |location   = [[Huntington Beach, California|Huntington Beach, CA]]
 }}</ref> Republic broke up in 1984 and the two moved on to other projects: Sheldon played in a band with drummer James Nunn while Adkins tried various other musical projects, including one with Nunn. Adkins joined guitarists Eric "Derek" Davis and Barry Burnham, bassist Paul "Fang" Denis, and drummer Tim Baulch in their band Critical Noise. Baulch suggested the name Guttermouth for the new lineup, and this early incarnation of the band played shows, parties and skateboard demo's during 1988 until Davis relocated to nearby [[Huntington Beach, California|Huntington Beach]] in 1989, effectively dissolving the group. About a year later Adkins and Nunn also moved there. Adkins approached Burnham and Baulch about starting the band back up but the two declined. Adkins and Davis recruited Sheldon to replace Burnham and Nunn to replace Baulch. They also recruited an early fan of the band, bassist Clint Weinrich to join them. This solidified the "original" lineup of the band with Mark Adkins on vocals, Scott Sheldon and Eric Davis on [[guitar]]s, Clint Weinrich on bass and James Nunn on [[Drum kit|drums]], a lineup which would remain consistent over the next six years and two albums.<ref name="pharmacy"/>