Band Name: Black Flag
Music Album: Everything Went Black
Album Release Date: November 1987
Music Genre: Punk Rock Hardcore
Record Label: SST Records
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 25 Tracks CD Reissue
Black Flag was one of America's first hardcore punk bands. They emerged from Southern California to gain international prominence, touring enough to become a major attraction in virtually every city where a scene existed and undoubtedly inspiring others to get in the game. Via the band's SST label, Black Flag played an essential role in the development and popularization of American punk. Through countless revolving-door personnel changes — which spawned numerous spin-off bands along the way — Black Flag persevered until 1986, finally dissolving after locating and exploring the zone where punk and heavy metal intersect and overlap.
Guitarist and songwriter Greg Ginn founded Black Flag in 1976 along with vocalist Keith Morris. They were intially called Panic, adopting the Black Flag moniker a few years later. Ginn remained the only constant member in the band until their split in the summer of 1986. In 2003, Ginn resurrected the Black Flag for a couple shows to benefit cat rescue organizations. These shows featured contributions from some old members as well as new players and reactions were mixed. In January 2013, Ginn announced that he was relaunching the band with vocalist Ron Reyes (the second of 4 vocalists to pass through the group in its initial run) with the intention of extensive touring and recording new material. At the same time, Keith Morris and one-time bassist and SST Records co-founder Chuck Dukowski launched Flag, which also featured former member (...)
| (Johnny "Bob" Goldstein Era) | ||
| 1 | Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie | 1:57 |
| 2 | I Don't Care | 0:58 |
| 3 | White Minority | 1:09 |
| 4 | No Values | 1:58 |
| 5 | Revenge | 1:01 |
| 6 | Depression | 2:07 |
| 7 | Clocked In | 1:29 |
| 8 | Police Story | 1:30 |
| 9 | Wasted | 0:42 |
| (Jealous Again Era-Chavo) | ||
| 10 | Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie | 1:40 |
| 11 | Depression | 2:40 |
| 12 | Police Story | 1:33 |
| 13 | Clocked In | 1:36 |
| 14 | My Rules | 0:58 |
| (Jealous Again Era-Dez) | ||
| 15 | Jealous Again | 2:24 |
| 16 | Police Story | 1:35 |
| 17 | Damaged I | 2:05 |
| 18 | Louie Louie | 1:27 |
| 19 | No More | 3:00 |
| 20 | Room 13 | 2:06 |
| 21 | Depression | 2:40 |
| 22 | Damaged II | 4:13 |
| 23 | Padded Cell | 1:50 |
| 24 | Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie | 1:46 |
| - | ||
| 25 | Crass Commercialism | 17:34 |
Compilation of previously unreleased Black Flag recordings 1978-1981
Tracks 1 to 4 recorded 1/78 @ Media Art.
Tracks 5 to 9 recorded "live" 10/1/79 @ Media Art. Mixed 10/13/82 @ Music Lab.
Track 10 recorded & mixed 4/80 @ Media Art.
Tracks 11 & 14 recorded 10-11/79 @ Media Art. Mixed 10/13/82 @ Music Lab.
Tracks 12 & 13 recorded 10-11/79. Overdubbed & mixed early 80 @ Media Art.
Tracks 15 & 16 recorded 10-11/79. Overdubbed & mixed 8-9/80 @ Media Art.
Track 17 recorded "live" at Target Video in San Francisco 8/80. Mixed to cassette.
Tracks 18 & 19 recorded 1/81 @ Media Art. Mixed mid-81 @ Media Art & Music Lab.
Tracks 20 to 24 recorded and mixed 4-5/81 @ Golden Age.
Edited at Total Access, Redondo Beach, 10/82.
Track 25 — two years of radio ads compiled by Harold and Howie Schvenkel.
Original album released in 1982.
©1982 Cesstone Music (BMI)
℗ SST Records 1982
File download is hosted on Megaupload
