LP Black Flag – Damaged With Dez

LP Black Flag – Damaged With Dez

label: TV Party records – TV12

format: LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release

released: 2022

What if Greg Ginn and the rest of the band never hired Henry Rollins as a vocalist and went on to record Damaged with Dez on vocals? Hear these early Black Flag classics with Dez on vocals!

A1-A7 and B1-B5 taken from official SST releases. B6-B8 available on various other unofficial releases.

Tracklist:

A1 American Waste
A2 Machine
A3 Police Story
A4 Gimme Gimme Gimme
A5 Depression
A6 Room 13
A7 Damaged II

B1 No More
B2 Padded Cell
B3 Six Pack
B4 Clocked In
B5 Damaged I
B6 Spray Paint The Walls
B7 Rise Above
B8 Life Of Pain

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.

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 members Bill Stevenson and Dez Cadena as well as Descendents/ALL guitarist Stephen Egerton, to perform the music of Black Flag.