1982 Demos

March 2023 The Complete 1982 Demos demo Black Flag 1982 Demos.jpg 1996 (self-released) 1982 (1-10 tracks)1984 (11-16 tracks) Total Access Hardcore punk post-hardcore sludge metal 63:03 (self-released) Black Flag AllMusic 4 5https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-complete-1982-demos-plus-more%21-mw0001015940 The Complete 1982 Demos (Plus More!) AllMusic The Complete 1982 Demos is an unreleased set of demo tracks intended for a follow-up album to Black Flag's debut album Damaged (1981). The tracks recorded show the band moving in a riff-driven, heavy metal-inflected direction, away from the pure hardcore punk of the first album. Due to legal issues, the album was never recorded, though most of the tracks were re-recorded for later albums. Though never officially released, the recordings have been widely bootlegged. A version of the album called "The Complete 1982 Demos Plus More!" exists, which includes a separate bootleg named "1984 Radio Tokyo Demos". These were recorded live on radio in 1984, as the name would suggest. The original Tokyo bootleg consisted of 5 songs, along with an interview, an intro and an outro, bringing the total to 8 songs. However only "I Love You", "My War", "The Swinging Man" and the interview were included on the re-release of the 1982 demos. History Following their debut album Damaged (1981), Black Flag underwent several personnel shifts and debuted a number of songs in their live shows.Chick 2011 266 In contrast to the straightforward hardcore punk of the debut, the new songs tended toward being slower in tempo with pronounced metal elements and included funk and jazz touches.Chick 2011 266–267 The band found themselves locked in a protracted legal battle with Unicorn Records, a subsidiary of MCA Records, who had distributed Damaged. A legal injunction prevented Black Flag from recording under their name, severely cutting into the band members' income. Drummer Chuck Biscuits, tired of the group's legal battles, left in the winter of 1982 amid personal clashes and creative disagreements.Henry Rollins. Get in the Van: On the Road with Black Flag. 2.13.61 Publications, 978-1-880985-24-3 He was followed by guitarist Dez Cadena, who left in 1983 to form the band DC3.Chick 2011 267 The recordings have never been officially released, but have been widely bootlegged.Chick 2011 266 Patrick Kennedy of AllMusic described this edition of Black Flag as "possibly their strongest lineup" and the demos as "the most visceral and brutal set of Black Flag recordings available". Recording The band recorded demos of ten songs at the studio Total Access.Chick 2011 266 Recording and mixing took one night.Chick 2011 267 Track listing Standard Edition What Can You Believe? Dez Cadena 2:57 Yes, I Know Cadena 2:36 Slip It In Greg Ginn 5:26 Modern Man Chuck Dukowski, Ed Danky 2:40 My War Dukowski 3:33 Black Coffee Ginn 5:04 Beat My Head Against the Wall Ginn 2:22 Can't Decide Ginn 5:22 I Love You Dukowski 3:32 Nothing Left Inside/Scream Ginn, Henry Rollins 11:33 1984 Radio Tokyo I Love You 3:33 My War 3:48 Interview 3:00 The Swinging Man 2:36 Three Nights 6:28 Wound Up 4:19 Personnel The lineup for these recordings never played together on an official album.Chick 2011 266 Henry Rollins – vocals Greg Ginn – lead guitar, rhythm guitar on "What Can You Believe?" and "Yes, I Know", 1st guitar solo on "Slip It In" Dez Cadena – rhythm guitar, lead guitar on "What Can You Believe?" and "Yes, I Know", 2nd guitar solo on "Slip It In" Chuck Dukowski – bass Chuck Biscuits – drums References Works cited Chick Stevie Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag https://books.google.com/books?id=ypOXCnhPPYEC 2011 PM Press 978-1-60486-584-4 Category:Black Flag (band) albums Category:1982 albums Category:1990s demo albums