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Everything Went Black
Everything Went Black is a compilation album by the American hardcore punk band Black Flag. It was released in 1982 through SST Records. The compilation comprises early songs recorded before Henry Rollins became the band's vocalist in 1981, and was initially released without the group's name on its cover, due to their lawsuit with MCA/Unicorn. Instead, the names of the group members were listed on the first release.
After the release of their first EP, 1979’s “Nervous Breakdown,” Black Flag began writing and recording material for a full-length album, but shelved the recordings when vocalist Keith Morris left the group. They returned to the studio to re-record much of the same material with second vocalist Ron Reyes, but only managed to secure five songs because of Reyes’ habit for not showing up for recording sessions. These tracks saw release as the band’s first 12” release, Jealous Again before Reyes eventually returned to the studio to lay down his remaining vocal tracks. Black Flag began the recording process again with their third vocalist Dez Cadena, but then shelved these takes when Henry Rollins joined the groups as Black Flag’s permanent singer for the band’s 1980s tenure, re-recording the bulk of Black Flag’s early canon for their first LP, 1982’s Damaged.
At the height of the band’s popularity following Damaged’s release, Black Flag entered a state of legal limbo with MCA subsidiary Uni Records who would neither release any new Black Flag recordings, nor permit the band to issue their music themselves. Hence, they chose to compile the shelved recordings from their first three vocalists and release it as Everything Went Black with the band’s name and logo blacked out on the album jacket. The songs filled up three LP sides, and the band collected a number of radio spots to comprise a fourth for a double-LP. After Uni Records folded and the band was able to once again release records under their own name, subsequent vinyl, cassette, and CD editions of Everything Went Black openly sported Black Flag’s name and logo.
In a 1983 Trouser Press review, Ira Robbins noted that only "side three comes close" to matching their best work, describing the album as "a potent dose of unrestrained hardcore, and an edifying trip through the convoluted past of Black Flag."
All tracks are written by Greg Ginn, except where noted.
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Everything Went Black
Everything Went Black is a compilation album by the American hardcore punk band Black Flag. It was released in 1982 through SST Records. The compilation comprises early songs recorded before Henry Rollins became the band's vocalist in 1981, and was initially released without the group's name on its cover, due to their lawsuit with MCA/Unicorn. Instead, the names of the group members were listed on the first release.
After the release of their first EP, 1979’s “Nervous Breakdown,” Black Flag began writing and recording material for a full-length album, but shelved the recordings when vocalist Keith Morris left the group. They returned to the studio to re-record much of the same material with second vocalist Ron Reyes, but only managed to secure five songs because of Reyes’ habit for not showing up for recording sessions. These tracks saw release as the band’s first 12” release, Jealous Again before Reyes eventually returned to the studio to lay down his remaining vocal tracks. Black Flag began the recording process again with their third vocalist Dez Cadena, but then shelved these takes when Henry Rollins joined the groups as Black Flag’s permanent singer for the band’s 1980s tenure, re-recording the bulk of Black Flag’s early canon for their first LP, 1982’s Damaged.
At the height of the band’s popularity following Damaged’s release, Black Flag entered a state of legal limbo with MCA subsidiary Uni Records who would neither release any new Black Flag recordings, nor permit the band to issue their music themselves. Hence, they chose to compile the shelved recordings from their first three vocalists and release it as Everything Went Black with the band’s name and logo blacked out on the album jacket. The songs filled up three LP sides, and the band collected a number of radio spots to comprise a fourth for a double-LP. After Uni Records folded and the band was able to once again release records under their own name, subsequent vinyl, cassette, and CD editions of Everything Went Black openly sported Black Flag’s name and logo.
In a 1983 Trouser Press review, Ira Robbins noted that only "side three comes close" to matching their best work, describing the album as "a potent dose of unrestrained hardcore, and an edifying trip through the convoluted past of Black Flag."
All tracks are written by Greg Ginn, except where noted.