The Complete 1982 Demos Plus More

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The Complete 1982 Demos Plus More is a bootleg album, released in 1996 according to most Internet sources, containing songs from two different Black Flag recording sessions.

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[edit] Album history

In 1982, legally restricted from releasing new records, Black Flag secretly recorded a demo, mainly consisting of songs that would later be used on their albums My War and Slip It In. Tracks 1-10 were taken from these sessions, although some sources indicate that these 10 selections are not in fact the complete 1982 demos.

On July 11, 1984,[1] shortly after Kira Roessler joined the band, Black Flag recorded a few tracks live at Radio Tokyo studio in Los Angeles, including a short interview. Tracks 11-14 are taken from these sessions. Some sources indicate that this recording session was for a radio show of some kind, but, despite its name, Radio Tokyo was (and still is) a conventional recording studio, not a radio station.

The 1982 demo sessions are notable for being the only recorded Black Flag material featuring Chuck Biscuits, who was only seventeen at the time, on drums (his tenure in the band was fairly short-lived). Some Black Flag fans cite this lineup as the best in the band's history, and some consider these recordings to be among the band's best. Due to the secretive nature of the sessions, these demos have also developed a somewhat legendary reputation in punk circles. Also notable is the inclusion of "What Can You Believe" and "Yes, I Know," songs which did not appear on any official Black Flag releases in any form.

The Radio Tokyo sessions are also highly regarded by Black Flag fans, due mainly to the "hotter" or more "up-front" sound of the live mix, and Henry Rollins's intense vocal performance.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "What Can You Believe"
  2. "Yes, I Know"
  3. "Slip It In"
  4. "Modern Man"
  5. "My War"
  6. "Black Coffee"
  7. "Beat My Head Against The Wall"
  8. "Can't Decide"
  9. "I Love You"
  10. "Nothing Left Inside/Scream"
  11. "I Love You"
  12. "My War"
  13. "Interview"
  14. "Swinging Man"

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Tracks 1-10

[edit] Tracks 11-14

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Dementlieu Punk Archives - Black Flag, 1984", Dementlieu Punk Archives.
Black Flag
Greg Ginn
Vocals: Chavo Pederast | Keith Morris | Dez Cadena | Henry Rollins
Bass: Raymond Pettibon | Spot | Chuck Dukowski | Kira Roessler | C'el Revuelta
Drums: David Horvitz | Brian Migdol | ROBO | Emil Johnson | Chuck Biscuits | Bill Stevenson |Anthony Martinez
Discography
Albums: Damaged | My War | Slip It In | Family Man | Loose Nut | In My Head
Extended plays: Nervous Breakdown | Jealous Again | Six Pack | TV Party | The Process of Weeding Out | Minuteflag | I Can See You
Live: Live '84 | Who's Got the 10½? | Annihilate This Week
Other releases: Everything Went Black | The First Four Years | Wasted...Again | The Complete 1982 Demos Plus More | Spray Paint EP
Related articles
Rollins Band | Dos | State of Alert | Gone | SST Records | Spot | October Faction | Joe Cole
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