Album - Generic Flipper

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Album - Generic Flipper

Studio album by Flipper
Released	1982
Recorded	Oct 31, 1980-Aug 1981
Genre	Hardcore punk/Noise rock
Length	39:56
Label	Subterranean Records Def American(1993 reissue)
Producer(s)	Flipper and Chris
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Flipper chronology
	Album - Generic Flipper (1982)	Gone Fishin' (1984)

Album - Generic Flipper is the debut album by the San Francisco band Flipper. Many fans say it is the band's finest release, and it is definitely their most acclaimed release. It is also referred to as Album, Generic Flipper, and just Generic. It is considered a groundbreaking album, the first album to play with the sludge and heaviness of early Black Sabbath but still be considered a punk album. The album was the first to send the message that a band didn't have to play fast to be punk. This is a message that would give The Melvins a reason to live and is also what inspired the last three tracks on Black Flag's My War album. Kurt Cobain was influenced by the album and wrote in his journals that it was one of his 50 favorite albums of all time.

As of September 2006, the album is no longer in print, although American Recordings (formerly Def American) still holds the master rights. A reissue of the album is said to be in works for 2007.