Damaged

~ Release by Black Flag (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Rise Above
producer:
Black Flag and Spot (US multi-instrumentalist and producer/engineer)
bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (in 1981)
guitar:
Dez Cadena (in 1981) and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Henry Rollins (in 1981)
recording of:
Rise Above (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
3.22:29
A2Spray Paint
bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (in 1981)
guitar:
Dez Cadena (in 1981) and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Henry Rollins (in 1981)
recording of:
Spray Paint (in 1981)
writer:
Chuck Dukowski and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
30:36
A3Six Pack
bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (in 1981)
guitar:
Dez Cadena (in 1981) and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Henry Rollins (in 1981)
recording of:
Six Pack (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
2.52:23
A4What I See
bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (in 1981)
guitar:
Dez Cadena (in 1981) and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Henry Rollins (in 1981)
recording of:
What I See (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Dukowski
31:58
A5TV Party
bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (in 1981)
guitar:
Dez Cadena (in 1981) and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Henry Rollins (in 1981)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
TV Party (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
2.83:33
A6Thirsty and Miserable
bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (in 1981)
guitar:
Dez Cadena (in 1981) and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Henry Rollins (in 1981)
recording of:
Thirsty and Miserable (in 1981)
writer:
Dez Cadena, Rosa Medea (Girlfriend of Greg Ginn (Black Flag)) and ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.))
2.652:08
A7Police Story
bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (in 1981)
guitar:
Dez Cadena (in 1981) and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Henry Rollins (in 1981)
recording of:
Police Story (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
31:35
A8Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie
bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (in 1981)
guitar:
Dez Cadena (in 1981) and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Henry Rollins (in 1981)
recording of:
Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie (Black Flag) (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
3.651:49
B1Depression
bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (in 1981)
guitar:
Dez Cadena (in 1981) and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Henry Rollins (in 1981)
recording of:
Depression (Black Flag) (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
3.352:31
B2Room 13
bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (in 1981)
guitar:
Dez Cadena (in 1981) and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Henry Rollins (in 1981)
recording of:
Room 13 (in 1981)
writer:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) and Rosa Medea (Girlfriend of Greg Ginn (Black Flag))
32:07
B3Damaged II
bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (in 1981)
guitar:
Dez Cadena (in 1981) and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Henry Rollins (in 1981)
recording of:
Damaged II (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
33:25
B4No More
bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (in 1981)
guitar:
Dez Cadena (in 1981) and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Henry Rollins (in 1981)
recording of:
No More (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Dukowski
32:28
B5Padded Cell
bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (in 1981)
guitar:
Dez Cadena (in 1981) and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Henry Rollins (in 1981)
recording of:
Padded Cell (in 1981)
writer:
Chuck Dukowski and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
31:49
B6Life of Pain
bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (in 1981)
guitar:
Dez Cadena (in 1981) and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Henry Rollins (in 1981)
recording of:
Life of Pain (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
32:53
B7Damaged I
bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (in 1981)
guitar:
Dez Cadena (in 1981) and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Henry Rollins (in 1981)
recording of:
Damaged I (in 1981)
writer:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) and Henry Rollins
33:51

Credits

Release

photography:Ed Colver
assistant engineer:Chuck Vogt
engineer:Francis Buckley
Spot (US multi-instrumentalist and producer/engineer)
producer:Black Flag
Spot (US multi-instrumentalist and producer/engineer)
background vocals:Dez Cadena
Chuck Dukowski
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.))
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1696396 [info]

Release group

covers:Rise Above by Dirty Projectors
part of:Music Genre Tree (canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre)
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Q Magazine: 20 Loudest Albums of All Time (number: 15) (order: 16)
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Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/28654 [info]
reviews:https://web.archive.org/web/20160414193559/http://ssmt-reviews.com/artist/black_flag.html [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/4dcz [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/black_flag/damaged/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/70402/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000198777 [info]
Wikidata:Q901386 [info]