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Everything Went Black in Franklin, TN
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Everything Went Black in Franklin, TN
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When
Everything Went Black
was first released in 1983,
Black Flag
was in the middle of a backbreaking legal dispute with
Unicorn Records
. As a result of litigation, the band was prevented from using the
name on any records. Hence the original packaging for this album, which listed only the names of individual bandmembers on the cover (this was rectified on subsequent issues). It's a double-album (on vinyl) compilation of previously released material and outtakes -- though the European edition features a wholly different running order. The material, dating from 1978 to 1981, is excellent in places, average in others. However, only obsessives need track it down -- as signified by the inclusion of two versions of several songs (including stalwarts
"Damaged"
and
"Police Story"
). The fourth side of the original vinyl issue also included a sequence of radio spots discussing forthcoming
gigs, which is entertaining stuff, but it's more useful as a historical document than a listening experience. ~ Alex Ogg
Everything Went Black
was first released in 1983,
Black Flag
was in the middle of a backbreaking legal dispute with
Unicorn Records
. As a result of litigation, the band was prevented from using the
name on any records. Hence the original packaging for this album, which listed only the names of individual bandmembers on the cover (this was rectified on subsequent issues). It's a double-album (on vinyl) compilation of previously released material and outtakes -- though the European edition features a wholly different running order. The material, dating from 1978 to 1981, is excellent in places, average in others. However, only obsessives need track it down -- as signified by the inclusion of two versions of several songs (including stalwarts
"Damaged"
and
"Police Story"
). The fourth side of the original vinyl issue also included a sequence of radio spots discussing forthcoming
gigs, which is entertaining stuff, but it's more useful as a historical document than a listening experience. ~ Alex Ogg
When
Everything Went Black
was first released in 1983,
Black Flag
was in the middle of a backbreaking legal dispute with
Unicorn Records
. As a result of litigation, the band was prevented from using the
name on any records. Hence the original packaging for this album, which listed only the names of individual bandmembers on the cover (this was rectified on subsequent issues). It's a double-album (on vinyl) compilation of previously released material and outtakes -- though the European edition features a wholly different running order. The material, dating from 1978 to 1981, is excellent in places, average in others. However, only obsessives need track it down -- as signified by the inclusion of two versions of several songs (including stalwarts
"Damaged"
and
"Police Story"
). The fourth side of the original vinyl issue also included a sequence of radio spots discussing forthcoming
gigs, which is entertaining stuff, but it's more useful as a historical document than a listening experience. ~ Alex Ogg
Everything Went Black
was first released in 1983,
Black Flag
was in the middle of a backbreaking legal dispute with
Unicorn Records
. As a result of litigation, the band was prevented from using the
name on any records. Hence the original packaging for this album, which listed only the names of individual bandmembers on the cover (this was rectified on subsequent issues). It's a double-album (on vinyl) compilation of previously released material and outtakes -- though the European edition features a wholly different running order. The material, dating from 1978 to 1981, is excellent in places, average in others. However, only obsessives need track it down -- as signified by the inclusion of two versions of several songs (including stalwarts
"Damaged"
and
"Police Story"
). The fourth side of the original vinyl issue also included a sequence of radio spots discussing forthcoming
gigs, which is entertaining stuff, but it's more useful as a historical document than a listening experience. ~ Alex Ogg