BLACK FLAG DAMAGED LP RARE 1981 HC Rollins Ginn Circle Jerks Misfits Unicorn SST

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Black Flag ?– Damaged
Label:  Unicorn Records ?– 9502, SST Records ?– 9502
Format:  Vinyl, LP, Album, 1st Pressing 
Country:  US
Released:  Nov 1981
Genre:  Rock
Style:  Hardcore, Punk
Tracklist:
A1 Rise Above Written-By – G. Ginn 2:17 A2 Spray Paint The Walls Written-By – C. Dukowski, G. Ginn 0:32 A3 Six Pack Written-By – G. Ginn 2:18 A4 What I See Written-By – C. Dukowski 1:47 A5 T.V. Party Written-By – G. Ginn 3:11 A6 Thirsty & Miserable Written-By – D. Cadena, Medea, Robo 2:05 A7 Police Story Written-By – G. Ginn 1:30 A8 Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie Written-By – G. Ginn 1:50 B1 Depression Written-By – G. Ginn 2:45 B2 Room 13 Written-By – G. Ginn, Medea 2:03 B3 Damaged II Written-By – G. Ginn 3:23 B4 No More Written-By – C. Dukowski 2:23 B5 Padded Cell Written-By – C. Dukowski, G. Ginn 1:50 B6 Life Of Pain Written-By – G. Ginn 2:48 B7 Damaged I Written-By – G. Ginn, H. Rollins 3:50
Companies:
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Unicorn Records, Inc Phonographic Copyright (p) – SST Records Recorded At – Unicorn Studios Mastered At – Greg Lee Processing – L7485
Credits:
Bass – Charles Dukowski Drums – Robo  Engineer – Francis Buckley Engineer [Assistant] – Chuck Vogt Guitar – Greg Ginn Guitar, Vocals – Dez Cadena Photography By [Cover Photos] – Ed Colver Producer – Black Flag Producer, Engineer – Spot Vocals – Henry Rollins
Notes:
First pressing is this issue (MCA logo on rear, "anti-parent" sticker on some, "UNI/4" matrices).  First version recut/reissue is here: Damaged (No MCA logo, "Kendun" matrices).  Second version recut/reissue is here: Damaged (no MCA logo, "Neo-Gelatinous" and S-9375/6 matrices). 
MCA Records (with which Unicorn Records had a distribution deal) distribution chief Al Bergamo announced that the company would not distribute this record, deeming that "It just didn't seem to have any redeeming social value" and because, as a parent with two children, he found it an anti-parent record. "Damaged" was eventually released by Unicorn through an independent distributor. Later, after Unicorn's bankruptcy and almost years of litigation during which Black Flag was forbidden to release any record, they re-released and distributed it through Greg Ginn's own SST Records.  This record cost Black Flag only $8,000 (USD) to produce. 25,000 pressed. 
Some early copies released with a sticker stating "As A Parent..., I Found It An Anti-Parent Record..." on the back of the jacket, covering up the MCA distribution logo. 
? 1981 Unicorn Records, Inc. (On sticker)  ? 1981 SST Records (On side 2 label)
Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side 1): UNI 4-9502-A-RE L7485 IIII COMIN AT YA Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side 2): UNI 4-9502-B THE WHOLE GELATINOUS THING L-7485-X
Black Flag was one of America's first hardcore bands. They emerged from Southern California to gain international prominence, touring enough to become a major attraction in virtually every city where a scene existed and undoubtedly inspiring others to get in the game. Via the band's SST label, Black Flag played an essential role in the development and popularization of American punk. Through countless revolving-door personnel changes — which spawned numerous spin-off bands along the way — Black Flag persevered until 1986, finally dissolving after locating and exploring the zone where punk and heavy metal intersect and overlap. 
Guitarist and songwriter Greg Ginn founded Black Flag in 1976 along with vocalist Keith Morris. They were initially called Panic, adopting the Black Flag moniker a few years later. Ginn remained the only constant member in the band until their split in the summer of 1986. In 2003, Ginn resurrected the Black Flag for a couple shows to benefit cat rescue organizations. These shows featured contributions from some old members as well as new players and reactions were mixed. In January 2013, Ginn announced that he was relaunching the band with vocalist Ron Reyes (the second of 4 vocalists to pass through the group in its initial run) with the intention of extensive touring and recording new material. At the same time, Keith Morris and one-time bassist and SST Records co-founder Chuck Dukowski launched Flag, which also featured former members Bill Stevenson and Dez Cadena as well as Descendents/ALL guitarist Stephen Egerton, to perform the music of Black Flag.
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"First Black Flag album on Unicorn/MCA - stickered over the MCA logo...  Clean copy...  33-years old!"
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