Original pressing; has anti-parent sticker Cover: VG; wear but no seam splits (see pictures) LP: VG; some scuffs and minor scratches

Black Flag – Damaged

Label: Unicorn Records – 9502, SST Records – 9502 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: Nov 16, 1981 Genre: Rock Style: Hardcore, Punk

Tracklist

Hide Credits A1 Rise Above Written-By – G. Ginn* Written-By – G. Ginn* 2:17 A2 Spray Paint The Walls Written-By – C. Dukowski*, G. Ginn* Written-By – C. Dukowski*, G. Ginn* 0:32 A3 Six Pack Written-By – G. Ginn* Written-By – G. Ginn* 2:18 A4 What I See Written-By – C. Dukowski* Written-By – C. Dukowski* 1:47 A5 T.V. Party Written-By – G. Ginn* Written-By – G. Ginn* 3:11 A6 Thirsty & Miserable Written-By – D. Cadena*, Medea (5), Robo (3) Written-By – D. Cadena*, Medea (5), Robo (3) 2:05 A7 Police Story Written-By – G. Ginn* Written-By – G. Ginn* 1:30 A8 Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie Written-By – G. Ginn* Written-By – G. Ginn* 1:50 B1 Depression Written-By – G. Ginn* Written-By – G. Ginn* 2:45 B2 Room 13 Written-By – G. Ginn*, Medea (5) Written-By – G. Ginn*, Medea (5) 2:03 B3 Damaged II Written-By – G. Ginn* Written-By – G. Ginn* 3:23 B4 No More Written-By – C. Dukowski* Written-By – C. Dukowski* 2:23 B5 Padded Cell Written-By – C. Dukowski*, G. Ginn* Written-By – C. Dukowski*, G. Ginn* 1:50 B6 Life Of Pain Written-By – G. Ginn* Written-By – G. Ginn* 2:48 B7 Damaged I Written-By – G. Ginn*, H. Rollins* Written-By – G. Ginn*, H. Rollins* 3:50

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ? – Unicorn Records, Inc
• Phonographic Copyright ? – SST Records
• Recorded At – Unicorn Studios, Hollywood, CA
• Mastered At – Greg Lee Processing – L7485

Credits

• Bass – Charles Dukowski*
• Drums – Robo (3)
• 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 $8,000 (USD) to produce. 25,000 pressed.
Lyric sheet was available by mail.

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.

Some copies with the anti-parent sticker that were sent out for radio promotion have an additional sticker on the front of the cover stating:

"Recommended For Airplay
T.V. Party
Rise Above"

? 1981 Unicorn Records, Inc. (on anti-parent and promo stickers)
? 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
• Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side 1, variant 2): UNI/4-9502-A-RE JcS L-7485 IIII COMIN AT YA
• Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side 2, variant 2): UNI 4/9502-B JcS THE WHOLE GELATINOUS THING ? L-7485-X
• Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side 1, Variant 3): UNI/4-A-RE (scratched out) UNI/4- 9502-A-RE jcs L-7485 IIII Comin At Ya
• Matrix / Runout (Etched Runout Side 1, Variant 3): UNI 4-9502-B jcs THE WHOLE GELATINOUS THING ? L-7485-X