Black Flag - In My Head

Original Release Date

1985

Release Information

US LP 1985 (SST - SST 045)
UK LP 1985 (SST - SST 045)

1 Paralyzed 2:39
2 The Crazy Girl 2:46
3 Black Love 2:42
4 White Hot 4:59
5 In My Head 4:30
6 Drinking And Driving 3:16
7 Retired At 21 4:56
8 Society's Tease 6:09
9 It's All Up To You 5:14

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US CD 1990 (SST - SST CD 045)

1 Paralyzed 2:39
2 The Crazy Girl 2:46
3 Black Love 2:42
4 White Hot 4:59
5 In My Head 4:30
6 Out Of This World 2:13
7 I Can See You 3:22
8 Drinking And Driving 3:16
9 Retired At 21 4:56
10 Society's Tease 6:09
11 It's All Up To You 5:14
12 You Let Me Down 3:40

Chart Placings

None

Credits

LP/CD:

Henry Rollins - vocals
Greg Ginn - guitar
Kira - bass
Bill Stevenson - drums

Recorded at Total Access, Redondo Beach, California
Produced by Greg Ginn
Tracking Engineer: Dave Tarling
Tracking Production: Dave Tarling, Greg Ginn, and Bill Stevenson
Mixing Engineer: Michael Boshears
Executive Producer: NIXON Management
Henry Rollins, Kira - backing Vocals

Additional Credits

CD Bonus Tracks:
Out Of This World, I Can See You, You Let Me Down: from the I Can See You 12" EP, released 1989

Reviews & Opinions

PUNKY GIBBON: The propulsive title track is latter-day Black Flag at their best, and from that point (end of side one) onwards, the record rocks like crazy. Side two introduces a genuine sense of fun, melody and even playfulness into the hardcore punk/metal assault. Unfortunately, Greg Ginn's muffled production is a big problem, almost as much as starting with nearly a whole side of excruciating, frustratingly slow and directionless dirges. The CD adds three quarters of the I Can See You EP, including the storming 'Out Of This World'.

FLEX! HARDCORE: If a band releases three LPs within one year something is usually wrong. And there is definitely something wrong with this final Black Flag LP - terrible irritating guitar solos that are all over the songs, tired, paralyzed rock punk songs that sound like a parody of their classic stuff, and a boring and weak production. B side has the better tracks, but even those are kind of boring. Annihilate this LP. [4].

DOGTOWNE, MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL #30, NOVEMBER 1985: I've tended to like their post-'Damaged' records a lot more than some people I know, here, instead of long, drawn-out solos, the songs are shorter and more concise, and therefore pack more punch. The cassette version contains three extra tracks.

Additional Notes

The 1990 reissue is on two colours (pink, and marbled tan)

Images

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