At the time of the recording, Cadena had moved to rhythm guitar (a position he had initially intended to take when Reyes was still in the band) and 20-year-old Washington, DC expatriate Henry Rollins had become the band's new lead singer weeks before the sessions occurred. Backgroundīlack Flag had made at least two cancelled attempts to record a full-length album since the release of its first extended play Nervous Breakdown, with singers Keith Morris, Ron Reyes, and Dez Cadena some of the Reyes sessions became the Jealous Again EP, while selections from two of many Cadena sessions became the Six Pack EP and the 'Louie Louie'/'Damaged I' single other session outtakes later comprised the Everything Went Black double album. Pitchfork also ranked it number 25 on its list of the Top 100 Albums of the 1980s. The album was ranked number 340 on Rolling Stone 's 2012 list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The album was largely ignored by critics and the public at the time of its release but has since been recognized as a classic and one of the most influential punk rock records ever made, appearing on a number of 'best of' lists by fans and critics alike. SST Records released it on December 5, 1981. Unicorn Studios ( West Hollywood, California)ĭamaged is the debut studio album by the American hardcore punk band Black Flag.

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