Black Flag - Everything Went Black (1983)

Black Flag - Everything Went Black (1983)

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 Black Flag 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forthcoming Black Flag gigs, which is entertaining stuff, but it's more useful as a historical document than a listening experience. -- Alex Ogg

Tracklist:

1. Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie 1:59
2. I Don't Care 0:59
3. White Minority 1:12
4. No Values 1:59
5. Revenge 1:05
6. Depression 2:10
7. Clocked In 1:30
8. Police Story 1:32
9. Wasted 0:44
10. Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie 1:42
11. Depression 2:42
12. Police Story 1:33
13. Clocked In 1:37
14. My Rules 1:04
15. Jealous Again 2:21
16. Police Story 1:36
17. Damaged I 2:09
18. Louie Louie 1:27
19. No More 3:02
20. Room 13 2:08
21. Depression 2:40
22. Damaged II 4:13
23. Padded Cell 1:53
24. Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie 1:48
25. Crass Commercialism 17:10