Hoy iniciamos el repaso a la discografía completa del sello americano SST, fundado por Greg Ginn en 1978, en Long Beach (California), en principio para publicar las grabaciones de su propio grupo, los legendarios Black Flag. Las siglas SST significan Solid State Transmitters.
Muy pronto el sello se convertiría en un emblema de referencia para el hardcore de la Costa Oeste y su prodigiosa evolución en grupos como Minutemen o Hüsker Dü.
La primera referencia de SST es el single debut de Black Flag: "Nervous Breakdown", publicado en octubre de 1978.
The recording was financed by Greg Ginn with proceeds he had earned from his mail-order ham radio electronics business, Solid State Tuners (SST)[1]. Through Spot, then an apprentice engineer whom Ginn had already known from living in Hermosa Beach, California, the band found Media Art, a studio that had recently completed construction.[2]
The recording was originally supposed to come out on Bomp! Records, but the band felt that the label was taking too long to put the record out. Eventually the band took the master rights back, and Ginn put some more earnings from his ham radio business, located a pressing plant in the phone book, and co-founded SST Records with Black Flag bassist Chuck Dukowski, borrowing the label's name from his business.[1]
It is commonly misconstrued that Spot was the producer and engineer of record for Nervous Breakdown. In his sleeve notes for the 1982 outtakes anthology Everything Went Black, Spot pointed out that as an apprentice engineer, his involvement in the sessions was limited to setting up microphones during the tracking sessions, and doing rough mixes for the band to hear.[2]
The initial pressing of Nervous Breakdown was 300 copies. Black Flag were able to use the record as "a badge of legitimacy" (according to Dukowski) to begin getting live gigs in the Los Angeles area.[2]
The recording was originally supposed to come out on Bomp! Records, but the band felt that the label was taking too long to put the record out. Eventually the band took the master rights back, and Ginn put some more earnings from his ham radio business, located a pressing plant in the phone book, and co-founded SST Records with Black Flag bassist Chuck Dukowski, borrowing the label's name from his business.[1]
It is commonly misconstrued that Spot was the producer and engineer of record for Nervous Breakdown. In his sleeve notes for the 1982 outtakes anthology Everything Went Black, Spot pointed out that as an apprentice engineer, his involvement in the sessions was limited to setting up microphones during the tracking sessions, and doing rough mixes for the band to hear.[2]
The initial pressing of Nervous Breakdown was 300 copies. Black Flag were able to use the record as "a badge of legitimacy" (according to Dukowski) to begin getting live gigs in the Los Angeles area.[2]
The EP is still in print both in its original form (a 7" vinyl EP), as a 5" CD single, and as part of the anthology The First Four Years. It was also available at times as a 3" CD single, a 10" colored vinyl EP, and as part of the various artists compilation of SST singles, The 7 Inch Wonders Of The World.
Track listing:
All songs written by Greg Ginn, except where noted.
1."Nervous Breakdown" – 2:07
2."Fix Me" – 0:55
3."I've Had It" – 1:20
4."Wasted" (Ginn/Morris) – 0:51
All songs written by Greg Ginn, except where noted.
1."Nervous Breakdown" – 2:07
2."Fix Me" – 0:55
3."I've Had It" – 1:20
4."Wasted" (Ginn/Morris) – 0:51
Personnel:
Keith Morris - vocals
Greg Ginn - guitar
Chuck Dukowski - bass
Brian Migdol - drums
David Tarling - co-producer, engineer
Spot - engineer, mixer
Raymond Pettibon - artwork
Note: On the original pressing, Chuck is credited under his real name and ROBO is credited as the drummer.
Keith Morris - vocals
Greg Ginn - guitar
Chuck Dukowski - bass
Brian Migdol - drums
David Tarling - co-producer, engineer
Spot - engineer, mixer
Raymond Pettibon - artwork
Note: On the original pressing, Chuck is credited under his real name and ROBO is credited as the drummer.
Taken from wikipedia.
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