Side A No.Īdapted from the album liner notes. 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.Īll tracks are written by Greg Ginn, except where noted. 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. įour other songs were completed during the recording, "Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie", "I Don't Care", "White Minority" and "No Values", which were later released as part of the Everything Went Black compilation album. 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. It was the first real recordings of Black Flag’s music, and although they only pressed 2,000 copies, the band had something physical that they could send to promoters and venues. Black Flag released their first EP Nervous Breakdown in 1979. The initial pressing of Nervous Breakdown was 2,000 copies. Black Flag, Nervous Breakdown Art by Raymond Pettibon. 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. It is commonly misconstrued that Spot was the producer and engineer of Nervous Breakdown. 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. The recording was originally supposed to be released through Bomp! Records, but the band felt that the label was taking too long to put the record out. 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. I like how you effortlessly create a timeline of mood via a shifting momentum of sound.The recording was financed by Greg Ginn with proceeds he had earned from his mail-order ham radio electronics business, Solid State Tuners (SST). It’s a bit like deja-vu I know I haven’t been in that situation myself, but I feel like I have, because I’ve had those moments
the little moments are so, so true to life. direction is minimal and subtle and heavily attuned to subtlties and dialouge. it doesn't feel like a film, instead feeling like you are spying on the private life of your best friends. Ok for My Girl Don’t (Feel That Way), I felt like this could be something written by Jesse circa 1st film, right before the 2nd one were Celine then sings “A Waltz For A Night” if the character jesse wrote a song instead of writing a book, I’d imagine it’d be my girl. And right away my mind went, Ah! “The Worse It Gets The Better” by Songs For Moms. People who possess …show more content… well, My brain likes to link songs together. Headphones are the way to go, dancing cilia in the cochlear got me grinning like a fool. Man, I truly missed some dandy folks, and definitely missed our conversations.Īs for your songs? Oh, satisfying elaboration… (care to follow me down the rabbit hole on this one?) The bad news is you’re isolated from people. The good news is you’re isolated from people. Got to admit, taking a breather from nearly all forms of technology is both pleasant and awful. This blog describes all the different pressings or versions of the 7' 45 rpm record. But hey, I’m back and correspondence shall commence. A blog about Black Flag and their first record Nervous Breakdown.
And I love this line: I’m about to have a nervous breakdown, my head really hurts When you’re a troubled youth, lyrics like that get locked in your soul. Available in a range of colours and styles for men. Vocalist: Keith Morris) There’s just something about the chorus on Nervous Breakdown. Shop high-quality unique Black Flag Nervous Breakdown T-Shirts designed and sold by independent artists. Coincidence? I think not.) Nixing communication from all beings was necessary. NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (Nervous Breakdown EP, 1978. (Black Flag’s “Nervous Breakdown” was consistently on repeat. I was in a really noxious, screwed-up state of mind. Esty!! Sincerest apologies for ghosting out for a few weeks.