Damaged (Black Flag album)

Damaged
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1981 (1981-11)
StudioUnicorn Studios, West Hollywood, California
GenreHardcore punk[1]
Length34:58
LabelSST (007)
Producer
Black Flag chronology
Six Pack
(1981)
Damaged
(1981)
TV Party
(1982)

Damaged is the debut studio album by the American hardcore punk band Black Flag. It was released by SST Records in November 1981.[2]

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. The album was ranked number 340 on Rolling Stone's 2012 list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time,[3][4] though moving down to number 487 in the 2020 revision. Pitchfork also ranked it number 25 on its list of the Top 100 Albums of the 1980s.[5]

  1. ^ Larson, Thomas E. (2014). History of Rock and Roll. Kendall Hunt. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-4652-3886-3.
  2. ^ Hilburn, Robert (November 21, 1981). "Black Flag's LP - A Good Taste of Punk's Drama". Los Angeles Times (Calendar): 3, 7 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. November 18, 2003. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  4. ^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on December 27, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2017.

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