Damaged | ||||
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Released | November 1981 | |||
Studio | Unicorn Studios, West Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | Hardcore punk[1] | |||
Length | 34:58 | |||
Label | SST (007) | |||
Producer |
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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]