studio albums

BAD BRAINS

		track list [click on title for lyrics]		time
		1	Sailin' On	01:55
		2	Don't Need It	01:07
		3	Attitude	01:19
		4	The Regulator	01:07
		5	Banned in D.C.	02:12
		6	Jah Calling	02:31
		7	Supertouch/Shitfit	02:30
		8	Leaving Babylon	04:10
		9	F.V.K. (Fearless Vampire Killers)	01:07
		10	I	02:05
		11	Big Take Over	02:57
		12	Pay to Cum	01:25
recorded	Aug - Oct 1981	13	Right Brigade	02:27
at	171-A Studios, NYC	14	I Luv I Jah	06:24
produced by	Jay Dublee	15	Intro	00:45
released	1982
label
formats	Cassette, LP, CD
note	Pay To Cum, I Luv I Jah, and Jah Calling recorded on May-16, 1981. This album was originally released only on cassette. In-Effect Records released a CD version with the same track listing entitled Attitude: The ROIR Sessions in 1991.

ROCK FOR LIGHT

		track list [click on title for lyrics]		time
		Side A
		1	Coptic Times	02:11
		2	Attitude	01:12
		3	We Will Not	01:39
		4	Sailin' On	01:50
		5	Rally 'Round Jah Throne	04:39
		6	Right Brigade	02:13
		7	F.V.K.	01:00
		8	Riot Squad	02:07
		9	The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth	03:35

		Side B
recorded	1983	1	Joshua's Song	00:33
at	Synchro Sound Studios,	2	Banned in D.C.	02:03
	Boston, MA	3	How Low Can a Punk Get?	01:55
	Mastered at 52nd St. LA	4	Big Takeover	02:35
produced by	Ric Ocasek	5	I and I Survive	05:17
released	1983	6	Destroy Babylon	01:23
label	PVC	7	Rock for Light	01:40
formats	Casette, LP	8	At the Movies	02:18
note	Contains a number of re-recorded tracks from first album.

I AGAINST I

		track list [click on title for lyrics]		time
		1	Intro	01:02
		2	I Against I	02:50
		3	House of Suffering	02:29
		4	Re-Ignition	04:16
		5	Secret 77	04:04
		6	Let Me Help	02:17
		7	She's Calling You	03:42
		8	Sacred Love	03:04
		9	Hired Gun	03:45
		10	Return to Heaven	03:19


recorded	1986
at	Longview Farm, Worcester, MA
produced by	Ron St. Germain
released	November 1986
label	SST
formats	Cassette, LP, CD

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QUICKNESS

		track list [click on title for lyrics]		time
		1	Soul Craft	03:07
		2	Voyage Into Infinity	03:14
		3	The Messengers	02:17
		4	With The Quickness	02:45
		5	Gene Machine/Don't Bother Me	02:59
		6	Don't Blow Bubbles	03:03
		7	Sheba	02:51
		8	Yout' Juice	03:00
		9	No Conditions	02:22
		10	Silent Tears	02:49
		11	The Prophet's Eye	04:25
		12	Endtro	00:52
recorded
at	Media Sound, R.P.M. and Souns On Sound, New York, NY; Quantum Sound, Jersey City, NJ
produced by	Ron St. Germain
released	September 14, 1989
label	Caroline
formats	Cassette, LP, CD

ROCK FOR LIGHT [remixed issue]

		track list [click on title for lyrics]		time
		1	Big Takeover	02:29
		2	Attitude	01:09
		3	Right Brigade	02:07
		4	Joshua's Song	00:32
		5	I And I Survive	05:13
		6	Banned in D.C.	01:57
		7	Supertouch	02:20
		8	Destroy Babylon	01:19
		9	F.V.K. (Fearless Vampire Killers)	00:58
		10	The Meek	03:37
		11	I	01:55
		12	Coptic Times	02:06
recorded	1983	13	Sailin' On	01:45
at	Synchro Sound Studios,	14	Rock for Light	01:36
	Boston, MA. Mastered at	15	Rally Round Jah Throne	03:58
	52nd St. Studios, LA	16	At the Movies	02:16
	Remixed in October 1990.	17	Riot Squad	01:59
remixed by	Ric Ocasek &	18	How Low Can a Punk Get?	01:49
	Darryl Jenifer	19	We Will Not	01:34
release	July 1, 1991	20	Jam	01:15
label	Caroline
formats	CD
note	Contains a number of re-recorded tracks from first album.

RISE

		track list [click on title for lyrics]		time
		1	Rise	03:25
		2	Miss Freedom	03:16
		3	Unidentified	04:47
		4	Love Is The Answer	04:28
		5	Free	02:45
		6	Hair	04:25
		7	Coming In Numbers	02:52
		8	Yes Jah	02:36
		9	Take Your Time	04:25
		10	Peace Of Mind	03:36
		11	Without You	05:11
		12	Outro	06:22
recorded	March 1993
at	Power Station, NYC. Mixed at Hit Factory, NYC
produced by	Beau Hill
released	August 17, 1993
label	Epic / Sony
formats	Cassette, LP, CD
note	The only Bad Brains album without H.R. and his brother Earl. Their replacements were Israel Joseph I on vocals and Mackie Jayson on drums.

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GOD OF LOVE

		track list		time
		1	Cool Mountaineer	03:25
		2	Justice Keepers	03:16
		3	Long Time	04:47
		4	Rights of a Child	04:28
		5	God of Love	02:45
		6	Overs the Water	04:25
		7	Tongue Tee Tie	02:52
		8	Darling I Need You	02:36
		9	To the Heavens	04:25
		10	Thank Jah	03:36
		11	Big Fun	05:11
		12	How I Love Thee	06:22
recorded
at	Ocean Way Studios, L.A., Electric Lady, N.Y.C. & One Take Studio. Mixed at Electric Lady Studio, N.Y.C. Mastered at Sterling Sound, N.Y.C.
produced by	Ric Ocasek
released	May 23, 1995
label	Maverick
formats	Cassette, LP, CD

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BLACK DOTS

		track list [click on title for lyrics]		time
		1	Don't Need It	01:58
		2	At the Atlantis	01:58
		3	Pay to Cum	02:02
		4	Supertouch/Shitfit	03:02
		5	The Regulator	01:28
		6	You're A Migraine	01:41
		7	Don't Bother Me	02:36
		8	Banned in D.C.	02:47
		9	Why'd You Have To Go?	02:55
		10	The Man Won't Annoy Ya	02:42
		11	Redbone in the City	02:06
		12	Black Dots	01:12
recorded	1979	13	How Low Can a Punk Get?	02:39
at	Inner Ear Studios	14	Just Another Damn Song	01:37
produced by	Bad Brains	15	Attitude	01:39
released	October 1, 1996	16	Send You No Flowers	01:53
label	Caroline
formats	Cassette, LP, CD

I & I SURVIVED

		track list		time
		1	Jah Love	04:49
		2	Overdub	04:23
		3	How Low Can A Punk Get?	03:24
		4	I & I Survive	05:51
		5	Cowboy	04:37
		6	Gene Machine	03:32
		7	Ghetto	04:11
		8	Rally	04:37
		9	September	03:52
		10	Ragga Dub	04:19
		11	Gene Machine (Remix)	03:48
		12	I & I Survived (Shiner Massive Mix)	06:02
recorded
at
produced by	Darryl Jenifer & Gary Miller
released	November 26, 2002
label	Reggae Lounge
formats	CD
note	An instrumental dub album with occasional forays into hard rock and punk music. HR does not appear.

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BUILD A NATION

		track list		time
		1	Give Thanks and Praises	02:25
		2	Jah People Make the World Go Round	02:09
		3	Pure Love	00:56
		4	Natty Dreadlocks 'pon the Mountain Top	03:32
		5	Build a Nation	01:44
		6	Expand Your Soul	02:49
		7	Jah Love	03:07
		8	Let There Be Angels (Just Like You)	02:27
		9	Universal Peace	03:04
		10	Roll On	04:04
		11	Until Kingdom Comes	03:19
		12	In the Beginning	01:32
recorded	2004 - 2007	13	Send You No Flowers	02:32
at	Oscilloscope Laboratories	14	Peace Be Unto Thee	03:54
	NYC (except HR's vocals,	15	Married Again [bonus track on 7" box set]
	which were recorded at
	Hippy Steve's place in LA)
produced by	Adam Yauch
released	June 26, 2007
label	Megaforce
formats	LP, CD, 7" box-set