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Bad Brains (1982)

Bad Brains is the debut studio album recorded by American hardcore punk/reggae band Bad Brains. Recorded in 1981 and released on the cassette-only label ROIR on February 5, 1982, many fans refer to it as "The Yellow Tape" because of its yellow packaging. Though Bad Brains had recorded the 16 song Black Dots album in 1979 and the 5-song Omega Sessions EP in 1980, the ROIR cassette was the band's first release of anything longer than a single.

Bad Brains - ROIR - 01 - Sallin' On
01:56
Bad Brains - ROIR - 02 - Don't Need It
01:08
Bad Brains - ROIR - 03 - Attitude
01:21
Bad Brains - ROIR - 04 - The Regulator
01:09
Bad Brains - ROIR - 05 - Banned in D C
02:08
Bad Brains - ROIR - 06 - Jah Calling
02:29
Bad Brains - ROIR - 07 - Supertouch / Shitfit
02:32
Bad Brains - ROIR - 08 - Leaving Babylon
04:08
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Rock for Light (1983)

Rock for Light is the second full-length album by hardcore punk pioneers Bad Brains, released in 1983. It was produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars. The 1991 re-issue was remixed by Ocasek and bass player Darryl Jenifer. The re-issued version has some extra tracks, an altered track order, significantly different mixes and, on most tracks, a speed increase of the master which results in a raising of the pitch by one-half step. It was the last Bad Brains album to feature only these two styles of music, as the band eventually experimented with funk, soul and heavy metal. Kurt Cobain listed Rock for Light in his top fifty albums of all time.

Bad Brains - Rock for Light (vinyl) - 01 - Coptic Times
02:14
Bad Brains - Rock for Light (vinyl) - 02 - Attitude
01:13
Bad Brains - Rock for Light (vinyl) - 03 - We Will Not
01:40
Bad Brains - Rock for Light (vinyl) - 04 - Sailin' On
01:51
Bad Brains - Rock for Light (vinyl) - 05 - Rally Around Jah Throne
04:40
Bad Brains - Rock for Light (vinyl) - 06 - Right Brigade
02:14
Bad Brains - Rock for Light (vinyl) - 07 - F.V.K.  (Fearless Vampire Killers)
01:01
Bad Brains - Rock for Light (vinyl) - 08 - Riot Squad
02:07
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i against i (1986)

I Against I is the third studio album by the American hardcore punk band Bad Brains. It was released on November 21, 1986, through SST Records with the catalog number SST 065. The best-selling album in the band's catalog, I Against I is an album that mixes American hardcore punk with funk, soul, reggae and heavy metal. It is also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The title I Against I presumably refers to the common Rastafarian phrase I and I, which is used in place of the first-person plural (i.e. we) to signify the union of the speaker, audience, and Jah (God) in love and peace.

Bad Brains - i against i - 01 - Intro
01:03
Bad Brains - i against i - 02 - i against i
02:51
Bad Brains - i against i - 03 - House of Suffering
02:30
Bad Brains - i against i - 04 - Re-Ignition
04:17
Bad Brains - i against i - 05 - Secret 77
04:05
Bad Brains - i against i - 06 - Let Me Help
02:18
Bad Brains - i against i - 07 - She's Calling You
03:43
Bad Brains - i against i - 08 - Sacred Love
03:41
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Bad Brains Live (1988)

Bad Brains - Bad Brains Live - 01 - I
02:28
Bad Brains - Bad Brains Live - 02 - At The Movies
03:02
Bad Brains - Bad Brains Live - 03 - The Regulator
01:16
Bad Brains - Bad Brains Live - 04 - Right Brigade
02:35
Bad Brains - Bad Brains Live - 05 - I Against I
03:02
Bad Brains - Bad Brains Live - 06 - I And I Survive
06:12
Bad Brains - Bad Brains Live - 07 - House Of Suffering
02:17
Bad Brains - Bad Brains Live - 08 - Re-Ignition
04:35
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Quickness (1989)

Bad Brains - SOUL CRAFT - Quickness (1989)
03:08
Bad Brains - VOYAGE INTO INFINITY - Quickness (1989)
03:15
Bad Brains - THE MESSENGERS - Quickness (1989)
02:18
Bad Brains - WITH THE QUICKNESS - Quickness (1989)
03:08
Bad Brains - GENE MACHINE / DON'T BOTHER ME - Quickness (1989)
03:08
Bad Brains - DON'T BLOW BUBBLES - Quickness (1989)
03:03
Bad Brains - SHEBA - Quickness (1989)
03:08
Bad Brains - YOUT' JUICE - Quickness (1989)
03:08
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Spirit Electricity Live (1990)

Bad Brains - Return to Heaven - Spirit Electricity
03:10
Bad Brains - Let Me Help - Spirit Electricity
02:08
Bad Brains - Day Tripper/She's a Rainbow - Spirit Electricity (1991)
04:38
Bad Brains - Banned in D.C. - Spirit Electricity (1991)
02:20
Bad Brains - Attitude - Spirit Electricity (1991)
01:21
Bad Brains - Youth Are Getting Restless - Spirit Electricity  (1991)
07:59
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 Youth are getting restless live (1990) 

(02) Bad Brains - Rock for Light - The Youth Are Getting Restless (1990)
01:40
(03) Bad Brains - Right Brigade - The Youth Are Getting Restless (1990)
02:30
(03) Bad Brains - Right Brigade - The Youth Are Getting Restless (1990)
02:30
(04) Bad Brains - House of Suffering - The Youth Are Getting Restless (1990)
02:05
(05) Bad Brains - Day Tripper/She's a Rainbow - The Youth Are Getting Restless (1990)
04:54
(06) Bad Brains - Coptic Times - The Youth Are Getting Restless (1990)
02:11
(07) Bad Brains - Sacred Love - The Youth Are Getting Restless (1990)
03:28
(08) Bad Brains - Re-Ignition - The Youth Are Getting Restless (1990)
04:31
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Rise (1993)

Bad Brains - Rise - Rise (1993)
03:39
Bad Brains - Miss Freedom - Rise (1993)
02:51
Bad Brains - Unidentified - Rise (1993)
02:31
Bad Brains - Love Is the Answer - Rise (1993)
03:14
Bad Brains - Free - Rise (1993)
03:14
Bad Brains - Hair - Rise (1993)
04:05
Bad Brains - Coming in Numbers - Rise (1993)
02:23
Bad Brains - Yes Jah - Rise (1993)
04:53
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God Of Love (1995)

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Black Dots (1996)

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Omega Sessions (1997)

The Omega Sessions is a 5-song EP recorded by hardcore punk/reggae pioneers Bad Brains in 1980 and released in 1997. The tracks were recorded and mixed at the original Omega Recording Studios in Rockville, Maryland. The EP contains early versions of songs that eventually appeared on later releases, including a reading of "I Against I," which would not appear in its official format for another six years.

The demos were remastered in 1997 and released in November of that year by Victory Records. This record was released as a CDEP, a 10" vinyl record with limited pressings on red, gold, and green vinyl (1000 of each), as well as an even more limited 8" picture disc. All versions of the release included two previously unseen photos by Glen E. Friedman from the time of the recording. All design, and handwriting, was by Sean Bonner. Omega Recording Studios: Recording/Mix Engineer: Billy Brady

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