BAD BRAINS ROCK FOR LIGHT LP ORIG 1983 HC Punk Minor Threat Black Flag HR Ocasek

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Bad Brains ?– Rock For Light
Label:  PVC Records ?– PVC 8917
Format:  Vinyl, LP, Album 
Country:  US
Released:  Mar 1983
Genre:  Rock, Reggae
S tyle:  Reggae, Hardcore, Punk
Tracklist:
A1 Coptic Times Backing Vocals – Dave Id 2:13 A2 Attitude 1:12 A3 We Will Not 1:40 A4 Sailin' On 1:50 A5 Rally Round Jah Throne 4:44 A6 Right Brigade 2:30 A7 F.V.K. (Fearless Vampire Killers) 0:48 A8 Riot Squad 2:02 A9 The Meek Shall Inherit The Earth 3:43 B1 Joshua's Song 0:34 B2 Banned In D.C. 2:05 B3 How Low Can A Punk Get 1:55 B4 Big Takeover 2:40 B5 I And I Survive 5:13 B6 Destroy Babylon Backing Vocals – Dave Id 1:25 B7 Rock For Light 1:25 B8 At The Movies 2:20
Companies:
Marketed By – Jem Records, Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) – MetroTube Productions, Inc. Copyright (c) – Bad Brains Recorded At – Synchro Sound Studios Mixed At – Synchro Sound Studios Mastered At – 52nd St. Studios Lacquer Cut At – Precision Mastering Pressed By – Hub-Servall Record Mfg. Corp.
Credits:
Artwork [Cover Art] – Paul Bacon Bass, Backing Vocals, Percussion, Synthesizer [Prophet 5] – Darryl Drums, Backing Vocals, Percussion – Earl Engineer – Ian Taylor Engineer [Assistant] – Walter Turbitt Guitar [Gits], Backing Vocals, Piano, Organ – Dr. Know Management – Anthony Countey Other [Video] – Richard Oritski Photography By – Marcia Resnick Producer – Ric Ocasek Vocals [Throat] – H.R.
Notes:
? 1983 MetroTube Productions, Inc.  © 1983 Bad Brains (ASCAP)  Marketed by Jem Records Inc.  Printed in U.S.A.  Recorded and mixed at: Synchro Sound Studios, Boston, Mass.  Mastered at: 52nd St. Studios, L.A. 
Track A1: P.M.A. is positive mental attitude 
All praises to the all mighty creator Jah Rasta Far I  H.I.M. Haile Selassie I 
Including a printed dust sleeve with lyrics and credits
Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout (Runout Groove Side A): PVC-8917-A Precision HUB Matrix / Runout (Runout Groove Side B): PVC-8917-B Precision HUB Rights Society: ASCAP
Bad Brains is an American hardcore punk band formed in Washington DC in 1977. They are widely regarded as among the pioneers of hardcore punk, though the band's members objected to this term to describe their music. They are also an adept reggae band, while later recordings featured elements of other genres like funk, heavy metal, hip hop and soul. Bad Brains are followers of the Rastafari movement.
Originally formed as a jazz fusion ensemble under the name Mind Power, Bad Brains developed a very fast and intense punk rock sound which came to be labeled "hardcore", and was often played faster and more emphatically than the music of many of their peers. The unique factor of the band's music was the fact that they played more complex rhythms than other hardcore punk bands, also adapting non-punk style guitar riffs and solos into their songs.
Bad Brains have released nine studio albums (one of which is entirely composed of instrumental versions of their past material). The band broke up and reformed several times over the years, sometimes with different singers or drummers. Since 1998, the lineup of singer H.R. (Human Rights), guitarist Dr. Know, bassist Darryl Jenifer, and drummer Earl Hudson (H.R.'s younger brother) has reunited, albeit performing sporadically.
The band was first founded as a jazz fusion ensemble called Mind Power (1975) in the mold of bands such as Chick Corea's Return to Forever and John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra as well as progressive funk musician Stevie Wonder. In 1977, their friend Sid McCray introduced the band, who were already interested in bands such as Black Sabbath, to punk rock, including the Dickies, the Dead Boys, and the Sex Pistols. Mind Power became obsessed with punk rock and changed their name to "Bad Brains", after the Ramones song "Bad Brain", but with the word "bad" in the sense of "good". Despite their burgeoning punk sound, the early Bad Brains, after seeing Bob Marley in concert, also delved deep into reggae music and the Rastafari movement. Sid McCray became their first singer but left in the early days of the group's hardcore punk era, and guitarist H.R. became the band's new singer
The band developed an early reputation in Washington D.C., due in part to the relative novelty of an entirely black band playing punk rock, but also due to their high-energy performances and undeniable talent.
In 1979, Bad Brains found themselves the subject of an unofficial ban among many Washington D.C. area clubs and performance venues (later addressed in their song, "Banned in D.C."). The band subsequently relocated to New York City.
Their self-titled debut album was released on Neil Cooper's ROIR Records on "cassette only" in January 1982, followed in 1983 by Rock for Light, produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars.
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"I saw the Bad Brains in the early 80's, and they blew this corn-country white-boy's mind...  Their first release was a cassette on ROIR, and I broke it from so many replays...  Live they were amazing - no other band created the energy like them...  HR was always crazy on stage, and totally weird off - I got my first contact-high from HR, almost losing my straight-edge membership card...  This was their second album, which was produced by Ric Ocasek of the Cars...  Hardcore from outer space, then there's the mellow reggae parts...  Check out the Wikipedia entry for the band and read the full details of this band and their different incarnations and up-and-downs - crazy..."
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