Bad Brains - Black Dots (1979)

As a general rule, I try to stay away from these "if you don't already have this, what the hell is wrong with you?" releases. I felt like throwing some Bad Brains up here though, so I guess we'll just assume rules are made to be broken. Just in case you aren't familiar with Black Dots, these are recordings that predate, and dare I say better, their 1982 self-titled ROIR cassette. Produced by Don Zientara at Inner Ear when it was just a room in his basement, no less. Seriously, this is absolutely essential stuff. If it's not in your collection, it needs to be.

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