Minuteflag (1986) (SST 050, Original US Pressing)(24-bit 96kHZ vinylrip)

Minuteflag - Minuteflag
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96 (16/44.1) + 330 MB (24/96) | RS/FP/FF/Torrent | Jam/Fun/Punk | SST 050

Minuteflag was an experimental jam band collaboration between members of the American punk bands Minutemen and Black Flag. Their only release, an EP, consists almost entirely of instrumentals with the exception of "Fetch The Water" which features D. Boon on lead vocals.


It took place in March 1985, while Black Flag was in the process of writing and recording Loose Nut at Total Access Studio in Redondo Beach, CA; the Minutemen had just completed their Project Mersh 12" EP at the same studio the month before. The members involved initially agreed that the material recorded during the Minuteflag sessions would not be released until at least one of the bands had disbanded. A 12" EP on SST Records as SST 050 came out over a year afterward, by which time Minutemen had disbanded after the car crash death of guitarist/vocalist D. Boon; Black Flag themselves would split up later in 1986.

An excellent overview of this recording can be found here on Hidden Gems.

tracks
A1 Fetch The Water 3:51
Backing Vocals – Henry Rollins, Kira Roessler
Bongos – George Hurley
Lead Guitar, Vocals, Lyrics By – D. Boon

A2 Power Failure 3:48
Bongos – George Hurley

B1 Friends 5:18
Bass [Lead] – Mike Watt
Percussion [Bean Can] – George Hurley

B2 Candy Rush 1:50
Percussion [Bean Can] – George Hurley


credits
Bass – Kira Roessler, Mike Watt
Drums – Bill Stevenson
Engineer – Dave Tarling
Guitar – D. Boon, Greg Ginn
Mastered By – JG*
Mixed By – Mike Boshears*
Producer, Mixed By – Greg Ginn

Recorded March 3rd 1985 at Total Access in Redondo Beach, CA.
Mixed at Hit City West in West LA.
Mastered At – K Disc Mastering

deadwax:
this side: L-25097 SST-050-A kdisc JG If There's One Thing Life Can Guarantee...
other side: L-25097-X SST-050-B kdisc It's In Keeping It's Meaning A Mystery

transfer: January 5, 2013
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