USED VINYL
Bad Brains – Rock For Light
$22.00
The record
Title: Bad Brains - Rock For Light
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1983, Hardcore Punk and D.C. Hardcore, Washington, D.C. 8/26
Matrix #: 0407924
Condition: VG+, plays fine with slight warp, some light marks (CC) | Members: H.R. (56' - ), Dr. Know (58' - ), Darryl J (60' - ), Earl H (57' - ) | Producer: Ric Ocasek
Cultural Facts:
- Studio Lore: Cars frontman Ric Ocasek was a Bad Brains fan and produced Rock For Light at the Cars’ Syncro Sound studio in Boston, giving the band a much clearer recording without softening its speed or aggression.
- Personal Struggle: As an all-Black band entering a largely white punk scene, Bad Brains encountered racism and exclusion while building its audience, yet became one of the most influential groups in American hardcore.
- Scene Ecology: After being blacklisted from numerous Washington, D.C. clubs because of the chaos surrounding their shows, the band relocated to New York and became a major force in the emerging CBGB hardcore scene.
1/2/25/ TC ( sold on whatnot 2/2/25) 8/25/2026 CC
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