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Black Flag   12/10/1982

Ukrainian Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Source VHS > SA > PC (picture menu added) > DVD-R
Media DVD   1 disc
Notes Review clipped from:

http://www.ipass.net/jthrush/flagrel.htm


Ukrainian Hall: Los Angeles - December 10, 1982
Single Camera Bootleg, 1982. 80 mins.

This is a pretty important show for a few reasons. One, it's one of the few shows that they did with Chuck Biscuits when he was in the band. Two, they were playing a few new songs that night, including What Can You Believe and Slip It In right at the beginning of the show. Neither of these had been released yet, but it was around this time that the infamous demos were recorded with this line-up. Remember that this is before even My War was released, much less Slip It In.

One thing I noticed about the show is how much of a powerhouse Chuck Biscuits is as a drummer. He actually made them sound like a metal band but not in a bad way. Another thing about this show is how charismatic Rollins is. He's almost constantly talking to the crowd (or even to himself) and just saying some pretty crazy stuff. He definitely had something going on that night. The whole band did... from the energy of the audience, this much is obvious.

The video and sound quality is about average for the period. A little better than the Philadelphia show a few months earlier. A single camera show, it sometimes suffers with too many close-ups of Henry, but not as bad as others I've seen. Overall, I'm impressed with this one.
Microphones Unknown audience - single camera
Trades Allowed Yes
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