In My Head (album)

In My Head is the sixth studio album by American band Black Flag. It was released in 1985 on SST Records, and was their final studio album before their breakup in 1986. The CD reissue adds three of the four songs that later appeared on the I Can See You EP, replicating the original 1985 cassette release which came out concurrent to the LP.

In My Head
Studio album by
Black Flag
ReleasedOctober 1985
RecordedOctober 1984, January 1985, March 1985
StudioTotal Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California
Genre
Length37:12
47:31 (reissue on CD)
LabelSST (045)
ProducerGreg Ginn, Bill Stevenson, David Tarling
Black Flag chronology
The Process of Weeding Out
(1985)		 In My Head
(1985)		 Minuteflag
(1986)

After building a reputation for confrontational hardcore punk, late-era Black Flag turned to a more experimental, heavy metal-inflected sound, in particular on their last two albums. Greg Ginn intended In My Head to be his first solo album.[1] The cover is a collage of six drawings by Raymond Pettibon.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
AbsolutePunk(very positive)[4]
Punknews[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Greg Ginn, except where noted.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Paralyzed"
2:39
2."The Crazy Girl" 2:46
3."Black Love" 2:42
4."White Hot"
  • Ginn
  • Rollins
4:59
5."In My Head"
  • Ginn
  • Rollins
4:30
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Drinking and Driving"
  • Ginn
  • Rollins
3:16
7."Retired at 21" 4:56
8."Society's Tease" 6:09
9."It's All Up to You" 5:14
CD/Cassette Editions
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Paralyzed"
2:39
2."The Crazy Girl" 2:46
3."Black Love" 2:42
4."White Hot"
  • Ginn
  • Rollins
4:59
5."In My Head"
  • Ginn
  • Rollins
4:30
6."Out of this World"
2:13
7."I Can See You" 3:22
8."Drinking and Driving"
  • Ginn
  • Rollins
3:16
9."Retired at 21" 4:56
10."Society's Tease" 6:09
11."It's All Up to You" 5:14
12."You Let Me Down"
  • Rollins
  • Stevenson
3:40

Personnel

References
  1. Earles 2014, p. 43.
  2. Chick 2011, p. 345.
  3. Dougan, John. In My Head at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
  4. "chorus.fm". chorus.fm.
  5. Punknews.org. "Black Flag – In My Head". www.punknews.org.
  6. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). Black Flag. books.google.com. ISBN 9780743201698.

Works cited
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