SST Records: The Blasting Concept

About Me

Ninja Kitty
Guns or Records?
It's time to pay tribute to one of the most important record labels of the late '70s/'80: SST Records. Bands like Black Flag, Husker Du or Minutemen defined the sound and attitude of an era. But it wasn't just hard core punk that made SST the label it is (or was): By 1986, hard core was dead; D. Boon of the Minutemen died in Dec. 1985 in a car wreck in Phoenix, Az, both Dead Kennedys and Black Flag called it a day in 1986 and noone was there to replace the old guard. Crossover (a mixture of Metal and Punk) was ruling the pit with a scene growing more and more macho and narrow-minded.It's no secret that Flag and large part of the SST HQ were Deadheads (hard core fans of Grateful Dead), so the label sound expanded: with artists like Dinosaur Jr., Soundgarden, Sonic Youth or instrumental groups like Pell Mell, Lawndale or Blind Idiot God even the mainstream press took notice.But the Empire began to crumble.Due to "bullshit business practces", bands like Sonic Youth or Negativland turned against SST.It might be a coincidence that no offical anniversary celebrating of the bands and music took place - maybe SST's glory has completely faded away over bad decisions and change of season.Let us, the fans, celebrate 30 years of excellent music and attitude. Because it was the bands who made it happen!

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Member Since: 7/19/2008
Record Label: SST Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Editors pick: SST 017: The Dicks - Kill from the heart

Fourteen slices of Texas-bred rock, by the Austin-based Dicks. Gary, Buff, Glen, and Pat recorded these songs in 1983. Dicks Can't Swim, Purple Haze, Rich Daddy and 11 more.What an album. These songs ...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:17:00 GMT

Editors pick: SST 219: Grant Hart - 2541 EP

The former drum king from Husker Du and writer of such hits as Diane and Green Eyes whips out three songs of a passion that most men only dream of. Venturing into the neon wilderness of Minneapolis, G...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:13:00 GMT

Editors pick: SST 100: Meat Puppets - Mirage

Moving out of the desert and into the future, the Meat Puppets have taken the raw clay of rock and breathed life into twelve new songs. The continuing saga is chronicled on Get On Down, Liquified, I A...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:47:00 GMT

Editors pick: SST 092: Various - Cracks In The Sidewalks

Another New Alliance comp reissue. More exclusive tracks from Minutemen, Black Flag and four otherss circa 1980. An early glimpse at the sounds of the South Bay with yet another Pettibone cover.1980 s...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:42:00 GMT

Editors pick: SST/Posh Boy PBS 120: Various - The Future Looks Bright

The Future Looks Bright was originally a 1981 cassette only release with 500 white label vinyl versions pressed without cover art for radio promotion. Posh Boy supplied the bands for Side A, SST Recor...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:44:00 GMT

Editors pick: SST 136: Glenn Phillips Band - Elevator LP

Features in Guitar Player, Guitar World, Modern Musician and just about every serious magazine around attest to both the beauty and grace of Glenn's phenomenal playing. The music is all instrumental ...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:56:00 GMT

HUSKER DU do it again!

Exciting news! Husker Du release another EP:Monday 7/28/08 10pm: As a memorial to his lost friend "JC" Grant Hart & co. have released a way limited HUSKER DU CD E.P. on Reflex records containing 3...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:44:00 GMT

The SST Discography

This will be the entire SST discography. There are some blanks still, but it's a work in progress. Any help is welcome!SST 001 - Black Flag - Nervous BreakdownSST 002 - Minutemen - Paranoid TimeSST 0...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:55:00 GMT

The SST Records family

Right now, there are four labels that were part of the SST universe:SST of course, more or less active these daysNew Alliance Records - the label operated by Mike Watt and D. Boon,Cruz, the pop/punk ...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:39:00 GMT