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Bad Brains – Omega Sessions (Staff Pick!)
Title: Bad Brains – Omega Sessions
Year/Genre: 1997, Hardcore Punk
Matrix #: N/A
Condition: New
Cultural Facts:
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Recorded in 1980 at Omega Studios in Rockville, Maryland, when Bad Brains were shifting from D.C. jazz-fusion roots into full-throttle hardcore.
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Captures early studio versions from the same era as their legendary self-distributed cassette that spread through taping and mail-order.
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Long circulated as a sought-after document of the band’s pre-album peak, tying D.C. hardcore back to its small-club, word-of-mouth beginnings.
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