Following bassist Chuck Dukowski's departure from Black Flag in 1983, he set about reforming his first band, Würm. Despite recording an album, Würm's reunion was short-lived.
Chuck soon became acquainted with Greg Cameron, a teenaged-drummer who was hanging out & jamming at SST Records' rehearsal space. The two began playing together & were soon joined by guitarist Ted Falconi of Flipper, but this line-up was short-lived.
The group was soon rounded out by former Overkill vocalist Merrill Ward, Frantic Technoid's guitarist Richard Ford, & Greg Cameron's high school friend, Ray Cooper, also on guitar.
In 1985, the band recorded their debut Your Future (If You Have One), which was produced by Chuck's former Black Flag band mate, Greg Ginn. After the recording, Cooper departed the group to play with the Descendents, with whom he had played with off & on since 1982. In 1986 SWA released their sophomore Sex Doctor, a punky jazz-rock affair.
Side X -
Catacombs
Sea & Sky
Sex Doctor
The Only One
Oklahoma
Onslaught
Side Z -
Big Ride
Round & Round
The Evil & The Good
The fix is in,
NØ
Sex Doctor
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SST sure was one of the best labels in the 80s, Minutemen, Hüsker Dü, Screaming Trees, Black Flag, Saint Vitus and dozens of others, seems there could be a SST month in the future with the lesser known stuff, haha. Cheers
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DeleteAlways been curious about this band, looking forward to checking it out. Thanks as always!
ReplyDeleteHope you like them, my friend. Dukowski's Black Flag bona fides, other cool musicians helping out, Ginn give his best, SST...they had it all going on.
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