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
Released	October 1985
Recorded	October 1984, January 1985, March 1985
Studio	Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California
Genre	Hardcore punk punk rock post-hardcore heavy metal
Length	37:12 47:31 (reissue on CD)
Label	SST (045)
Producer	Greg 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
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Paralyzed"	Ginn Rollins	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.	Title	Writer(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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Paralyzed"	Ginn Rollins	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"	Roessler Stevenson	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

• Tracks 6, 7 and 12 reissued in 1989 on the I Can See You EP.

Personnel

• Henry Rollins – vocals
• Greg Ginn – guitar
• Kira Roessler – bass, background vocals (on "It's All Up to You")
• Bill Stevenson – drums
• Raymond Pettibon – artwork

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

• Earles, Andrew (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981–1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-4648-8.
• Chick, Stevie (2011). Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag. PM Press. ISBN 978-1-60486-584-4.