Bad Brains is the self-titled debut studio album recorded by
American hardcore punk/reggae band Bad Brains. Recorded in 1981 and
released on (then) cassette-only label ROIR on February 5, 1982, many
fans refer to it as "The Yellow Tape" because of its yellow packaging.
Though Bad Brains had recorded the 16 song Black Dots album in 1979 and
the 5-song Omega Sessions EP in 1980, the ROIR cassette was the band's
first release of anything longer than a single.
This reissue marks the second release in the remaster
campaign, re-launching the Bad Brains Records label imprint. In
coordination with the band, Org Music has overseen the restoration and
remastering of the iconic Bad Brains’ recordings. The audio was mastered
by Dave Gardner at Infrasonic Mastering and pressed at Furnace Record
Pressing.