Released June 1980
Pay to Cum is the debut single from the Bad Brains, self-released in June 1980 on the band’s Bad Brain Records. The single was recorded in New York City by Jimi Quidd at his Dots Studios.

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Pay To Cum
Stay Close To Me

Released February 5, 1982
Producer Jerry Williams
Bad Brains is the first studio album by Bad Brains. Recorded in 1981 and released on the cassette-only label ROIR on February 5, 1982, many fans refer to it as "The Yellow Tape" because of its yellow packaging.

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Sailin' On
Don't Need It
Attitude
The Regulator
Banned in D.C.
Jah Calling
Supertouch/Shitfit
Leaving Babylon
Fearless Vampire Killers
I
Big Take Over
Pay to Cum
Right Brigade
I Luv I Jah
Intro

Released April 15, 1983
Producer Ric Ocasek
Released on PVC Records, Rock for Light is the second full-length studio album by American rock band Bad Brains.

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Coptic Times
Attitude
We Will Not
Sailin' On
Rally 'Round Jah Throne
Right Brigade
F.V.K.
Riot Squad
The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth
Joshua's Song
Banned In D.C.
How Low Can a Punk Get?
Big Takeover
I and I Survive
Destroy Babylon
Rock for Light
At the Movies

Released November 21, 1986
Producer Ron Saint Germain
I Against I is the third studio album from Bad Brains, originally on SST Records. It remains influential to this day, inspiring countless punk, ska, reggae, and hardcore bands with its innovative sound.

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Intro
I Against I
House of Suffering
Re-Ignition
Secret 77
Let Me Help
She's Calling You
Sacred Love
Hired Gun
Return to Heaven

Released September 14, 1989
Producer Ron Saint Germain
Released on Caroline Records, Quickness is the fourth full-length studio album by Bad Brains.

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Soul Craft
Voyage Into Infinity
The Messengers
With the Quickness
Gene Machine/Don't Bother Me
Don't Blow Bubbles
Sheba
Yout' Juice
No Conditions
Silent Tears
The Prophet's Eye
Endtro

Released May 10, 1990
Released on Caroline Records, The Youth Are Getting Restless is a live album by American rock band Bad Brains. It was recorded at the Paradiso Theater in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 1987 by the VPRO. The show was part of the band's I Against I tour.

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I
Rock for Light
Right Brigade
House of Suffering
Day Tripper/She's a Rainbow
Coptic Times
Sacred Love
Re-Ignition
Let Me Help
The Youth Are Getting Restless
Banned in D.C
Sailin' On
Fearless Vampire Killers
At the Movies
Revolution
Pay to Cum
Big Takeover

Released August 1993
Producer Beau Hill
Rise is the fifth studio album by Bad Brains. It is the first Bad Brains album to be released on a major label (Epic Records) and is notable for the absence of two original members: here, Israel Joseph I replaces vocalist H.R. and Cro-Mags drummer Mackie Jayson replaces drummer Earl Hudson.

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Rise
Miss Freedom
Unidentified
Love Is the Answer
Free
Hair
Coming in Numbers
Yes Jah
Take Your Time
Peace of Mind
Without You
Outro

Released October 1, 1996
Producer Bad Brains
Black Dots is a compilation of early recordings released in 1996 by Caroline Records. It consists of one of the band's earliest recording sessions, which took place in 1979 at Inner Ear Studios with recording engineer Don Zientara.

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Track List
Don't Need It
At the Atlantis
Pay to Cum
Supertouch/Shitfit
Regulator
You're a Migraine
Don't Bother Me
Banned in D.C.
Why'd You Have to Go?
The Man Won't Annoy Ya
Redbone in the City
Black Dots
How Low Can a Punk Get?
Just Another Damn Song
Attitude
Send You No Flowers

Released November 11, 1997
The Omega Sessions is a 5-song EP recorded in 1980 and released on Victory Records in 1997. The tracks were recorded and mixed at the original Omega Recording Studios in Rockville, Maryland.

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I Against I
Stay Close to Me
I Luv I Jah
At the Movies
Attitude

Released May 23, 1995
Producer Ric Ocasek
Released on Maverick Records, God of Love is the Bad Brains' sixth studio album, reuniting the original lineup.

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Cool Mountaineer
Justice Keepers
Long Time
Rights of a Child
God of Love
Over the Water
Tongue Tee Tie
Darling I Need You
To the Heaven
Thank Jah
Big Fun
How I Love Thee

Released November 26, 2002
Producers Darryl Jenifer, Gary Miller, and Neil Robertson
I & I Survived is a mostly instrumental album that departs from other bad Brains releases by emphasizing reggae and dub (including a horn section on several songs) with only occasional forays into hard rock and punk music. The voice of band vocalist H.R. does appear on the album, albeit in sampled form from previous albums.

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Jah Love
Overdub
How Low Can a Punk Get?
I & I Survive
Cowboy
Gene Machine
Ghetto
Rally
September
Ragga Dub
Gene Machine (remix)
I & I Survive (Shiner Massive Mix)

Released June 26, 2007
Producer Adam Yauch
Released through Megaforce Records, with distribution by Oscilloscope Laboratories, Build a Nation was produced by Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys, a longtime friend and supporter of the band. The release coincided with the 30th anniversary of the band’s formation.

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Give Thanks and Praises
Jah People Make the World Go Round
Pure Love
Natty Dreadlocks 'pon the Mountain Top
Build a Nation
Expand Your Soul
Jah Love
Let There Be Angels (Just Like You)
Universal Peace
Roll On
Until Kingdom Comes
In the Beginning
Send You No Flowers
Peace Be Unto Thee

Released November 20, 2012
Producer Darryl Jenifer
Released through Megaforce Records, Into the Future is considered a return to form of the early-’80s sound that helped define the band. The album is dedicated to Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, a friend of the band, and producer of their previous album, who died six months before its release.

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Into the Future
Popcorn
We Belong Together
Youth of Today
Rub a Dub Love
Yes I
Suck Sess
Jah Love
Earnest Love
Come Down
Fun
Make a Joyful Noise
MCA Dub