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Bad Brains to Release First Recordings
Bad Brains will release six archival recordings made in 1979 at Inner Ear in Washington, DC, including an early version of Pay to Cum.
Bad Brains will release its first recordings in November through Trust Records. The recordings were made in 1979 at Inner Ear in Washington, DC. Following a remix by Ian MacKaye, the recordings will be officially released in all formats. The archival six-song collection includes an early version of Pay to Cum.
Bad Brains initially began as a jazz-fusion group called Mind Power. Pay To Cum was the group’s first single in 1980 and was less than two minutes long. The group’s early songwriting was based on bringing ideas together during jams. Darryl Jenifer said Pay To Cum was inspired by the Ramones approach.
The first version of Pay To Cum included cowbell, and the song became faster over time. Pay To Cum contributed to the formation of the roots of hardcore punk and thrash metal. Bad Brains inspired Minor Threat, Metallica, Killswitch Engage and Dave Grohl.
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