Minuteflag was an experimentaljam band collaboration between members of the Americanpunk bandsMinutemen andBlack Flag.[1] Their only release, an EP, consists entirely of instrumentals with the exception of "Fetch the Water" which featuresD. Boon on lead vocals.[1]
Recording took place in March 1985, while Black Flag was in the process of writing and recordingLoose Nut atTotal Access Studio inRedondo Beach,CA;[2] Minutemen had just completed theirProject: Mersh 12"EP at the same studio the month before.[1] The members involved initially agreed that the material recorded during the Minuteflag sessions would not be released until at least one of the bands had disbanded.[2] A 12" EP onSST Records as SST 050 came out over a year afterward, by which time Minutemen had disbanded after the car crash death of guitarist/vocalist D. Boon; Black Flag themselves split up later in 1986.[citation needed]
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