SST Records

US record label

Est. 1978

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SST Records is a record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by Greg Ginn. It was originally an electronics company called SST (Solid State Tuners) Electronics (one of the employees was Black Flag's bassist Chuck Dukowski); Ginn converted it to a record label so he could release Black Flag's Nervous Breakdown EP. The label was a prominent figure in the L.A. punk scene around 1980 and 1981, releasing more albums by Black Flag as well as Minutemen, Descendents, and Stains (3), and has since remained a major symbol of the city's underground culture. SST quickly branched out in its early years to release albums by bands outside of the southern California area, notably Soundgarden, Meat Puppets, Hüsker Dü, Bad Brains, and others. December 1992 saw the opening of the SST Superstore situated on the corner of Sunset And Larrabee in West Hollywood. In March 1996, the label moved its operations from the Sunset Strip to Long Beach. In 2007, the label relocated to Taylor, Texas. Label Code: LC 46616

Discography

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Sister

Sonic Youth · 1987

Studio Album

EVOL

Sonic Youth · 1986

Studio Album

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr. · 1987

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Bug

Dinosaur Jr. · 1988

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Damaged

Black Flag · 1981

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Ultramega OK

Soundgarden · 1988

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Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen · 1984

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Milo Goes To College

Descendents · 1982

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Confusion Is Sex

Sonic Youth · 1995

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My War

Black Flag · 1984

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Slip It In

Black Flag · 1984

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Meat Puppets II

Meat Puppets · 1984

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I Against I

Bad Brains · 1986

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I Don't Want To Grow Up

Descendents · 1985

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Loose Nut

Black Flag · 1985

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New Day Rising

Hüsker Dü · 1985

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Zen Arcade

Hüsker Dü · 1984

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In My Head

Black Flag · 1985

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Escape From Noise

Negativland · 1987

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Up On The Sun

Meat Puppets · 1985

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3-Way Tie (For Last)

Minutemen · 1985

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Mirage

Meat Puppets · 1987

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fROMOHIO

fIREHOSE · 1989

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Flip Your Wig

Hüsker Dü · 1985

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Enjoy!

Descendents · 1986

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What Makes A Man Start Fires?

Minutemen · 1983

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Huevos

Meat Puppets · 1987

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All

Descendents · 1987

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If'n

fIREHOSE · 1987

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Get Lost (Don't Lie)

These Immortal Souls · 1987

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Ragin', Full-On

fIREHOSE · 1986

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Buffalo Tom

Buffalo Tom · 1989

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Family Man

Black Flag · 1984

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Happy Nightmare Baby

Opal · 1987

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Even If And Especially When

Screaming Trees · 1987

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Helter Stupid

Negativland · 1989

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Meat Puppets

Meat Puppets · 1982

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The Punch Line

Minutemen · 1981

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Monsters

Meat Puppets · 1989

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The Politics Of Time

Minutemen · 1984

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Buzz Factory

Screaming Trees · 1989

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Invisible Lantern

Screaming Trees · 1988

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Saint Vitus

Saint Vitus · 1984

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Born Too Late

Saint Vitus · 1986

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Take The Manic Ride

Bl'ast! · 1989

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Tessalation Row

Elliott Sharp / Soldier String Quartet · 1987

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What The...

Black Flag · 2013

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The Power Of Expression

Bl'ast · 1986

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