Bad Brains reissuing 1987 live album

The Youth Are Getting Restless drops in Jan 2023

Bad Brains is reissuing its 1987 live album, The Youth Are Getting Restless, on CD and LP on January 20th. The project was recorded at the Paradiso Theater in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 1987 by the VPRO and was part of the band’s I Against I Tour.

This reissue marks the sixth 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.

The set uses the original mix of the album, as the band originally intended. This will be the first legitimate pressing of this version in decades. Most fans will be more familiar with the 1991 reissue, which was remixed by Ocasek and bass player Darryl Jenifer. That version used an altered track order, significantly different mixes and a speed increase of the master which results in a raising of the pitch by one-half step.

Bad Brains Records and Org Music have partnered with designer John Yates (Stealworks) to bring his fictional Punk Note series to life. Limited edition color vinyl pressings for each full-length studio album from Bad Brains Records will be reimagined and stylized as a classic Blue Note release. A nod to Reid Miles and Francis Wolff, and their amazing work at the Blue Note label.