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Release Date Friday 5th December 2025
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.
Disc 1: July 14, 1980
01. Supertouch / Shitfit
02. Attitude
03. 1-2-X-U (Wire Cover)
04. The Big Takeover
05. The Man Won't Annoy Ya
06. Right Brigade
07. Redbone In The City
08. Paranoid (Black Sabbath Cover)
09. Stay Close To Me
10. Pay To Cum
11. Suck Sess
12. Banned In DC
13. I Luv I Jah
14. I
15. At The Movies
Disc 2: March 14, 1981
01. I (Incomplete)
02. The Big Take Over
03. Many Changes In Life (Barrington Levy Cover)
04. Sailin' On
05. Right Brigade
06. Rally Round Jah Throne
07. Coptic Times
08. Drum Solo / Tuning
09. Riot Squad
10. Rock For Light
Building Babylon at the Bayou showcases some of the earliest live performances from Bad Brains, even pre-dating the band’s 1982 self-titled debut. A
snapshot of the band’s burgeoning beginnings, these recordings from 1980 and 1981 recorded at The Bayou in Washington DC, were captured
between the band being unofficially “banned in DC” and relocating to NYC. This is the first non-jazz release by newly formed Time Traveler
Recordings. Transferred from the original tapes and mastered by legendary producer Don Zientara, famous for his work with Minor Threat and
Fugazi, amongst others. Featuring a booklet with liner notes by Washington Post critic Chris Richards and testimonials from Ian MacKaye, Henry
Rollins, Jello Biafra, Vernon Reid, John Joseph as well as previously unseen photographs and ephemera.
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