Who's Got the 10½? is a live album by the American hardcore punk rock band Black Flag. It was released on March 19, 1986 through SST Records. The album was recorded live at Starry Night in Portland, Oregon on August 23, 1985.

Who's Got the 10½?
Live album by
ReleasedMarch 19, 1986 (1986-03-19)
RecordedAugust 23, 1985 (1985-08-23)
VenueThe Starry Night in Portland, Oregon
GenreHardcore punk
Length39:11 (Vinyl)
64:23 (CD)
LabelSST (060)
ProducerGreg Ginn
Black Flag chronology
Minuteflag
(1986)
Who's Got the 10½?
(1986)
Annihilate This Week
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Great Rock Discography6/10[4]
MusicHound3/5[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide6/10[7]
Tom HullB+[8]

This album was recorded by the DogFish Sound mobile recording truck owned by Drew Canulette and Norm Costa, and based in Newberg, OR. Henry Rollins referred to the recording as his favorite Black Flag album on his 2018 Keep Talking, Pal special.

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Loose Nut"Ginn4:00
2."I'm the One"
  • Roessler
  • Rollins
2:44
3."Bastard in Love"Ginn3:00
4."Modern Man"3:34
5."This Is Good"
  • Ginn
  • Rollins
3:22
6."In My Head"
  • Ginn
  • Rollins
4:26
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."My War"Dukowski3:47
8."Slip It In" / "Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie"Ginn14:48
9."Drinking and Driving"
  • Ginn
  • Rollins
3:00
CD/Cassette editions
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Loose Nut"Ginn4:00
2."I'm the One"
  • Roessler
  • Rollins
2:44
3."Annihilate"Ginn4:44
4."Wasted"1:01
5."Bastard in Love"Ginn3:00
6."Modern Man"
  • Chuck Dukowski
  • Ed Danky
3:34
7."This Is Good"
  • Ginn
  • Rollins
3:22
8."In My Head"
  • Ginn
  • Rollins
4:26
9."Sinking"
  • Ginn
  • Rollins
5:04
10."Jam"
  • Ginn
  • Roesseler
  • Martinez
4:05
11."Best One Yet"
  • Roesseler
  • Rollins
2:35
12."My War"Dukowski3:47
13."Slip It In" / "Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie"Ginn14:48
14."Drinking and Driving"
  • Ginn
  • Rollins
3:00
15."Louie Louie"Richard Berry4:13

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. Who's Got the 10½? at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  4. ^ Martin C. Strong (1998). The Great Rock Discography (1st ed.). Canongate Books. ISBN 978-0-86241-827-4.
  5. ^ Graff, Gary (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (2nd ed.). Visible Ink Press. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  6. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Black Flag". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). London: Fireside Books. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Weisbard, Eric (1995). "Black Flag". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 44–45. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  8. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Black Flag".