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Coffee Break: Produced by Glen “Spot” Lockett -

Coffee Break: Produced by Glen “Spot” Lockett

A recording studio mixer.
A recording studio mixer.Aaron Washington

by Jill Riley and Luke Taylor

March 07, 2023

Earlier this week, Glenn “Spot” Lockett, the in-house producer and engineer for legendary punk label SST Records passed away in a healthcare facility in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He was 72.

As the longtime in-house producer for SST Records, Spot produced more than 100 records at the height of ’80s American punk rock. Highlights from his body of work range from numerous Black Flag staples like Damaged, My War, and Jealous Again to Minutemen’s The Punch Line, What Makes a Man Start Fires?, and Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat. Spot also produced Descendents’ Milo Goes to College, Hüsker Dü’s Zen Arcade, Misfits’ Earth A.D. / Wolfs Blood, and Saint Vitus’ self-titled debut, along with others.

Let’s celebrate the life and work of this legendary producer. For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs produced by Spot of SST Records do you want to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played:
Husker Du – Turn On The News
Husker Du – Eight Miles High
Husker Du – Celebrated Summer
Black Flag – Rise Above
Black Flag – T.V. Party
Descendents – Suburban Home
Minutemen – I Felt Like a Gringo
Meat Puppets – Plateau
Meat Puppets – Lost (Bonus!)