Black Flag (Music Group)

Spot, Record Producer Who Captured the Fury of 1980s Punk, Dies at 71

A lifelong jazz aficionado, he changed course to produce bands like Black Flag and Hüsker Dü for the influential SST label.

By Alex Williams

As the house producer for SST Records, Lockett shaped the sound of hardcore from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. He died last week at 72.

By Christopher R. Weingarten

As the house producer for SST Records, Lockett shaped the sound of hardcore from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. He died last week at 72.

By Christopher R. Weingarten