On this day in ‘86, Rick released THE FLAG

“Rick James offered an abundance of formulaic funk on THE FLAG… sociopolitical smoker ‘Silly Little Man’ (an angry commentary on the nuclear arms race and U.S./Soviet relations) and the new wave-ish ‘Painted Pictures,’ which describes the type of facades people show the world.” -ALLMUSIC

On this day in ‘86, Rick released THE FLAG on Gordy Records. The album shows off his signature funk sound, along with a bit of social commentary from Rick. 

Listen to it here