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Generator - 12" - 2017

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Details

Label:	Epitaph Records	Release date:	1/1/2017
Country:	United States	Disc / Label details:	Vinyl: Black / Label: Black
Format	12"
Misc:	11 tracks - Reissue - Cardboard sleeve and dust sleeve
Remark:	Reissue has matte labels as opposed to the glossy labels of the original and show the updated epitaph address (2798 Sunset) on the wrap around legal text unlike previous pressings that have 6201 Sunset.

Identification

Catalog ID:	E-86416-1
Barcode:	0 4577-86416-1 1
Matrix / Runout (A-Side):	EPITAPH 86416-1 2017 A BAD RELIGION - GENERATOR
Matrix / Runout (B-Side):	EPITAPH 86416-1 2017 B BAD RELIGION - GENERATOR

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Tracklist

Click the song titles for more information, lyrics and interpretations

	Song title	Song writer(s)	Version	Length	Interpretations
1	Generator	Brett Gurewitz	Album version	3:22	17
2	Too Much To Ask	Greg Graffin	Album version	2:45	6
3	No Direction	Greg Graffin	Album version	3:14	7
4	Tomorrow	Greg Graffin	Album version	1:56	1
5	Two Babies In The Dark	Brett Gurewitz	Album version	2:25	6
6	Heaven Is Falling	Brett Gurewitz	Album version	2:04	4
7	Atomic Garden	Brett Gurewitz	Album version	3:11	2
8	The Answer	Greg Graffin	Album version	3:21	7
9	Fertile Crescent	Greg Graffin	Album version	2:08	6
10	Chimaera	Greg Graffin	Album version	2:28	14
11	Only Entertainment	Greg Graffin	Album version	3:12	1

Info from 'The Answer'

Release	Generator was released on 3/13/1992 on Epitaph Records, although it had already been completed in the spring of 1991. The reason for delay was the band not being happy with the artwork and packaging; they went through a few ideas and waited for a long time to get some finished ideas that they event... Read more
Song writing	Brett: "It was time to change, I was bored (...) we did it in a different studio, but as far as the songwriting, it was a deliberate effort to try something different". Jay: "The songs themselves were becoming more intricate, because Greg and Brett were both phenomenal songwriters (... Read more
Album title	The album was already recorded when the band decided on its title. Brett admitted he was thinking about "The Generator", but as Graffin put it, that was too Yes; Yes had an album called "Big Generator."
Recording	Generator was recorded in ten days in May 1991. It was recorded almost live in the studio, because Brett had moved Westbeach Recorders to larger premises, and for the first time ever, the entire band could play in the studio at the same time. There was hardly any preparation or rehearsal befo... Read more
Artwork	The epigraphs (quotes) next to the songs in the lyric booklet were Greg Graffin's idea. Brett: "(...) I think it was pretty clever, and he thought it would be something that was thought-provoking. He has a lot of research materials at his disposal because he's a teacher, so I'm not sure how we... Read more
Demos & unreleased songs	For both Brett's and Greg's songs several demos exist, of which one didn't make it onto the album: Brett's songs (which were also used for a 7" bootleg called "Generator Demos"): Generator Atomic Garden Greg's songs: Inner Dream (unreleased) Chimaera ... Read more
Trivia	On the back sleeve of the CD, track #5 is written as "Two Babies In The Dark". However, on the print on the LP it's just "Babies In The Dark".
Re-release	Generator was re-released on 4/6/2004. This digitally remastered version contains two bonus tracks, the original recordings of "Fertile Crescent" and "Heaven Is Falling", which first appeared on the split 7" New World Order: War #1 with Noam Chomsky, released in 1991. Rece... Read more
Reception	One week after the release, Generator reached #49 on the German charts.

	Name	Type
	Generator -Poster	Collectible
	Generator Album Cover	Collectible
	Generator Album Cover - European Tour 1993	Collectible
	Generator Band Shot	Collectible
	Generator Press Release Photo	Collectible