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Bad Religion - 7" - 1989
Details
| Label: | Suffer! | Catalog ID: | SUFF 001 |
| Country: | Germany | Barcode: | no barcode |
| Format | 7" | Matrix / Run-out #: | SUFF-001/A et | SUFF-001/B et |
| Release date: | 1/1/1989 | Disc / Label details: | Vinyl: Translucent red / Label: Red |
| Misc: | Bootleg! - 6 tracks - Colored vinyl - Thin paper sleeve and dust sleeve | ||
| Remark: | German bootleg of the 1st EP. The vinyl has alternate song names: (A) Indecision, The Government, Don't Know Why, (B) Keep Your Mouth Shut, Suicide and Last War. The cover is a copy of the original, but the colors are much brighter. The back is a copy of the back of the 1984 "The Original" reissue, though a little customized. | ||
Tracklist
Click the song titles for more information, lyrics and interpretations
| Song title | Song writer(s) | Version | Length | Interpretations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | Bad Religion | Brett Gurewitz | Album version | 1:52 | 1 |
| 2 | Politics | Greg Graffin | Album version | 1:24 | 2 | |
| 3 | Sensory Overload | Brett Gurewitz | Album version | 1:37 | 3 | |
| AA | 1 | Slaves | Greg Graffin | Album version | 1:22 | 2 |
| 2 | Drastic Actions | Brett Gurewitz | Album version | 2:42 | 1 | |
| 3 | World War III | Greg Graffin | Album version | 0:57 | 2 |
Info from 'The Answer'
| Recording & Distribution | It was recorded in October 1980 at a small studio in Westlake, a neighborhood in Los Angeles. It was run by Jay Ziskrout's drum teacher, out of his garage. But when it came to mastering their vinyl debut, the band decided to go to the best, Goldstar Recorders in Hollywood. Goldstar sent ... Read more |
| Artwork | Brett had borrowed about $1,500 from his dad and with that money he hired a graphic artist to design the 7" sleeve and, according to him, also a logo for Epitaph. The 7" itself has pretty rare pictures (never published anywhere else) and folds out to the size of an album cover. The lyric... Read more |
| Re-issues | In 1984 the E.P. was re-issued, this time as a 12". "The original" was added to top left corner of the front cover. The 12" also has a remarkably different mixing compared to the first 7" mixing from 1981. There's a lot more reverb on the entire mix, especially the drums, w... Read more |
| Reception | One of their fans back then was Bobby Schayer: "The EP was phenomenal! I like it because of the fact that at that time, every band in LA didn't sound the same, and the record was unique. What separated the band was that Greg had a really unique voice, that made a big impression on me. They wer... Read more |
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