Label: | Atlantic | Release date: | 2/27/1996 |
Country: | United States | Disc / Label details: | |
Format | CD | ||
Misc: | 15 tracks - O-card slipcase and jewel case | ||
Remark: | US version without barcode and text that says "Mfd. for BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. under License 6550 East 30th Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46219. D 111751" The slipcase is made of shiny cardboard paper and the images on both the slipcase and in the booklet are brighter than the ones on/in the European version. The only way to fold the booklet properly is when the lyrics of "the gray race" are on the front; that way the catalog ID of the booklet is on the backside (as supposed to be) |
Catalog ID: | 82870-2 | D 111751 |
Matrix / Runout: | 3 82870-2 SRC##01 M1S4 IFPI 2 U 4 E |
Song title | Song writer(s) | Version | Length | Interpretations | ||
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1 | The Gray Race | Greg Graffin, Brian Baker | 2:06 | 16 | ||
2 | Them And Us | Greg Graffin | 2:50 | 8 | ||
3 | A Walk | Greg Graffin | Album version | 2:14 | 7 | |
4 | Parallel | Greg Graffin | 3:19 | 12 | ||
5 | Punk Rock Song | Greg Graffin | 2:27 | 9 | ||
6 | Empty Causes | Greg Graffin | 2:51 | 6 | ||
7 | Nobody Listens | Greg Graffin, Brian Baker | 1:57 | 4 | ||
8 | Pity The Dead | Greg Graffin | 2:56 | 5 | ||
9 | Spirit Shine | Greg Graffin, Brian Baker | 2:11 | 8 | ||
10 | The Streets of America | Greg Graffin, Brian Baker | 3:48 | 8 | ||
11 | Ten in 2010 | Greg Graffin | 2:22 | 8 | ||
12 | Victory | Greg Graffin | 2:36 | 2 | ||
13 | Drunk Sincerity | Greg Graffin | 2:13 | 6 | ||
14 | Come Join Us | Greg Graffin | 2:03 | 17 | ||
15 | Cease | Greg Graffin | 2:35 | 9 |
General | Graffin: "This album maybe has a little more emotion in it. [It] talks about the struggle of being an individual person in a society and in a race of human beings that is intolerant of individualism." |
Writing | Greg Graffin started writing songs for The Gray Race while still touring (as usual), and by the end of the tour the album was pretty much finished, although he continued the process back home in Ithaca (he has a studio in his home). He sent preliminary versions of the songs to the other band memb... Read more |
Recording | The Gray Race was recorded in October and November of 1995 in New York's Greenwich Village and the famed Electric Lady Studios (set up by Jimi Hendrix), on West 8th Street (it was their first studio work outside of L.A.). Jay Bentley explained on 120 Minutes that it was also the first time th... Read more |
Production | Greg Graffin: "The sounds we were using were different, as was our approach to making the record, and that was all because of Ric [Ocasek]’s influence. It was very rejuvenating on an artistic level." Greg said that he and the band were bored of the sound of the guitars on album... Read more |
Demos | Twelve song demos exist that have been worked out pretty well and almost sound like the songs as they ended up on the album. It also contains different versions of Tested and Strange Denial, which both eventually didn't end up on The Gray Race. Come Join Us This is Just a Punk Rock So... Read more |
Artwork | The photographs on the cover and insert are employees of Atlantic Records, taken by NY based photographer Richard Burbridge, who specializes in black & white facial portraits. The Asian woman on the cover (she is more prominent on the cassette version), is Marilou De Los Reyes. S... Read more |
Marketing | The Gray Race was released on 2.26.1996. There used to be a commercial regarding The Gray Race on MTV. When TGR came out, in the UK they made a CD with A Walk, Punk Rock Song, Streets of America and The Gray Race (so they had decided all the singles at an early stage). |
Reception | It seems that at the time, Brett communicated contradicting opinions on The Gray Race: Brett Gurewitz said, "I don't care for the Gray Race" when it came out and one year later he added, "I don't like The Gray Race and in fact it is Bad Religion's worst selling recor... Read more |
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The Gray Race In Store Promo Mini Poster | Collectible |
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The Gray Race press release | Collectible |
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The Gray Race Press Release Photo | Collectible |
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The Gray Race Press Release Photo | Collectible |
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The Gray Race Promotional Stickers | Collectible |