The Offspring (album)
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| The Offspring | ||
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| Studio album by The Offspring | ||
| Released | Original: March, 1989 CD re-release: November 21, 1995 |
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| Recorded | 1988 at South Coast Recording, Santa Ana, California | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 31:23 | |
| Label | Nemesis Records (1989) Nitro Records (1995) |
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| Producer(s) | Thom Wilson | |
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| The Offspring chronology | ||
| The Offspring (1989) |
Baghdad (1991) |
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| Remastered release cover (1995) | ||
- For other uses, see Offspring (disambiguation).
The Offspring is the debut album by The Offspring. It was released March, 1989 on Nemesis Records as vinyl-only. It was later re-issued and released on CD for the first time on November 21, 1995 on Nitro Records and also on Epitaph Records, with a new album cover but otherwise identical. On the original album cover, if you look closer you can see a scary-looking skeleton, with a Stratocaster, popping out of a man's stomach. Both the re-releases on the two respective labels are identical as well. Album pressings after June 26, 2001 (July 16 in the UK) lack the song "Kill the President", the reason for the removal is still unknown but the main speculation is that the lead singer and label owner Dexter Holland believed it might cause political tensions. Also due to the date of the removal it is clear to see it wasn't removed due to 9/11, as many have incorrectly speculated. This album contains the tracks Blackball and I'll Be Waiting which were originally released on a 7" double A-side vinyl record which was distributed by the band itself on Black Label records (which the band named after a brand of beer). Only 1000 copies of this vinyl were made and it took the band two and a half years to sell them all. Ironically this vinyl is now the most expensive piece of The Offspring's work as it is also the rarest.
[edit] Track listing
- "Jennifer Lost the War" – 2:35
- "Elders" – 2:11
- "Out on Patrol" – 2:32
- "Crossroads" – 2:48
- "Demons" – 3:10
- "Beheaded" – 2:52
- "Tehran" – 3:06
- "A Thousand Days" – 2:11
- "Blackball" – 3:24
- "I'll Be Waiting" – 3:12
- "Kill the President" (Removed from album printings after June 2001) – 3:22
[edit] Personnel
- Keith Holland (Listed as Dexter Holland on the CD version) - Vocals, Guitar
- Noodles - Guitar
- Greg K. - Bass
- Ron Welty - Drums
The song "Beheaded" was written by The Offspring and (former member) James Lilja.
| The Offspring |
| Dexter Holland – Noodles – Greg K.– Atom Willard |
| Former members: James Lilja – Ron Welty – Josh Freese (unofficial) |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: The Offspring – Ignition – Smash – Ixnay on the Hombre – Americana – Conspiracy of One – Splinter – (Eighth Studio Album) |
| Extended plays: Baghdad – Club Me – A Piece of Americana |
| Other albums: Greatest Hits |
| Related articles |
| Epitaph Records – Nitro Records – Columbia Records |
