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 | Punk Rock, Skate Punk | |
| 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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| The cover printed on the 1989 original version, which was banned in many places. | ||
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. 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.
The original version of the album remains banned in many places due to its front cover (the one shown below). The artwork features an image of a man's body exploding while a skeleton (with alien eyes), with a Stratocaster, is about to walk out of his stomach. So, Nitro Records refused to print it on the 1995 re-release and it was replaced with a different cover (shown above) that features an image of an alien's face.
[edit] Track listing
All song written and produced by Dexter Holland and Noodles except 'Beheaded' (Co-written with James Lilja)
- "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
- Bryan 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.
