The Offspring (album)
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| Studio album by The Offspring | ||||
| Released | June 15, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | March 1989 | |||
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| Genre | Hardcore punk, horror punk | |||
| Length | 31:23 (Original) 26:41 (2001 printings) | |||
| Label | Nemesis Nitro Records | |||
| Producer | Thom Wilson | |||
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The Offspring is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band The Offspring, released on June 15, 1989 through Nemesis Records. After years of discontinued print, the album was re-released by Nitro/Epitaph Records in 1995, with a different album cover. Both the re-releases on the two respective labels are nearly identical. The Offspring has rarely played any songs from this album live. This is also the only studio album by The Offspring with fewer than 12 tracks; it has 11 (10 on the 2001 printings). It also includes elements of horror punk, with songs like "Demons" and "Beheaded".
After recording a demo tape in 1988, The Offspring began preparations for their first full-length album. They recorded it in March 1989 at South Coast Recording in Santa Ana, California, with Thom Wilson producing. During the sessions, the band re-recorded their early songs "I'll Be Waiting" and "Blackball", which both originally appeared on the band's 1986 single "I'll Be Waiting".
The album was released on June 15, 1989 in limited numbers by Nemesis Records, only in 12" vinyl and cassette format. When it was released, the album initially sold 5,000 copies and it took the band two and a half years to sell them all. One of the copies was destroyed by Wally George at his show the Wally George Show in 1989, thus leaving only 4,999 copies left. Some copies also have the Cargo Records logo next to the Nemesis logo on the back cover. To support the album, The Offspring embarked on a six-week national tour, but Noodles was stabbed during a performance at the Hollywood anti-nuclear benefit. Following the small success of The Offspring, the band signed with Epitaph Records in 1991.
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