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Bad Religion repress early albums on vinyl

Contributed by alex101. Posted by aubin on Friday, September 4, 2009 at 5:00 PM (EDT)

Epitaph Records has represessed three of Bad Religion's classic early albums. The records include How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, Suffer and No Control.

Each album is limited to 300 copies and available directly through Epitaph's merch store.

How Could Hell Be Any Worse? includes the 1st EP, Back To The Known and songs from the Public Service Comp, similar to the 2004 CD remastered version, while Suffer and No Control are repressed on orange and green vinyls respectively.

The label is also selling repressings of NOFX and The Offspring LPs.

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Dante3000 (rich) (September 4, 2009)

Yeah, the opening of the Epitaph store was rad and dangerous. I did only pick up albums I didn't known but it was still a huge purchase. So stoked to own "Dirty Sanchez" and "Rev" though. Two game changing albums for me.
-Dante

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pencilsssssssssssssssssss (September 5, 2009)

ok. epitaph sux.

branden (September 6, 2009)

zeke's cover of "rhiannon" is pretty tight.

baldsteve (September 4, 2009)

Suffer, No Control, Against the Grain and Generator are the only ones I listen to with any sort of regularity. Good to see these back in print.

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Dante3000 (rich) (September 4, 2009)

I know it makes me a dork, but Against the Grain is my all time favorite Bad Religion album.
-Dante

baldsteve (September 4, 2009)

No dork status issued here. It's solid.

655321 (September 4, 2009)

Against the Grain and No Control basically tie for my favorite BR album.

baldsteve (September 4, 2009)

What's with your username?

hot_cheetos (September 4, 2009)

He's a number! Not a name!

baldsteve (September 4, 2009)

Only in death is he a name.

hot_cheetos (September 4, 2009)

His name is 655321. His name is 655321. His name is 655321.

BarleyPat (September 4, 2009)

HIs name is Robert Paulson.

burntwolf (September 4, 2009)

he's a fan of A Clockwork Orange

kidgotham (September 4, 2009)

Nothing wrong with Against the Grain. My personal fav is still Suffer.

10-4Eleanor (September 4, 2009)

I have the album cover tattooed on my arm. Favorite record of all time.

Cheesetits (September 4, 2009)

Obviously their best stuff, but I still can't find a cd of theirs that I dislike. Wait, they put out No Substance didn't they? Even still, I like a few songs off that one.

hot_cheetos (September 4, 2009)

I just had a nightmare that I ate some spaghetti out of the trash, realized what I was doing, and spit it out, and as I woke up, I fucking spit all over my bed. I didn't realize I had that much saliva as I slept. At least I have something funny to add to the screenplay (albeit a funnier version).

Where's 80-85? That's the only Bad Religion I can stand (yes, I know it's a compilation).

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shrapnel (September 4, 2009)

'atta boy

baldsteve (September 4, 2009)

'Yesterday' is one of my favorite songs from them. The multiple versions of several songs keeps that thing from being in rotation often.

hot_cheetos (September 4, 2009)

I actually like having the multiple versions, it's interesting to me. "Bad Religion" got better and better every time I listened to it, haha.

equal (September 4, 2009)

80-85 was How Could Hell Be Any Worse, Back Into The Known, and a few compilation tracks. The reissue of How Could Hell Be Any Worse includes all these bonus tracks, so it replaces 80-85.

In other words, it's the same thing.

ChadReligion (September 4, 2009)

WHY?
You can find these for under 8 bucks at Amoeba or Rasputins

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baldsteve (September 4, 2009)

Granted, I have these records already, but I don't have either of those stores anywhere near me.

LookingForCorpses (September 4, 2009)

Because a very large portion of kids in the US don't have access to stores like those.

Hey_ska (September 4, 2009)

Fucking love Amoeba.

I got a 2 disk Submachine album and Wednesday Night Heroes first album for 4 bucks total there.

Galloping-Foxley (September 4, 2009)

Are you sure they are the same color as these? Red, orange and green? Yeah, sure, this is something for collector freaks only, but still...

equal (September 4, 2009)

Yeah, it's hard for some people to remember that there's a whole world outside of California, where we don't have these stores.

Often times we have to mail order to get ANYTHING other than the top 40 garbage that radio and MTV vomit into the public's eager mouths.

hot_cheetos (September 4, 2009)

So I know it's emo-ish (in the modern sense of the word) pop music that I listened to when I was 17, but I for one will be very excited to see Something Corporate live if they do in fact reunite. All their albums/EPs were very solid, and I'm a sucker for a good piano. Plus, "Konstantine" is still a great song.

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wonton (September 4, 2009)

you make me sick, make me sick.

baldsteve (September 4, 2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_4jrMwvZ2A

Gross dude.

hot_cheetos (September 4, 2009)

Hey now, it's better than Agony and Irony.

baldsteve (September 4, 2009)

I strongly disagree. The Dan songs on Agony and Irony are better than anything that SC ever did.

hot_cheetos (September 4, 2009)

I will admit it's more nostalgia than anything, but the kid could play his piano and write some decent lyrics. They were miles ahead of any "emo" band (except Saves The Day and the first TBS album) at the time. That's more than I can say for a band I actually respect that has put out some horrible albums.

I will agree to disagree though.

DrewXFishy (September 4, 2009)

why the fuck did you mention that

Tye (September 4, 2009)

represessed?

LinoleumMagazine (September 4, 2009)

So, all those rumors about OWTH getting signed to Epitaph might be true...

see the second tweet by this guy (some Epitaph emplyee I'm guessing).
http://twitter.com/christepitaph

That would be so fucking weird. But I'd be stoked on a Frank Turner / OWTH tour!

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Wentz_Equals_Death (September 4, 2009)

THAT's the guy who knows the girl that I know who said that it was happening when I first started saying this was happening (yes I am taking credit)

LinoleumMagazine (September 4, 2009)

I don't know why else they'd be hanging at the Epitaph offices... maybe Brett is working on getting the 'taph back to it's old self for the next decade.

LookingForCorpses (September 4, 2009)

Epitaph has started a merch company, so it COULD be that.

baldsteve (September 4, 2009)

You both realize MattRamone has been saying this for 6 months.

LinoleumMagazine (September 4, 2009)

yeah and it was a joke... or so I thought.

It'd be great if it actually happened. I'd love to see that band get kinda big.

SexualSunshine (September 4, 2009)

Who cares?

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TheMike (September 4, 2009)

People who want but don't have those albums on vinyl, which is quite a lot.

Marizo (September 4, 2009)

Bad Religion repress early albums on vinyl : We want monies

Aymor (September 4, 2009)

i want them badly but i assume they'll be gone quick

DrewXFishy (September 4, 2009)

how goddamn convienient

MilesQToast (September 4, 2009)

first I am like 'why are they trying to repress their own music?'

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baldsteve (September 4, 2009)

ARE was trying.

blanktapesemptybottles (September 4, 2009)

I broke down and bought all the colored NOFX I couldn't help it, it was all their good to great albums

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pencilsssssssssssssssssss (September 5, 2009)

because it's colored. what a scam.

equal (September 4, 2009)

False info in the description. The vinyl edition of How Could Hell Be Any Worse does NOT include the 1st EP, Back To The Known and songs from the Public Service Comp. The CD version is 55:13 long, which far exceeds the capacity of a vinyl LP. The vinyl reissue is simply the 14 tracks from the original How Could Hell Be Any Worse?

Phantom_Maggot (September 4, 2009)

I have Bad Religion lyrics in my classroom. Seriously, Henchmen is totally applicable to high school.

burntorangepeel (September 5, 2009)

How about 'Into the Unknown?' I know they keep their distance from it, and it's got some really cheesy moog opening the album, but "Billy Gnosis" is one of my favorite BR songs.

Welly (September 5, 2009)

[quote]green vinyls[/quote]

Huh?

holybuble (September 5, 2009)

Don't understand why epitaph doesn't press idlewill kill on a fucking 12".
i'm sooooooooooo pissed!

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Indecay (September 5, 2009)

Aye, I want that.

pencilsssssssssssssssssss (September 5, 2009)

lets make some money kids. but not enough to the rent.

hobbzoid (September 5, 2009)

I don't expect them to put out skatepunk forever but it's really sad to see what Epitaph puts out now. Also shows that their legacy is always going to be the mid 90's. If OWTH signs with them it's going to look ridiculous.

However I am enjoying being in my 30's and buying all these old records on colored vinyl. 15 years ago my life changed... I'm still stoked.

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