THE OFFSPRING (ALBUM)

'''The Offspring''' is the debut album by The Offspring. It was released in March, 1989 on Nemesis Records as vinyl-only, but was not released on CD until 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) do not feature the closing track "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. It is clear that the September 11, 2001 attacks were not a factor, as the song was removed prior to the attacks.
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 under the fictitious Black Label Records. 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 songs were added to this album, so that ''The Offspring'' would not just be a 20+ minute mini-album.
The original version of the album has been banned in many places due to its front cover (pictured below). The artwork features an image of a man's body exploding as a creature, similar to the Xenomorph from the "Alien" films, holding a Fender Stratocaster guitar emerges from his chest. Nitro Records refused to print this cover on the 1995 re-release and it was replaced with a different cover (pictured above) that features an image of an alien's face.

Contents

Track listing

Personnel

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

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.