Bad Religion RARE 1981 7" ep MINT w/ps KBD No Reserve

$

420

Bad Religion RARE 1981 debut 6 song 7" ep on Epitaph Records, catalog number JBG 1072-A. Edition of 1500 with "Bad Religion..." etched in run-off groove on one side, "Elipses U.R." etched on other side.

Side A:

Bad Religion

Politics

Sensory Overload

Side B:

Slaves

Drastic Actions

World War III

Condition Sleeve: Absolutely MINT: no creases, no ring wear, no corner dings, crisp and not faded. Beautiful fold out picture sleeve on thick card stock.

Condition Record: Absolutely MINT: never played, no spindle track marks, no scratches, appears fresh and new.

I purchased this new in 1981 at Tower Records in Hollywood and it has been stored carefully for the last 23 years!  This is a rare opportunity to obtain a pristine example of this legendary release. If you don't already know the history behind this record here are the details:

Bad Religion -the first E.P.
Recorded at a small studio in Westlake, run by Jay Ziskrout's drum teacher, out of his garage. They took their tapes to Goldstar Recorders (which is now gone, but they were the best in Hollywood) for mastering. Goldstar sent the masters on from there to a place called Greg Lee for the two-step processing. The receptionist at the front desk of Goldstar was Johnette Napolitano, who back then was just a wannabe singer and a fellow punk (with dyed purple hair and all -she became famous with Concrete Blonde). BR gave her a copy of the EP and she was so impressed that she asked them to have her boyfriend (Jim Mankey) produce their next album; she assured them he would get them studio time and stuff. Brett and co. took the masters to a record plant and had 500 made up and then Brett went to a little distributor called Jem Records (which is now also out of business). Jem was based in Reseda and was also an importer. Brett met with a guy over there who bought most of the records from him. Then they realized that the snare drum was mastered too high, and with each snare hit, the record skipped. However, no one else seemed to notice, and Jem Records, who could tell just how good BR were, happily distributed the EPs to all the record shops in the area. Brett and co. also brought records directly into stores. They would drive to Moby Disk or Middle Earth and drop off two or three or five records. It came out in 1981 (many people think it was 1980 because of the "80-85" comp). When they came to press up another batch, this time of 1,500, they had the flaw fixed, only for a new one to appear. As was typical for the day, the band had a message scratched on the run-off groove; on one side was written, "We're not Bad Religion..." on the other "... you are". They called down to make sure that the message would be etched into the second pressing, but to their horror, the records came back with "We're not Bad Religion..." "Elipses U R". With only 2,000 pressed, the EP remains BR's most collectable release, and with only 500 copies correctly inscribed, the first pressing will inevitably fetch even higher prices. One of their fans back then was Bobby (Schayer): "The EP was phenomenal! I like it because of the fact that at that time, every band in LA didn't sound the same, and the record was unique. What separated the band was that Greg had a really unique voice, that made a big impression on me". Brett had borrowed about $1,500 from his dad and with that money he hired a graphic artist to design the 7" sleeve and, according to him, also a logo for Epitath. With the success of the EP, they were able to pay back the money they'd borrowed for the pressing, and still have enough left over to record How Could Hell...
The 7" itself has pretty rare pictures (never published anywhere else as far as I know) and folds out to the size of an album cover. The lyrics are copyright 1981, but "The Original Bad Religion" 12" re-issue states that it was "previously released in 1980 as a limited edition 7" e.p." The 12" has remarkably different mixing, compared to the 80-85 mixing. There's a lot more reverb on the entire mix, especially the drums, which are a bit louder. And perhaps most remarkably, there's a heavy delay effect on Greg's voice throughout the record. The end of Slaves, when the song falls apart and Greg groans, "Ahhaahhh" goes on a lot longer than on the cd, and Greg's screaming is cut off.

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