BAD RELIGION
INTO THE UNKNOWN (LP)
FAN CLUB - 23 €
BACK IN STOCK!!! Fan Club edition of the black sheep amongst the Bad
Religion catalog. Released in 1983 and long-dismissed from the band's
legacy, this record saw Bad Religion delving into prog rock and new wave
influences.
Up for sale is the super rare and highly sought after prog album by punk
band Bad Religion "Into the Unknown". Below is the interesting history
of this album:
The 2nd album released by Bad Religion. The album features a
keyboard-heavy prog rock sound which is unlike anything else in their
discography. Bassist Jay Bentley quit the band during the recording of
the first song and previous drummer Pete Finestone is also absent from
the record. Epitaph Records pressed up 10,000 copies of the record which
they claim were mostly returned by dissatisfied fans. The returns were
stored in the Bomp Records warehouse where Brett Gurewitz's
then-girlfriend worked and a number of copies were sold through Bomp,
although just how many is disputed. These sales were not authorized by
the band or label. Jay Bentley also stated that he and Brett destroyed
several boxes of the record and other copies that had been stored in
Bentley's mother's basement were ruined by an exploding water heater.
The record has been mostly disowned by the group. Brett Gurewitz, who
owns the rights to the record via Epitaph Records, has been particularly
vocal about his displeasure with album and long refused to reissue the
release. However, the first authorized reissue was included in a Bad
Religion vinyl box set released in the fall of 2010. The song "Time And
Disregard" was originally written for a side project that Greg Graffin
had with Greg Hetson (who was not a member of Bad Religion at this time)
called Greg Greg.
