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The Offspring Smash: 20th Anniversary Die Cut Edition on Limited Edition 180g LP + CD + Booklet Box Set

Over 20 years ago, Orange County, CA hard-core punk act The Offspring released their breakout album Smash on Epitaph Records and made history. Smash was an impactful and immediate hit when released in 1994, making a place for the band in an exciting and significant time for alternative music. 

The group's power here is in writing anthemic guitar rock that effortlessly slips from genre to genre. From the Middle-Eastern surf guitar on "Come Out And Play" to the humorous ska-flavored "What Happened To You?" to the sing-along guitar riff in "No Self Esteem," the Offspring's 1994 triumph couldn't have been titled any better.

"Come Out and Play" hit number 1 on Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, "Self Esteem" peaked at number 4 and "Gotta Get Away" hit number 6 on the Billboard Modern Rock Track Charts. Smash has sold over six million copies in the US alone - certified 6x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Selling 11 million copies worldwide, Smash is the best-selling independent label album of all time.

To celebrate the band will begin playing the album in its entirety on tour in Europe this May, June and early July before finishing out the Summer with soon to be announced US Smash dates. This 20th anniversary edition finds the album's original 14-tracks remastered and pressed on 180g vinyl and CD with an accompanying 24-page booklet with never-before-seen images from the Smash era and the story of the making of the record. The new anniversary release comes housed in a deluxe die-cut box.

Features:
• LP version containing the original 14 album tracks newly remastered on 180-gram vinyl
• CD version containing the original 14 album tracks from the most recent remastering
• Restyled album package artwork / deluxe die-cut box
• Large format 24 page booklet featuring never before seen archive photos by Lisa Johnson
• Firsthand recollections and quotes from the band and others telling the story of that historic time

The 20th Anniversary edition was available as a boxed LP version containing the original 14 album tracks newly remastered on 180-gram vinyl and a CD version containing the original 14 album tracks from the most recent remastering in 2008. The new editions include restyled album package artwork in a deluxe custom die-cut LP box, a large format 24-page booklet and recollections and quotes from the band and others as well as never-before-seen images from the Smash era, and the story of the making of Smash.

The Offspring's metal-inflected punk became a popular sensation in 1994, selling over four million albums on an independent record label. While the group's credentials and approach follow the indie rock tradition of the '80s, sonically the Offspring sound more like an edgy, hard-driving heavy metal band, with their precise, pulsing power chords and Dexter Holland's flat vocals. Featuring Holland, guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg Kriesel, and drummer Ron Welty, the Offspring released their self-titled debut album in 1989. Four years later, their second album, Ignition, became an underground hit, setting the stage for the across-the-board success of 1994's Smash. The Nirvana sound-alike "Come Out and Play," the first single from the album, became an MTV hit in the summer of 1994, which paved the way to radio success.

The Offspring were played on both alternative and album rock stations, confirming their broad-based appeal. "Self Esteem," the second single, followed the same soft verse/loud chorus formula and stayed on the charts nearly twice as long as "Come Out and Play." The group got offers from major labels, yet chose to stay with Epitaph. While they were able to play arenas in the U.S., their success didn't translate in foreign countries. Nevertheless, the band's popularity continued to grow in America, as "Gotta Get Away" became another radio/MTV hit in the beginning of 1995. The Offspring recorded a version of the Damned's "Smash It Up" for the Batman Forever soundtrack in the summer of that year; it kept the group on the charts as the bandmembers worked on their third album.
Following a prolonged bidding war and much soul-searching, the Offspring decided to leave Epitaph Records in 1996 for Columbia Records. The move was particularly controversial within the punk community, and many artists on the Epitaph roster, including Pennywise and owner Brett Gurewitz, criticized the band. After much delay, the Offspring finally released their Columbia debut, Ixnay on the Hombre, in February of 1997. Expectations for the record were high and it did receive good reviews, but Ixnay on the Hombre failed to become a crossover hit on the level of Smash, and the group also lost a significant portion of its hardcore punk audience due to the album's major-label status. Americana followed in 1998, scoring the hit "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)." In mid-2000, the Offspring made controversial headlines with their decision to offer Conspiracy of One free of charge via the Internet prior to the initial November release date. Sony Music did not adhere to such a move and threatened a lawsuit; therefore, the band nixed plans to release the album in such a manner. Individual singles, however, were made available on the band's official website and other music-related sites such as MTV Online.
The Offspring returned in 2003 with Splinter. The album was released through Columbia, proving the band's flouting of the record biz hadn't soured the major labels. It also featured the single "Hit That," which returned to the smarmy, pop-referential feel of "Pretty Fly." The Offspring toured the world in support of Splinter, and in the process they hit nearly every continent at least once. They returned in June 2005 with a greatest-hits set; in addition to their major hits, it included the new track "Can't Repeat." In 2008, after several delays, the band returned with its first studio release in four-and-a-half years, releasing the highly anticipated Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace. While touring for their latest effort, the Offspring set to work writing new material and recording when they could. After three years of work, their ninth album, Days Go By, arrived in the summer of 2012. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine                

The Offspring's second album for Epitaph did the impossible: it landed in the Top Five, unheard of for independent records. The Offspring crossed over due to the raucous, Eastern-tinged single "Come Out and Play," which stopped and started just like Nirvana, only without the Seattle trio's recklessness. The record stayed in the charts because the Offspring sounded relentlessly heavy, no matter how much the band claimed to be punk. Their tempos are slower than traditional hardcore, and their attack is as heavy as Metallica. But they acted like they were punk, with odes to no "Self Esteem" and singing about fighting in school. Nothing on the album matches the incessant catchiness of the singles, but Smash is a solid record, filled with enough heavy riffs to keep most teenagers happy. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine

This is a BRAND NEW & FACTORY SEALED, 20th Anniversary, limited edition 1-LP / 1-CD / Book box set issued by "EPITAPH Records" in 2014 - a RARE box set title that is out of print! 

The box set made by Epitaph Records is a highly collectible title from their catalog, featuring - 

The Offspring

Box Set Title -

Smash: Twentieth Anniversary

Track Listing -

A1. Time To Relax - 0:25         
A2. Nitro (Youth Energy) - 2:27         
A3. Bad Habit - 3:43         
A4. Gotta Get Away - 3:52         
A5. Genocide - 3:33         
A6. Something To Believe In - 3:17         
A7. Come Out And Play - Vocals [Extra] – Jason "Blackball” McLean - 3:17         
B1. Self Esteem - 4:17         
B2. It'll Be A Long Time - 2:43         
B3. Killboy Powerhead - Written-By – The Didjits - 2:02         
B4. What Happened To You? - 2:12         
B5. So Alone - 1:17         
B6. Not The One - 2:54         
B7. Smash - 2:53         
CD-1. Time To Relax
CD-2. Nitro (Youth Energy)
CD-3. Bad Habit
CD-4. Gotta Get Away
CD-5. Genocide
CD-6. Something To Believe In
CD-7. Come Out And Play
CD-8. Self Esteem
CD-9. It'll Be A Long Time
CD-10. Killboy Powerhead
CD-11. What Happened To You?
CD-12. Son Alone
CD-13. Not The One
CD-14. Smash

Other Information -

• Phonographic Copyright (p) (c) – Epitaph Records
• Made By – Disctronics USA – 129737
• Published By – Gamete Music, Westbeach Music, Touch And Go Records
• Recorded At – Track Record, The Hook
• Mixed At – Track Record
• Mastered At – Future Disc
• Backing Vocals – Dexter, Noodles, Ron
• Bass – Greg K
• Drums – Ron Welty
• Engineer [2nd] – Mike Ainsworth, Ulysses Noriega
• Engineer [Additional] – Ken Paulakovich
• Guitar – Dexter Holland, Noodles
• Mastered By – Eddie Schreyer
• Photography By [Band] – Lisa Johnson
• Producer, Engineer – Thom Wilson
• Vocals – Dexter Holland
• Written-By – The Offspring (tracks: 1 to 9, 11 to 14)
• 20th Anniversary Edition re-issue 
• Remastered on 180g Vinyl 
• 24-page booklet with never-before-seen images from the Smash era 
• Deluxe custom die-cut LP box
• Barcode (Scanned): 045778735815
• ASIN: B00L7JSH26

The title is from the rare EPITAPH Records series of box sets.

EPITAPH RECORDS Made in the USA
Comes in a die-cut boxed set
Record vintage = limited edition, made in 2014 (out of print)
LP / UPC catalog # 87358-1 UPC: 045778735815

 CONDITION Details:

The BOX SET is assumed to be in Mint condition. Everything is factory sealed and perfect.

A Short Note About LP GRADING -

Mint {M} = Only used for sealed items. Near Mint {NM} = Virtually flawless in every way. Near Mint Minus {NM-} = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible. Excellent {EXC} = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise. Very Good Plus {VG+} = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.

For best results, always properly clean your LPs before playing them (even for brand new LPs).

The LP is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).

Don't let this rarity slip by!!!