Bad Religion – The Empire Strikes First

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Label:	Epitaph – 86694-2
Format:	CD , Album
Country:	US
Released:	Jun 8, 2004
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Punk

Tracklist

1	Overture	1:09
2	Sinister Rouge	1:53
3	Social Suicide	1:35
4	Atheist Peace	1:57
5	All There Is	2:57
6	Los Angeles Is Burning	3:23
7	Let Them Eat War Musician [Additional Musicians:], Guest, Vocals – Sage Francis Written-By – S. Francis*	2:57
8	God's Love	2:32
9	To Another Abyss	4:07
10	The Quickening Written-By – Greg Graffin	2:19
11	The Empire Strikes First Written-By – Greg Graffin	3:23
12	Beyond Electric Dreams Written-By – Greg Graffin	4:02
13	Boot Stamping On A Human Face Forever	3:49
14	Live Again (The Fall Of Man)	3:35

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Epitaph Records
Copyright © – Epitaph Records
Recorded At – Sound City Studios
Mixed At – Bay 7 Studios
Mastered At – Precision Mastering
Pressed By – MCOM – 54744BM

Credits

Band [The Band Is:], Bass, Backing Vocals – Jay Bentley
Band [The Band Is:], Drums, Percussion – Brooks Wackerman
Band [The Band Is:], Guitar – Greg Hetson
Band [The Band Is:], Guitar, Backing Vocals – Brian Baker
Band [The Band Is:], Vocals – Greg Graffin
Design – Nick Pritchard
Engineer [Assistant At Bay 7] – June Murakawa*
Engineer [Assistant At Sound City] – Pete Martinez
Mastered By – Tom Baker (3)
Musician [Additional Musicians:], Choir, Soprano Vocals [Goth Choir Soprano] – Claude Sarne (tracks: 2)
Musician [Additional Musicians:], Electric Organ [Hammond B3] – John Ginty (tracks: 6)
Musician [Additional Musicians:], Electronics [Sonic Alienator] – Leopold Ross (tracks: 12)
Musician [Additional Musicians:], Guitar – Mike Campbell (tracks: 6)
Musician [Additional Musicians:], Programmed By [Programming] – Atticus Ross
Musician [Additional Musicians:], Violin – Dave Bragger (tracks: 4)
Photography By – Matt Rubin
Photography By [Band Photo] – Sean Murphy (12)
Producer – Greg Graffin
Recorded By, Mixed By – Joe Barresi
Typography [Cam Font] – You Work For Them
Written-By – Greg Graffin (tracks: 1 to 6, 8, 9, 13, 14)

Notes

Recorded at Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA Nov. 2003 - Feb. 2004.
Mixed at Bay 7. Valley Village, CA, Feb. 2004.

©&℗ 2004 Epitaph 2798 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026.

All songs written by Greg Graffin and Brett Gurewitz except 7 and 10 to 12 — which they co-wrote with the others credited in the Tracklist.

This CD is housed in a jewel case with a clear plastic tray and a 12-page booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 4577-8694-2 4
Barcode (Scanned): 045778669424
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 54744BM-01 86694-2 042004-09
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI ZN1G
Other (Mould Text - Variant 1): MCOM
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 54744BM-03 86694-2 042004-01
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): none
Other (Mould Text - Variant 2): none
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): 54744BM-01 86694-2 042004-09
Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI ZN1H

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Empire Strikes First (LP, Album)	Epitaph	6694-1	Europe	2004
Recently Edited	The Empire Strikes First (LP, Album)	Epitaph	86694-1	US	2004
	The Empire Strikes First (CD, Album)	Epitaph	6694-2	Europe	2004
Recently Edited	The Empire Strikes First (CD, Album)	Epitaph	EI 372	Japan	2004
New Submission	The Empire Strikes First (CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, All Media, Limited Edition)	Epitaph	6726-2	Europe	2004