Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)

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NM Original U.S. 1st Pressing

Epic Records: Z 52959
Format: 12" LP, Standard Black Vinyl
Includes: Original Custom Lyrics & Liner Notes Inner Sleeve
Cover Condition: NM, Near Perfect! No flaws.
Always stored vertically in a protective poly sleeve.
Vinyl Condition: NM! Stunning copy! Lables are NM.
The inner sleeve is also NM!

Release Info:  Rage Against the Machine is the debut studio album by alternative metal band Rage Against the Machine. The album was released on November 6, 1992. It went to #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart, and #45 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.

One track, "Know Your Enemy", features Tool / A Perfect Circle vocalist, Maynard James Keenan on "additional vocals" as well as Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins on percussion. Keenan has been known on occasion to appear onstage with the band to perform the song.

In 2001 Q magazine named Rage Against the Machine as one of the 50 Heaviest Albums Of All Time. The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2003, the album was ranked number 368 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

The album is known for its high production values, which are almost to the strictest audiophile standards. Some audiophile sites and magazines even go as far as using the album — in particular the song "Take the Power Back" — to test amplifiers and speakers.

Acclaimed BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe named Rage Against the Machine as one of four 'Masterpieces'. This was his best album, on December 2nd, 2008.

The cover features a photo of Thích Quảng Đức, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, burning himself to death in Saigon in 1963. The monk was protesting President Ngô Đình Diệm's administration for oppressing the Buddhist religion. The photograph drew international attention and persuaded U.S. President John F. Kennedy to withdraw support for Ngô Đình Diệm's government. It was taken by Associated Press correspondent Malcolm Browne; a similar photograph earned the award of World Press Photo of the Year in 1963.

The songs on Rage Against the Machine all feature political messages. Activists such as Provisional IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands and Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton are listed in the "Thanks For Inspiration" section. Also thanked were Ian and Alec MacKaye – de la Rocha was straight edge at the time, though he later took up smoking.

The lyrics for each song were printed in the album booklet with the exception of those for "Killing in the Name", which were omitted; the booklet reads "2. KILLING IN THE NAME", skips the lyrics and continues with the next song.

The statement "no samples, keyboards or synthesizers used in the making of this record" can be found at the end of the sleeve notes, and similar statements were made in the band's subsequent albums. The band also refer to themselves as "Guilty Parties" for each album.

All songs written and arranged by Rage Against the Machine and all lyrics by Zack de la Rocha.

1."Bombtrack" – 4:05
2."Killing in the Name" – 5:14
3."Take the Power Back" – 5:37
4."Settle for Nothing" – 4:48
5."Bullet in the Head" – 5:09
6."Know Your Enemy" – 4:55
7."Wake Up" – 6:04
8."Fistful of Steel" – 5:31
9."Township Rebellion" – 5:24
10."Freedom" – 6:06