United Nations (United Nations album)

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United Nations
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Original controversial cover art, limited to 1,000 copies.
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2008
RecordedSummer 2008 at Big Blue Meenie Studios in Jersey City, NJ
Genre
Length38:22
Label
Producer Tim Gilles
United Nations chronology
United Nations
(2008)
Never Mind the Bombings, Here's Your Six Figures
(2010)
Professional ratings
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United Nations is the debut from supergroup United Nations. The band features members from numerous prolific bands, such as Geoff Rickly of Thursday. Due to contractual obligations of other members, the official lineup of the band is not known. [2]

Contents

Release

The album cover was designed by Jimmy Cauty of The KLF. [3] The album received a limited edition CD release that was only available through the Eyeball Records webstore. Only 1,000 copies were sold. [4] The album was not released in stores because of copyright issues with the cover image, which is essentially the same image used for The Beatles' Abbey Road , but with The Beatles engulfed in flames. [5] One retail store, Hot Topic [6] destroyed about 7000 copies of the CDs because the store had ordered the album without knowing about the album's copyright violations, due to a no return policy the store could not return them. Staff from the store sent pictures to the band of themselves destroying the CDs. [6] [7] The album was also released on vinyl, pressing was limited to 1,000 copies on red vinyl. [8]

2015 Reissue

In 2015, Temporary Residence Limited and Rickly's label Collect Records reissued the album on vinyl with updated packaging that parodied The Beatles' 1968 self-titled album. [9] The reissue contained a sticker which read:

"Cease& Desist& Destroy& Reissue. The controversial debut album reissued with original banned artwork. Now expanded for maximum litigation. Includes infinite bonus track with high-quality download. Limited edition until we get sued. Again."

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Spinning Heart of the YO-YO Lobby"0:57
2."Resolution #9"2:30
3."No Sympathy for a Sinking Ship"2:06
4."The Shape of Punk that Never Came"2:36
5."My Cold War"1:49
6."Model UN"1:08
7."Filmed in Front of a Live Studio Audience"3:40
8."Revolutions in Graphic Design"2:04
9."I Keep Living the Same Day"1:00
10."Subliminal Testing"2:14
11."Say Goodbye to General Figment of the USS Imagination"5:10
12.Untitled13:00

Notes

Personnel

Charts

ChartPeak

position

US Independent Albums [10] 44
US Heatseekers Albums [10] 14

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