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Rage Against the Machine(also known asAmerican Composite) is the originaldemo tapeby AmericanrockbandRage Against the Machine, released in December 1991.[1]The 12-track tape was recorded atSunburst StudioinLos Angelesafter drummerBrad Wilkjoined the band but before they had played their first live show.[2]When the band began performing live shows they sold the tape for $5, eventually selling approximately 5,000 copies.[2][3]Shortly thereafter, the band was signed to arecord dealwithEpic Recordson the strength of the demo’s success.[4]
As well as being sold at early live shows, the demo tape was sent to a number of record companies to showcase the band.Atlantic Recordswas sent one and produced a number of copies which the label sold under its own name. The band later discovered this but decided not to take action.[5]The Atlantic Records issued cassette tape features an entirely different cover than the band’s self-released tape, with an artistic rendering of a man with a distorted and zippered face and the band’s Rage Against the Machine moniker made apparently of lettering taken from different newspaper headlines.[1]-Wikipedia
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