United Nations (United Nations album)

United Nations
United Nations
	Original controversial cover art, limited to 1,000 copies.
Studio album by United Nations
Released	September 9, 2008
Recorded	Summer 2008 at Big Blue Meenie Studios in Jersey City, NJ
Genre	Blackened screamo; powerviolence;
Length	38:22
Label	Eyeball;
Producer	Tim Gilles
United Nations chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk.net	82% link
Loudhawk.com	9.2/10 link
Rock Sound	8/10^{[citation needed]}
Sputnikmusic	link

United Nations is the self-titled 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]

Release[]

The album received a limited edition CD release that was only available through the Eyeball Records webstore. Only 1,000 copies were sold.^[3] 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.^[4] One retail store, Hot Topic^[5] 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.^[5]^[6] The album was also released on vinyl, pressing was limited to 1,000 copies on red vinyl.^[7]

2015 Reissue[]

In 2015, Temporary Residence Limited and Rickley's label Collect Records reissued the album on vinyl with updated packaging that parodied The Beatles' 1968 self-titled album.^[8] 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.	Title	Length
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.	Untitled	13:00

Notes

The song "Subliminal Testing" can be played backwards to reveal other lyrics that simply tell the listener to turn the song back around.
The hidden track is 12:59 of silence, followed by the sound of a cash register.

Personnel[]

United Nations
Due to contractual obligations the official lineup of the band is not known.

Additional musicians

Billy Horn – tenor saxophone on track 11

Production

Executive Producer Tim Gilles
Mixed by Matt Messenger
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music
Tracked by Kevin Neaton
Additional Tracking by Al Eddings and Matt Messenger
Assisted by Juan Martinez, Giavonni Escamilla, and Matt Menafro

Artwork

Artwork by Sons of Nero
Design (on reissue) by Jeremy DeVine

Charts[]

Chart	Peak position
US Independent Albums^[9]	44
US Heatseekers Albums^[9]	14

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "United Nations - United Nations (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
^ "United Nations - The Next Four Years - Reviews - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
^ Eyeball Records product page for United Nations' self-titled debut. Archived September 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 2, 2008.
^ "Thursday Frontman's United Nations Side Project Might Not Make It To Stores." MTV.com. September 5, 2008.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "United Nations (Deluxe Reissue)". Temporary Residence Ltd. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
^ "United Nations Vs. United Nations: How a Little Punk Band Fought the Biggest Intergovernmental Agency in the World and Won - Noisey". Noisey. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
^ United Nations vinyl pre-order page. Eyeball Records store. Retrieved October 14, 2008. Archived October 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ Adams, Gregory (May 19, 2015). "United Nations Take the Piss Out of the Beatles with New Reissue". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "United Nations - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-01-20.

[sputnikmusic.com-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "United Nations - United Nations (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2017-06-26.

[2] "United Nations - The Next Four Years - Reviews - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2017-01-20.

[3] Eyeball Records product page for United Nations' self-titled debut. Archived September 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 2, 2008.

[4] "Thursday Frontman's United Nations Side Project Might Not Make It To Stores." MTV.com. September 5, 2008.

[:0-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "United Nations (Deluxe Reissue)". Temporary Residence Ltd. Retrieved 2017-01-20.

[6] "United Nations Vs. United Nations: How a Little Punk Band Fought the Biggest Intergovernmental Agency in the World and Won - Noisey". Noisey. Retrieved 2017-01-20.

[7] United Nations vinyl pre-order page. Eyeball Records store. Retrieved October 14, 2008. Archived October 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[8] Adams, Gregory (May 19, 2015). "United Nations Take the Piss Out of the Beatles with New Reissue". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[:1-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b "United Nations - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-01-20.

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