''Baghdad'' is a

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EP, released by

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on May 15, 1991. It is currently out of print, but sold 3000 copies within one week of its release. Although Baghdad has never been reissued on CD in its entirety, the title track, "Baghdad", was included on the ''

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'' compilation from

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. The band's official website does not list Baghdad in the discography.

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The EP includes an early version of "Get It Right", of which a later version was released on their second

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''. The title track "Baghdad" was a re-recording of the song "Tehran" which appeared on the Offspring's debut

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album in 1989. It switches the words "Tehran" (the capital of

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) for "Baghdad" (the capital of

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). The EP includes a cover version of "Hey Joe" composed by Billy Roberts, which was later re-recorded for the '' Go Ahead Punk... Make My Day'' compilation in 1996 (that same recording was released on the " Gone Away" single and ''

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''). A previously unreleased instrumental track "The Blurb", which would not appear on any future releases, served as the basis for an early version of "Genocide", as well as "Change the World".

Personnel

* Bryan Holland – Vocals, guitar *

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– Guitar *

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– Bass *

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– Drums

References

The Offspring EPs 1991 debut EPs {{1990s-punk-album-stub

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