''All Ages'' is a compilation album by the American

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. It was released on July 26, 1995, through

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. The compilation contains songs from ''

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'' to '' Generator'', and two live tracks recorded during their 1994 European tour, which were the first tracks to feature guitarist Brian Baker.

Background

''All Ages'' contains material from five of Bad Religion's first six studio albums released on Epitaph, omitting songs from the band's second album, '' Into the Unknown''. It also contains no tracks from the ''

'' and '' Back to the Known'' EPs. The band had left Epitaph for

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in 1993, where they reissued ''Recipe for Hate'' and began to experience major worldwide commercial success. The live tracks "Do What You Want" and "Fuck Armageddon... This Is Hell" were recorded live at the Karen Klub in Goteborg, Sweden, on October 8, 1994, on Bad Religion's '' Stranger than Fiction'' tour. These tracks were the first to feature guitarist Brian Baker, who had replaced

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before the release of ''Stranger than Fiction''.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. ;Bad Religion * Greg Graffin – vocals *

– guitar (1, 3–21) *

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– guitar * Brian Baker – guitar (2, 22) *

Jay Bentley Jayson Dee Bentley (born June 6, 1964) is the bassist and co-founding member of the punk rock group Bad Religion. He has played with the band through its whole existence with a small break between 1983 and 1985. Along with vocalist Greg Graffin, ...

– bass * Bobby Schayer – drums (6, 9, 15, 16) *

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– drums (1, 3–5, 10–14, 17–21) ;Technical *

– production * Brett Gurewitz – engineering (credited as The Legendary Starbolt) * Donnell Cameron – engineering * Jim Mankey – engineering * Jesse Fischer – art direction, design

Charts

References

External links

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