Album
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Red Hot Chili Peppers is the band's debut studio album, released on 10 August 1984 through EMI America and Enigma Records. Gang of Four guitarist Andy Gill produced it, which is a neat pairing of angular post-punk sensibility with the group's funk-driven rock. Anthony Kiedis sings and Flea plays bass, with Cliff Martinez on drums.
It is also a one-off in the band's catalogue. Jack Sherman is the guitarist here, standing in for founding member Hillel Slovak, who had left along with original drummer Jack Irons before recording began. After the tour, Sherman was dismissed and Slovak returned. For anyone tracing how the Peppers became the band of Blood Sugar Sex Magik and Californication, this is where the story starts, in a line-up that never appeared again.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers: tracklist and credits
11 tracks · 31:57Tracklist
- 1True Men Don’t Kill CoyotesFlea, Kiedis, Martinez, Sherman3:39
- 2Baby AppealFlea, Kiedis, Martinez, Sherman, Slovak3:40
- 3Buckle DownFlea, Kiedis, Martinez, Sherman3:22
- 4Get Up and JumpFlea and Anthony Kiedis2:52
- 5Why Don’t You Love MeHank Williams3:22
- 6Green HeavenFlea, Irons, Kiedis3:58
- 7Mommy Where’s DaddyFlea, Kiedis, Martinez, Sherman3:30
- 8Out in L.A.Flea, Irons, Kiedis2:01
- 9Police HelicopterFlea, Irons, Kiedis, Slovak1:16
- 10You Always Sing the SameFlea, Irons, Kiedis, Slovak, Virgel0:16
- 11Grand Pappy Du PlentyFlea, Gill, Martinez, Sherman4:03
- Produced by
- Andy Gill, Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Recorded at
- Eldorado, Hollywood, California
- Recorded
- April 1984
- Labels
- EMI America, Enigma
- Length
- 31:57
Line-up
- Flea · bass · guest
- Cliff Martinez · drums (drum set) · guest
- Jack Sherman · guitar · guest
- Anthony Kiedis · lead vocals · guest
- Gwen Dickey · background vocals · guest
Singles
- “Get Up and Jump” · 1984
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1999
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2002
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2003
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2006
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 10 August 1984 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 10 August 1984 | |
| Wikidata | 10 August 1984 | |
| US release | 10 August 1984 | earliest US date |
24 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | GB | EMI Records USA | 0077779061624 | other |
| — | XE | EMI USA | 077779061624 | other |
| — | CA | EMI Manhattan | 077779061624 | other |
| — | GB | EMI Records USA | 0077779061624 | other |
| — | XE | EMI USA | 077779061624 | other |
| — | US | EMI–Manhattan Records | 077779061624 | other |
| 1984 | US | EMI America | 077779061648 | other |
| 10 August 1984 | US | EMI America | 077771712814 | original |
| 10 August 1984 | — | Warner Records | 093624816836 | original |
| 1988 | US | EMI Manhattan | 077779061648 | other |
| 6 September 1988 | US | EMI Manhattan | 077779061624 | other |
| 1995 | NL | EMI Records USA | other | |
| 28 July 1999 | JP | EMI America | 4988006771185 | other |
| 2003 | AR | Capitol Records | 724354038020 | other |
| 2003 | AU | Capitol Records | 724354038020 | remaster |
| 10 March 2003 | GB | Capitol Records | 724354038020 | other |
| 11 March 2003 | US | Capitol Records | 724354038020 | remaster |
| 11 March 2003 | US | — | remaster | |
| 11 April 2003 | JP | Capitol | 4988006810655 | other |
| 28 June 2006 | JP | EMI America | 4988006842915 | other |
| 2013 | — | Capitol Records | 00602537384099 | other |
| 2013 | — | UMC | 00602537385522 | other |
| 10 July 2013 | — | Capitol Records | 00724354038051 | other |
| 27 July 2021 | — | Capitol Records | 00602537385515 | remaster |
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| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1500×1500 | native: native 1500x1500 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |