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''Broken'' is available for download on [http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=pjokBXbLTmg&offerid=146261.6403017&type=2&subid=0 iTunes] and [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001O3UJ8K?ie=UTF8&tag=thniinnawi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001O3UJ8K Amazon MP3].====CD====
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=====Bonus 7"=====
===Bonus Tracks===
Trent Reznor has also stated that during the [[Pretty Hate Machine Tour]] the songs grew more aggressive when played by a live band compared to their studio counterparts. Violence on-stage also became a common feature at their shows as a result of the band venting pent-up frustration and anger on their instruments. Consequently, ''Broken'' sounds much more abrasive and harsher with the increased prominence of distorted guitars, amongst other things.
The <blockquote>"Trent Reznor and NIN art director John Crawford set out to make the “definitive editions” of all the main NIN releases on vinyl. Reznor: ''Broken'' reissue description also implies We want to present the catalog as it was intended to be, with no compromises. That means a careful remastering of the audio from the original sources, a careful and painstaking recreation of the artwork, pristine materials, some surprises and an insane attention to detail that some sort of bonus material will be includedyou probably won’t notice… but it matters to us. No extra bullshit and gimmicks – the “real” records in their truest form available at a reasonable price.'"</blockquote>
<blockquote>THE DEFINITIVE VERSION OF BROKENThe B side of the vinyl is an etching with a cryptic message circling around the surface in a spiral fashion, METICULOUSLY PREPARED BY TRENT REZNOR AND NIN ART DIRECTOR JOHN CRAWFORDreducing in size as it goes. REMASTERED IN 2016 ON 180GRAM VINYL WITH REMASTERED ARTWORK + SECRETS INCLUDEDIt begins with lines from "Last" ("this isn't meant to last this is for right now") before descending into a rant, with some lines deliberately scratched out.</blockquote>
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'''''Broken''''' (also known as '''''[[halo numbers|Halo 5]]''''') is an EP released on September 22nd 1992. Although not technically so, ''Broken'' is usually considered [[Nine Inch Nails]]' second major release after ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' since it consists entirely of new material. The EP was recorded in secret, in order to avoid interference from [[TVT Records]]. It was followed later that year by ''[[Fixed]],'' a companion EP of [[Remixes|remixes]] of the songs on ''Broken.''The typeface used on ''Broken'' (and ''Fixed'') is Akzidenz-Grotesk Black, which was also used to create the [[Nothing Records]] logo.
==Track listing==
#"[[Pinion]]" – 1:02
#"[[Wish (song)|Wish]]" – 3:46
*On digital versions and certain CD versions of ''Broken'', "Physical" is track 7 and "Suck" is track 8.
A1 "Pinion" - 1:02<br>
A2 "Wish" - 3:46<br>
A5 "Happiness In Slavery" - 5:21<br>
A6 "Gave Up" - 4:08
A "Physical" - 5:29<br>
B "Suck" - 5:07
*This was later reissued by Interscope with A1-A5 on the first side and A6 with "Physical" and "Suck" on the B-side. Copies of this version are the only ones still available, and are pressed in and shipped from Brazil. That same track layout was also used on the cassette version.
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<p>"The last two tracks were leftovers from a 12" that should have been released when we did lollapalooza, but due to record labels.... ...so, i thought they were good enough to be released, but did not fit with 'broken', so, i wanted to give them away but keep them separate from the EP, so, i came up with the 3" CD idea, but, my record label informed me that it cost so much to manufacture that they could not break even EVER regardless of sales, so, i compromised and allowed the first 250,000 to have the 3" CD, and the rest to have them on tracks 98-99 (so nobody would be ripped off)."</p>
==Inspiration==
The release of ''Broken'' followed on from a major disagreement between [[Trent Reznor ]] and his record label at the time, TVT Records, and the influence of the conflict is evident in multiple aspects of the record. After the credits in the packaging, a line reads "no thanks: you know who you fucking are" followed by "the slave thinks he is released from bondage only to find a stronger set of chains." This is most likely directed towards TVT Records' Steve Gottlieb, who refused to allow Reznor out of his contract, resulting in a legal battle between the two parties. A direct reference to Gottlieb appears in one of the [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music videos]] for "Gave Up", where the words "FUCK YOU STEVE" can be spotted on a computer screen. Reznor has also stated that during the [[Pretty Hate Machine Tour]] the songs grew more aggressive when played by a live band compared to their studio counterparts. Violence on-stage also became a common feature at their shows as a result of the band venting pent-up frustration and anger on their instruments. Consequently, ''Broken'' sounds much more abrasive and harsher with the increased prominence of distorted guitars, amongst other things.
==Audio Texture==
On this EP, there are louder mixes and more distortion on every instrument, including a classic Mellotron MKIV (originally owned by John Lennon), which can be heard most noticeably on the track "Gave Up". Reznor said he wanted the album to be "an abrasive, hard-to-listen-to thing...I wanted to make a record that the first time you hear it you don't like it, but you might want to hear it again, but by the third time it's pretty cool. By the fifth time, you really like it and possibly by the tenth time you're not sick of it and now it all makes sense."
==Album Credits==
*Writing, performance and production: [[Trent Reznor]]
*(2,3 and 6) Production: [[Flood]], Trent Reznor<br>
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*7 written by A. Ant ©1980 CBS Records, Inc.
*8 written by T. Reznor/Pigface ©1991 Thumbless music, Leaving Hope and TVT Music, Inc.
==Live==
All of these songs have been played live over the years. Some tracks were played as early as 1991 on the [[Lollapalooza Tour]], though "Last" wasn't played until [[Performance 2007]] tour. The EP was played live and sequentially in full (including "Physical" and "Suck") on the first date of the [[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]].
== "Caution: Not for use with mono devices" ==
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Broken was secretly recorded from march to august 1992 in a variety of locations<br>
===Definitive 2017 Edition Vinyl===
A vinyl reissue was annouced in December 2016and began shipping in August 2017, with further vinyl reissues of the other major NIN releases to follow.[http://www.nin.com/nine-inch-nails-records-reissued-vinyl/] <blockquote>"Trent Reznor and NIN art director John Crawford set out to make the “definitive editions” of all the main NIN releases on vinyl. Reznor: 'We want to present the catalog as it was intended to be, with no compromises. That means a careful remastering of the audio from the original sources, a careful and painstaking recreation of the artwork, pristine materials, some surprises and an insane attention to detail that you probably won’t notice… but it matters to us. No extra bullshit and gimmicks – the “real” records in their truest form available at a reasonable price.'<br>The first three Definitive Editions (''Broken'','' The Downward Spiral'' and ''The Fragile'') are available for preorder now in the NIN store (shipping spring ’17), with the rest to follow in ’17."</blockquote>
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