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==Recording==
Working nights at Right Track Studio as a handyman and toilet cleaner, [[Trent Reznor]] used studio "down time" to record and develop his own music. Playing most of the keyboards, drum machines, guitars, and samplers himself, he recorded a demo, unofficially titled ''[[Purest Feeling (songalbum)|Purest Feeling]]''.
Teaming up with manager John A. Malm, Jr. they sent the demo to various record labels. Reznor received serious offers from many of them. He signed a deal with [[TVT Records]] who, until then, were known mainly for releasing novelty and television jingle records.
==Purest Feeling==
Since the album was released, a recording known as ''[[Purest Feeling (album)|Purest Feeling]]'' surfaced. This bootleg album contains the original demo recordings of most of the tracks found on ''Pretty Hate Machine'', as well as a couple that were not used ("[[Purest Feeling (song)|Purest Feeling]]" and "[[Maybe Just Once]]").
==Tributes==
B4 "The Only Time" – 4:47<br>
B5 "Ringfinger" – 5:40
*The 2010 remastered edition is split across three sides: side 1 has A1 through A4, side 2 has A5 through B3, and side 3 has B4 & B5 along with "[[Get Down, Make Love]]" on the end.
==Cover Art==
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In 2004 I redesigned NIN’s ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]'' for its 10th anniversary [[The_Downward_Spiral_(halo)#Re-Release|Deluxe Edition]]. In that case, Trent still had all of Russell Mills’ original art pieces that were used in the album, so I was able to re-photograph them and present the artwork in a new and interesting way. With this album, I didn’t have that luxury. It became clear to me that I was going to have to start from scratch.
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