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Although they were now unofficially signed to Skunk Records, Sublime continued to play small clubs and even smaller parties in and around Long Beach, occasionally venturing out further into Southern California.
As Sublime�s reputation grew, so did the demand for a release from the band, who had made several demos since 1986, including the demo for a song called Date Rape, a song which would bring Sublime their first nationally recognition.
Click here for pics of Bradley playing solo. Early on, Sublime made a short, 4-song demo tape which was never given an official title, and subsequently was dubbed C003. According to Miguel, after the tape was made, it had almost been lost, with only one copy accounted for before Skunk decided to unofficially release it in a limited run of under 50 tapes. The one tape was found at a house party, recorded onto a Memorex blank cassette tape. This however, was not enough for Sublime�s rabid fan base, due mainly to the fact that the public never really got a chance to own one of the tapes, because they were primarily distributed among Skunk Records personnel and friends of the band.
By 1991, Sublime decided to cave in to the demand, and recorded a short EP to be released on Skunk Records entitled Jah Won�t Pay the Bills. A pre-release of Jah Won�t Pay the Bills was created for review by Skunk Records personnel, which was titled Jah Jah Won�t Pay the Bills. The only difference, other than the title of the tape, was the missing track at the end of the tape.
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