Blink-182 - Buddha (1998) FLAC

Buddha is a demo album by the American rock band Blink-182. Recorded
and released in January 1994 under the name Blink, it was the band's
first recording to be sold and distributed. Blink-182 was formed in
Poway, California, a suburb outside of San Diego, in August 1992.
Guitarist Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus were introduced to one another
by Hoppus' sister. The duo recruited drummer Scott Raynor and began to
practice together in his bedroom, spending hours together writing
music, attending punk shows and movies and playing practical jokes.
The band had recorded two previous demos in Raynor's bedroom —
Flyswatter and Demo No.2 — using a four track recorder. Most of the
tracks from Buddha were re-recorded for the band's subsequent
releases; seven were re-recorded for their debut album Cheshire Cat
and one was re-recorded for their second album Dude Ranch.

The recording became the subject of a legal dispute between the band
and Secor several years later. The group accused Secor of selling the
tape without paying royalties, and attempted to put a stop to his
distribution with help of lawyer Joe Escalante of The Vandals, who
also owned independent record label Kung Fu Records. Kung Fu remixed
and remastered the demo, giving it a wider commercial reissue in
October 1998. This edition deletes two original tracks for other
recordings from the original session. Kung Fu has since reportedly
sold 300,000 copies of Buddha. It is currently their only commercially
available demo. In announcing the band's 2019 album Nine, Hoppus
stated that he counted their studio albums beginning with Buddha.