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Nine Inch Nails Is Born, 1988
Waxing floors by day and sneaking sessions by night, Reznor was an assistant at Cleveland’s Right Track recording studio when Nine Inch Nails was officially born. After a few opening gigs for Skinny Puppy, the band – and yes, for the purpose of live performance it was a band, even though Reznor made the music solo – fielded many label offers, eventually taking a deal with TVT Records. NIN released “Pretty Hate Machine” in 1989. It wasn’t an overnight sensation, but propelled by the single “Head Like A Hole” – which hit No. 17 on the Hot Dance Club Play Chart the following summer – the album remained on The Billboard 200 for 113 weeks, going on to sell 3.2 million copies.
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