Editing Nothing Records (section)

=== Nine Inch Nails (Broken era) ===
The first release bearing the label's name was [[Nine Inch Nails]]' ''[[Broken (Nine Inch Nails EP)|Broken]]'' EP. Released September 22, 1992, the EP marked their major label debut and consisted entirely of new material, departing from the [[electronica]] and [[synthpop]] style of ''Pretty Hate Machine'' and instead presenting a considerably [[heavy metal music|heavier]] sound, which would act as a precursor for Nine Inch Nails' acclaimed second studio album, ''[[The Downward Spiral]]''. The EP originally included a bonus 3" CD or 7" vinyl, depending which format was purchased, featuring two bonus songs; a cover of the [[Adam and the Ants]] song "Physical" and "Suck," a reworked version of a song Trent originally recorded with [[Pigface]]. Later pressings of the release merged these tracks as a single release, although a 2017 vinyl repress by the band once again pressed them as a separate 7".

The [[Broken (1993 film)|Broken film]] accompanied the EP, directed by [[Coil (band)|Coil]]'s [[Peter Christopherson]].  Reznor recalled, "Making the ''Broken'' movie was a lot of fun.  There was no label involvement or pressure from anyone, it was just he (Christopherson) and I talking.<ref name="Sword, Harry">{{cite web| url = http://thequietus.com/articles/14600-trent-reznor-interview-coil-nine-inch-nails| title = Trent Reznor on Coil & Nine Inch Nails, Plus Recoiled Review | author = Sword, Harry| work = The Quietus| date = February 27, 2014| access-date = December 16, 2017}}</ref> At the completion of filming, Christopherson felt the footage was so realistic, he informed Reznor, "I'm going to send it to you, but it's going to show up in a paper bag unmarked because there could be ... I'm not sure I want the authorities knowing this came from me."<ref name="Sword, Harry"/> After reviewing the film, Reznor stated, "It felt like we'd crossed over into territory that was perhaps too far. And to be honest, at that point I was living in the [[Sharon Tate]] [[10050 Cielo Drive|house]] recording ''[[The Downward Spiral]]''. Anyway, that's where I was living when this package turned up, and I thought, 'Enough. I don't know that I need this kind of thing.' With the house it felt too stunty, and Peter agreed."<ref name="Sword, Harry"/>

Five of the eight total tracks were edited down into music videos, were widely censored from [[television]] airplay, due to their disturbing content. The complete, uncensored film was never officially released, however it was leaked as a bootleg, which became heavily traded on VHS in the 1990s and later became widely available via the Internet. "We shelved it, but little did we know that the Internet would come into existence, and it would find its home on there," stated Reznor.<ref name="Sword, Harry"/> Most of the film's content was later included on the release of the band's 1997 VHS ''[[Closure (video)|Closure]]''. In 2006, an unofficial version of the film was released on a DVD [[disc image]] and distributed via BitTorrent at [[The Pirate Bay]] by an anonymous user called "seed0," who also uploaded a DVD version of ''Closure''. The DVD image represented a significant upgrade in visual and audio quality from previous bootlegs and included the video for "Help Me I Am in Hell." It is widely believed by fans that Reznor himself was behind the 2006 leaks, as implied by a post on his official blog: "12/21/06 : Happy Holidays! This one is a guilt-free download. (shhhh - I didn't say that out loud). If you know what I'm talking about, cool."<ref name="The Spiral">{{cite web | url = http://www.nin-thespiral.com | title = The Spiral | publisher = [[Nine Inch Nails]] | format = registration required | access-date = 2006-12-21 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120429081459/http://www.nin-thespiral.com/ | archive-date = 2012-04-29 }}</ref>

Contributing to the band's growing mainstream success, the EP sold well upon release, peaking at number 7 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] charts<ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://www.billboard.com/artist/312326/Nine+Inch+Nails/chart?f=305 | title = Nine Inch Nails Chart History | magazine = Billboard | access-date = 2017-05-21}}</ref> and eventually going platinum<ref name="RIAA.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |title=RIAA.com |access-date=2007-08-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |archive-date=June 26, 2007 |df=mdy }} Note: User must define search parameters, i.e. "Nine Inch Nails".</ref> "[[Wish (Nine Inch Nails song)|Wish]]" won the [[35th Grammy Awards|1993 Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]], as did "[[Happiness in Slavery]]" (live performance at [[Woodstock '94]]) in [[38th Grammy Awards|1996]]. Despite their increasing commercial success, Trent opted against touring in support of the EP, choosing instead to remain at work in the studio.

A companion [[remix]] EP, ''[[Fixed (EP)|Fixed]]'', was released on December 7, 1992 and featured remixes from the band, as well as [[J. G. Thirlwell]] of [[Foetus (band)|Foetus]], [[Butch Vig]] of [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] and future Nothing label-mates [[Coil (band)|Coil]]. An additional Butch Vig remix of "Last" was omitted from the EP, although the outro can be heard on "Throw This Away." The complete Vig remix circulated on the Internet as a bootleg file, until Reznor finally released it at remix.nin.com. Vig later addressed the reason for its omission, stating "I started recording a lot of new parts, and took it in a much different direction. When it was finished, Trent thought the front part of the mix didn't fit the EP, so he just used the ending. I'm glad it's on his website. [[Duke Erikson|Duke]] and [[Steve Marker|Steve]] worked with me on the remix, in the very early days of Garbage."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gearslutz.com/board/q-butch-vig/402075-nin-last-remix.html | title = NIN - "Last" Remix | publisher = Geatslutz | access-date = 2017-05-21}}</ref>