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Description
Collision Drive is Alan Vega's second solo studio album, originally released in 1981. If his debut laid the groundwork for a raw, minimalist take on rockabilly and blues, Collision Drive expands the palette with a grittier, more layered, and unfiltered energy. Here Vega's lyrics channel universal themes rooted in his fascination with street life, science fiction, politics, comics, love and the mysteries of the universe. It's a record that pulses with feeling and rebellion, displaying the full spectrum of human experience and Vega's evolving vision. Alan was always reinventing himself, creating and refining his mastery of varia- tion while maintaining his own unparalleled and identifiable aesthetic. Sonically, this album is more dynamic than his first. Ditching drum machines for a live drummer, and enlisting a hard rock band to back him, Collision Drive offered a different view of Vega's artistic vision. The aching punk rockabilly of "Magdalena 82" unfolds with a hypnotic blend of guitar slides and frenetic energy, while Vega's cover of "Be Bop A Lula" transforms Gene Vincent's classic into an aggres- sively charged, manic howl. Elsewhere, tracks like the hard-driving cosmic rock n roll "Raver" push into psychobilly territory. Vega was relentlessly innovative, continuously paving new ground. Newly remastered by Josh Bonati from the original tapes, Collision Drive receives a reverent reissue from Sacred Bones Record. Here we witness the full ascension into his own mythology: part rockabilly out- law, part cosmic preacher, part outsider visionary. Broader in scope than his debut but just as uncompromising, Collision Drive is a bold and personal exploration of sound and identity. Raw, electrifying, and groundbreaking, it remains a cult cornerstone of outsider rock and a touchstone in the evolution of art-punk and experimental pop from one of New York's most fearless icons.
Format / LP
Released / 01/23/2026
Catalogue / SBON-3062C3
Barcode / 843563194317
Artist / Alan Vega
Label / Sacred Bones
Genre / Pop / Rock