{"product_id":"alan-vega-collision-drive-lp","title":"Alan Vega - Collision Drive LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELEASE DATE: 1\/23\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e**Ltd Red Vinyl Edition!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollision Drive is Alan Vega's second solo studio album, originally released in \u003cspan\u003e1981. If his debut laid the groundwork for a raw, minimalist take on rockabilly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand blues, Collision Drive expands the palette with a grittier, more layered, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunfiltered energy. Here Vega's lyrics channel universal themes rooted in his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efascination with street life, science fiction, politics, comics, love and the mysteries \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof the universe. It's a record that pulses with feeling and rebellion, displaying the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efull spectrum of human experience and Vega's evolving vision. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlan was always reinventing himself, creating and refining his mastery of varia- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etion while maintaining his own unparalleled and identifiable aesthetic. Sonically, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethis album is more dynamic than his first. Ditching drum machines for a live \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edrummer, and enlisting a hard rock band to back him, Collision Drive offered a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edifferent view of Vega's artistic vision. The aching punk rockabilly of \"Magdalena \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e82\" unfolds with a hypnotic blend of guitar slides and frenetic energy, while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVega's cover of \"Be Bop A Lula\" transforms Gene Vincent's classic into an aggres- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esively charged, manic howl. Elsewhere, tracks like the hard-driving cosmic rock \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003en roll \"Raver\" push into psychobilly territory. Vega was relentlessly innovative, continuously paving new ground. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly remastered by Josh Bonati from the original tapes, Collision Drive receives \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea reverent reissue from Sacred Bones Record. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere we witness the full ascension into his own mythology: part rockabilly out- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elaw, part cosmic preacher, part outsider visionary. Broader in scope than his debut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebut just as uncompromising, Collision Drive is a bold and personal exploration \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof sound and identity. Raw, electrifying, and groundbreaking, it remains a cult \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecornerstone of outsider rock and a touchstone in the evolution of art-punk and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexperimental pop from one of New York's most fearless icons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/track=765066729\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sacred Bones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51564366463263,"sku":null,"price":22.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1575\/8523\/files\/a1151762686_5.jpg?v=1769200126","url":"https:\/\/www.bullcityrecords.com\/products\/alan-vega-collision-drive-lp","provider":"Chaz's Bull City Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}