Alan Vega - Jukebox Babe / Speedway (RSD) - 7-INCH SINGLE [7 inch Vinyl Disc]

On Transparant Red Vinyl. One of Alan Vega's greatest talents was his ability to bring the past and the future together into a suspended place of timelessness. His groundbreaking duo Suicide was often seen as future primitivism and most of his musical output has exemplified this blending of the primordial human condition and visionary thinking. With Invasion b/w Murder One, the next from the now infamous Vega Vault following 2021's Mutator, we see this innate power in full effect. The two tracks InchInvasionInch and InchMurder OneInch were recorded two decades apart from one another in New York City. InchInvasionInch was recorded toward the end of the 2012-2015 studio sessions for the posthumous album IT and was one of his last recordings, while InchMurder OneInch was recorded in 1997-1998, (after the Mutator sessions) and is part of a cluster of material that was recorded but never mixed prior to the sessions for his album 2007, released in 1999. Pairing these two songs together as a illustrates the timelessness of the 30 plus years of unreleased material that he deemed the Vega Vault. This continues the collaboration of Mutator's mixing and producing team, Liz Lamere and Jared Artaud. Liz provides a bridge to the past, having performed throughout the recording process of InchMurder OneInch and InchInvasionInch while Jared opens a bridge to the future having been chosen by Alan himself to carry the torch and ensure the vision stays intact. Alan trusted no one more than Liz and Jared, and gave his blessing and encouragement to continue releasing material from the Vault. As Alan stated in the song InchVisionInch from IT, InchIf you destroy the vision, you will suffer the whirlwind.Inch Listening to the various tracks during these mixing sessions brought up vivid recollections of how the sounds (such as the haunting voices in InchMurder OneInch) were created and t

Alan Vega's name is synonymous with unfettered, tireless creativity. Beginning in the late 1950s, when he was a fine art student at Brooklyn College, through his years playing in Suicide, and all the way up until his death in 2016, Vega was constantly creating. That process naturally led to a wealth of material that didn't see the light of day immediately when it was recorded, which came to be known as the Vega Vault. Mutator is the first in a series of archival releases from the Vault that will come out on Sacred Bones Records. Mutator was recorded alongside Vega's longtime collaborator Liz Lamere at his NYC studio from 1995-1996, and it serves as a document of a particularly fertile time in his creative life. He had 11 full-length solo albums come out during the '80s, '90s and '00s - plus numerous collaborations, and Suicide records A Way of Life and Why Be Blue. Mutator wasn't shelved intentionally, but Vega's back-to-the-grindstone M.O. meant that he had moved on to making his next record before this one was finished. Lamere and Vega's friend and confidante Jared Artaud (The Vacant Lots) rediscovered the raw, unmixed recordings from the Mutator sessions in the Vault in 2019. Soon after, they mixed and produced them into the visionary album that was lurking within those tapes. InchOur primary purpose for going into the studio was to experiment with sound, not to 'make records,'Inch Lamere recalls. InchI was playing the machines with Alan manipulating sounds. I played riffs while Alan morphed the sounds being channeled through the machines.InchAt the time of the Mutator sessions, Vega was massively inspired by what was happening in the streets of New York - not only the hip hop scenes that were exploding throughout the outer boroughs, but also the literal sounds of the streets, the traffic noise and industrial ambience of city living. That influence trickled into th

Alan Vega's self-titled debut solo album, originally released in 1980, marked a bold new chapter for one of New York's most influential and uncompromising voices. On his solo debut, Vega dove headfirst into the roots of his personal sound, fueled by blues, rockabilly, and his enduring love for Elvis Presley. Stripped of Suicide's confrontational electronics but retaining Vega's outsider energy and voice, the album translates early rock 'n roll through an art-punk filter and stands as a cult masterpiece in it's own right. Minimalist, haunting, and deeply personal, it carved out a unique place in the underground canon. Now available as a limited deluxe double LP edition, this definitive reissue pairs the newly remastered original album with a second disc of previously unheard early demos, offering a rare glimpse into the raw creative process behind this cult classic, and alternate artwork exclusive to this pressing. Alan Vega (Deluxe Remastered Edition) is a companion piece that sheds new light on Vega's process and vision during this pivotal era, making it a must-have for collectors and longtime fans. Album Tracks 1. Jukebox Babe 2. Kung Foo Cowboy 3. Fireball 4. Love Cry 5. Speedway 6. Ice Drummer 7. Bye Bye Bayou 8. Lonely 9. Ice Drummer (Demo) 10. Fireball (Demo) 11. Speedway (Demo) 12. Love Cry (Demo) 13. Kung Foo Cowboy (Demo) 14. Lonely (Demo) 15. Bye Bye Bayou (Demo)