Alan Vega (album)

Alan Vega
Studio album by Alan Vega
Released	1980 (1980)
Studio	Skyline Studios, New York City
Genre	Rockabilly, post-punk
Length	35:04
Label	PVC
Producer	Alan Vega
Alan Vega chronology
Alan Vega (1980) Collision Drive (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Alan Vega is the first studio album of Alan Vega, released in 1980 by PVC Records. ^[2]

Accolades

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
NME	United Kingdom	Albums of the Year [3]	1981	35

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alan Vega.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jukebox Babe"	4:48
2.	"Kung Foo Cowboy"	3:54
3.	"Fireball"	3:26
4.	"Love Cry"	4:43

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Speedway"	2:33
2.	"Ice Drummer"	4:22
3.	"Bye Bye Bayou"	8:36
4.	"Lonely"	2:42

Personnel

Adapted from the Alan Vega liner notes. ^[4]

Musicians Phil Hawk – guitar Alan Vega  – vocals, production

Production and additional personnel Curtis Knapp – cover art David Lichtenstein – engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1980	PVC, ZE	LP	PVC 7915
Canada	1981	Quality Records Limited		ZEA 33–600
France		Celluloid		CEL-529 568
Germany				203 741-320
	1987	Interphon	CD	IPCD 2013–36
United Kingdom	2017	Futurismo	LP	Futurismo No. 26

References

1. Valdivia, Victor W. "Alan Vega: Alan Vega > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
2. Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Suicide". Trouser Press . Retrieved September 18, 2015.
3. "1981 Nme Albums". NME . Archived from the original on June 29, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
4. Alan Vega (sleeve). South Plainfield, New Jersey: PVC Records. 1980.

External links

• Alan Vega at Discogs (list of releases)