| Collision Drive | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Skyline Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Rockabilly, art pop | |||
| Length | 40:02 | |||
| Label | Celluloid | |||
| Producer | Alan Vega | |||
| Alan Vega chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Collision Drive is the second studio album by Alan Vega, released in 1981 by Celluloid Records. [2]
All tracks are written by Alan Vega, except "Be Bop a Lula" by Gene Vincent, Donald Graves and Bill Davis and "Ghost Rider" co-written with Martin Rev
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Magdalena 82" | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Be Bop a Lula" (Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps cover) | 2:19 |
| 3. | "Outlaw" | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Raver" | 2:44 |
| 5. | "Ghost Rider" (Suicide cover) | 4:28 |
| 6. | "I Believe" | 5:25 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Magdalena 83" | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Rebel" | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Viet Vet" | 12:42 |
Adapted from the Collision Drive liner notes. [3]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1981 | Celluloid | LP | CEL-5001 |
| United Kingdom | ILPS 9692 | |||
| France | Celluloid, Vogue | CS, LP | 729813 | |
| Germany | Celluloid | LP | 204 294–320 | |
| 1987 | Interphon | CD | IPCD 2014–36 |
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