{"product_id":"alan-vega-2","title":"Alan Vega","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS IS A PRE-ORDER!! RELEASE DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 01\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: \u003c\/strong\u003eSacred Bones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eVinyl LP Pressing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollision 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMagdalena 82\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe Bop a Lula\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutlaw\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaver\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGhost Rider\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Believe\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMagdalena 83\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRebel\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViet Vet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Collision Drive (Magenta)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43012973658201,"sku":null,"price":21.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1566\/5093\/files\/4473828-3481566.jpg?v=1767990432","url":"https:\/\/www.yellowdogdiscs.com\/products\/alan-vega-2","provider":"Yellow Dog Discs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}