September 1977 – The New York City blackout happens, the Apple II is released, and Elvis Presley dies. Yet, as one star left us, another was born. Richard Hell And The Voldoids debut album Blank Generation came out 40 years ago, and influenced countless musical acts since. In honor of the anniversary, a special deluxe edition will be released with unreleased studio cuts and live recordings.
Blank Generation encapsulated the punk energy and style that would come to define the early New York scene. Rolling Stone went as far as to describe Richard Hell as having invented the haphazard and patchy aesthetic so inseparable from punk music. Their sound was jagged, energizing, and confrontational. The tape dealt in topics of failed romance, drug use, and ostracization from society, all through distorted guitars and wild vocals.
BLANK GENERATION: 40th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION will be available at independent music retailers worldwide November 24 on CD (limited to 5,250 copies) for $19.98 and vinyl (limited to 4,500 copies) for $31.98.
BLANK GENERATION: 40th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION
CD Track Listing:
Disc One: Original Album Remastered
- “Love Comes In Spurts”
- “Liars Beware”
- “New Pleasure”
- “Betrayal Takes Two”
- “Down At The Rock And Roll Club”
- “Who Says?”
- “Blank Generation”
- “Walking On The Water”
- “The Plan”
- “Another World”
Disc Two: Bonus Album
- “Love Comes In Spurts” – Electric Lady Studios Alternate Version
- “Blank Generation” – Electric Lady Studios Alternate Version
- “You Gotta Lose” – Electric Lady Studios Outtake Version
- “Who Says?” – Plaza Sound Studios Alternate Version
- “Love Comes In Spurts” – Live at CBGB, November 19, 1976
- “Blank Generation” – Live at CBGB, November 19, 1976
- “Liars Beware” – Live at CBGB, April 14, 1977
- “New Pleasure” – Live at CBGB, April 14, 1977
- “Walking On The Water” – Live at CBGB, April 14, 1977
- “Another World” – Ork Records Version
- “Oh” – Original 2001 Release
- 1977 Sire Records Radio Commercial
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