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SUICIDE

Suicide had been a part of the performing arts scene in New York City's Lower East Side in the early/mid-'70s New York Dolls era. Their approach to music was simple: Rev would create minimalistic, spooky, hypnotic washes of dissonant keyboards and synthesizers, while Vega sang, ranted, and spat neo-Beat lyrics in a jumpy, disjointed fashion. Although they barely received credit, Suicide (singer Alan Vega and keyboardist Martin Rev) were the source point for virtually every synth pop duo that glutted the pop marketplace (especially in England) in the early '80s. Without the trailblazing Rev and Vega, there would have been no Soft Cell, Erasure, Bronski Beat, Yaz, you name 'em, and while many would tell you that that's nothing to crow about, the aforementioned synth poppers merely appropriated Suicide's keyboards/singer look and none of Rev and Vega'sextremely confrontational performance style and love of dissonance. The few who did (Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire) were considered too extreme for most tastes

Produced by Ric Ocasek

1988        LP     CHAPTER 22 RECORDS     CHAP LP 35

MADE IN ENGLAND    ORIGINAL PRESSING

SINGLE COVER

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode:  5 016295 300355

LABEL: CHAPTER 22 - WHITE LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: CHAP LP 35  

Catalog on labels: CHAP LP35

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): CHAP∙LP∙35∙A'  THE EXCHANGE  $W(maybe, not clearly legible)

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): CHAP∙LP∙35∙B'  $W(maybe, not clearly legible)

On labels: rim text reads "All Rights........Prohibited"

All songs...........Martin Rev & Alan Vega

℗ & © 1988 Revega Music Co. ASCAP

Chapter 22 Records

Made in England

On Back Cover: Tracklist & Credits

℗ + © 1988 Revega Music Co. ASCAP

Distributed by Nine Mile & The Cartel

Made in England

tracklisting

Side A: WILD IN BLUE - SURRENDER - JUKEBOX BABY 96 - RAIN OF RUIN

Side B: SUFFERIN' IN VAIN - DOMINIC CHRIST - LOVE SO LOVELY - DEVASTATION

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RECORD NEAR EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

The unwitting godfathers of industrial noise-squall return after a long absence to reclaim their throne on A Way of Life. Produced by Ric Ocasek, Suicide's Alan Vega and Martin Rev pick up exactly where they left off, crafting beautifully ominous drone-rock founded on pulsing sequences, dramatic vocals, and dense atmospherics...(AllMusic)