{"product_id":"collision-drive","title":"Collision Drive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCollision Drive \u003c\/em\u003eis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlan 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\u003cem\u003e, Collision Drive\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNewly remastered by Josh Bonati from the original tapes, \u003cem\u003eCollision Drive \u003c\/em\u003ereceives a reverent reissue from Sacred Bones Record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere 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, \u003cem\u003eCollision Drive\u003c\/em\u003e 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","brand":"Sacred Bones Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Silver \/ Red Split \/ Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":55933439639883,"sku":"R0387-2711","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Red","offer_id":55933439672651,"sku":"R0387-2975","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":55933439705419,"sku":"R0387-8430","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":55933439738187,"sku":"R0387-2383","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/fy-HCREQ.jpg?v=1763487403","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/collision-drive","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}