Suicide (1977 album)
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Suicide is the debut studio album from the American rock band Suicide. It was released in 1977 on Red Star Records and produced by Craig Leon and Marty Thau. The album was recorded in four days at Ultima Sound Studios in New York and featured Martin Rev's minimalist electronics and harsh, repetitive rhythms paired with Alan Vega's rock and roll-inspired vocals and depictions of urban life.
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Released | December 28, 1977 (1977-12-28) | |||
Studio | Ultima Sound (Blauvelt, NY) | |||
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Length | 32:07 | |||
Label | Red Star | |||
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Upon its initial release, Suicide was greeted with some favorable reception from the UK press, but was universally panned in the United States, where it failed to chart. However, the album would soon be regarded as a milestone in electronic and rock music. In 2013, Pitchfork named Suicide one of the greatest albums of the 1970s, while in 2012 and 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it as one of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[1] The album also influenced artists in various genres, including Bruce Springsteen, the Fleshtones, Spacemen 3,[2] and Peaches.