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Richard Hell has announced the release of a reworked version of his 1982 album Destiny Street.
The punk icon has sung new vocals and laid down guitar tracks from Marc Ribot, Bill Frisell and Ivan Julian over the existing rhythm backing for Destiny Street Repaired.
Hell said: "At the time of the original recording I was so debilitated by despair and drug-need that I was useless. The record ended up being a high-pitched sludge of guitar noise.
"It was a shame because the songs were clean, simple, and well-constructed, but those values were sabotaged by the inappropriate arrangements and production."
The revamped album will be available on September 1 in CD and signed, limited-edition vinyl/CD versions.
Destiny Street was the second album recorded by Hell with his band The Voidoids after 1977's Blank Generation.
The punk icon has sung new vocals and laid down guitar tracks from Marc Ribot, Bill Frisell and Ivan Julian over the existing rhythm backing for Destiny Street Repaired.
Hell said: "At the time of the original recording I was so debilitated by despair and drug-need that I was useless. The record ended up being a high-pitched sludge of guitar noise.
"It was a shame because the songs were clean, simple, and well-constructed, but those values were sabotaged by the inappropriate arrangements and production."
The revamped album will be available on September 1 in CD and signed, limited-edition vinyl/CD versions.
Destiny Street was the second album recorded by Hell with his band The Voidoids after 1977's Blank Generation.
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