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Alan Vega (born 1948) is the vocalist for 1970s
and 1980s|80s punk rock|punk/post punk duo Suicide
(band)|Suicide. Alan Vega's vocals are said to be
influenced by Elvis Presley and rockabilly.

Alan Vega was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began
his career as a visual artist, gaining notoriety
for his "light sculptures"; eventually he opened
his own lower Manhattan gallery space, called the
Project of Living Artists. The Project served as a
stomping grounds for the likes of the New York
Dolls, Television (band)|Television and Blondie
(band)|Blondie, as well as the 15-piece jazz group
Reverend B., which featured a musician named
Martin Rev on electric piano. Soon, Vega and Rev
formed Suicide, whose minimalist, aggressive music
— a fusion of Rev's ominous, repetitive
keyboards and Vega's rockabilly snarl — helped
pave the way for the electronic artists of the
future.
Suicide disbanded in 1980, and both Vega and Rev
undertook solo careers. Vega's self-titled 1980
debut and his 1981 album, Collision Drive,
continued to explore the fractured rockabilly
identity he had established in his earlier work.
1983's Saturn Strip, produced by longtime fan Ric
Ocasek, marked Vega's debut for Elektra Records;
but his relationship with them soured during
production for 1985's Just a Million Dreams, and
at one point the label even attempted to remove
the singer from his own studio sessions.

DISCOGRAPHY

Outlaw / Magdalena 84 (12")  Ariola  

Collision Drive (LP)  Ariola  

Untitled (LP)  Celluloid  

Just A Million Dreams (12")  Elektra  

Collision Drive (CD)  Interphon Records  

Jukebox Babe / Collision Drive (CD)  Celluloid  

Deuce Avenue (CD)  Saturn Strip Ltd  

Dujang Prang (CD)  Saturn Strip Ltd  

2007 (CD)