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Richard Hell was one of the original punk rockers to emerge from New York City in the early to mid-'70s, and is often pointed to as a major influence by other subsequent punk bands -- whether it be with his music, poetry, or even fashion sense (he was one of the first punks to wear ripped clothing). Born Richard Meyers in October 2, 1949, and raised in Lexington, KY, Meyers discovered rock & roll via the usual suspects (Rolling Stones, etc.), and befriended another local music fan, Tom Miller. Miller and Meyers embarked on an unsuccessful hitchhiking...[more]

 

 

VINYL FORMAT. INSOUND EXCLUSIVE! The limited deluxe vinyl version of Destiny Street Repaired includes the ten repaired tracks from the original Destiny Street album, a folded 18" x 24" color poster featuring a Roberta Bayley photo on one side, and art by Josh Smith that incorporates Richard's liner notes on the other. The cover art for "Destiny Street Repaired" is a modification by renowned Scottish artist, Jim Lambie, of the original album art. The deluxe vinyl version also comes with a CD th   [ read more ]

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INSOUND EXCLUSIVE! The CD version of Destiny Street Repaired comes in a digipak with an 8-page booklet featuring new, original text by Richard Hell. For the deluxe, limited vinyl version of this album (which comes with a CD, poster and bonus tracks), click here. Since 1977, Richard Hell has made only three studio albums, Blank Generation (1   [ read more ]

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Insound Staff Pick - 2008! This double CD contains rare and previously unreleased material ranging from the Heartbreakers in 1975 (when Hell co-founded the band with former New York Dolls Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan) through the Voidoids in various configurations from 1977 to 1983, featuring many performances by original band members Ivan Julian and Robert Quine and some by Marc Bell (which band members variously went on to play with Matthew Sweet, Lloyd Cole, Lou Reed, and the Ramones), as well    [ read more ]

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Kentucky-born Richard Meyers migrated to NYC in the mid-60s, later followed by his old friend Tom Miller; they soon changed their last names, respectively, to Hell and Verlaine. Their first band, The Neon Boys, underwent its own rechristening, becoming television, and thus NYC's punk scene was born with their legendary CBGB shows. Hell founded several other groundbreaking groups: The Heartbreakers, the impeccable punk outfit The Voidoids, and most recently, Dim Stars. One of the most literate and musically    [ read more ]

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Richard Hell was one of the first men on the scene when punk rock first began to emerge in New York City as an early member of both Television and the Heartbreakers (he left both groups before they could record), but his own version of punk wasn't much like anyone else's, and while Hell's debut album, Blank Generation, remains one of the most powerful to come from punk's first wave, anyone expecting a Ramones/Dead Boys-style frontal assault from this set had better readjust the   [ read more ]

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