The remastered collection spans the 40-year career of Alan Vega & Marty Rev. Suicide is cited as one of the most inspiring bands of the 1970s, influencing groups like Soft Cell, Depeche Mode and The Jesus And Mary Chain, while attracting fans such as Nick Cave, M.I.A., Spiritualized, Lydia Lunch and Savages, to name just a few. Available as a digipack CD with an embossed outer sleeve or as a double vinyl album, on 140-gram blood-red vinyl, this new edition also contains new, complete and extraordinary liner notes written by Henry Rollins, a longtime fan-collaborator and NYC pillar.Although the band received little credit during its career, Suicide is cited as one of the most inspiring bands of the 1970s, influencing Soft Cell, Depeche Mode and The Jesus And Mary Chain, while attracting fans like Nick Cave, Jim Thirlwell, MIA, Spiritualized, Lydia Lunch, Bobby Gillespie and Savages to name just a few." Suicide made some of the coolest and most uncompromising music ever inflicted on our species. This gathering of songs is not a 'best of' nor a 'definitive' compilation of everything you need to know. It is an introduction that will allow you to explore the albums. " --- Henry Rollins, Surrender ---.The track list, assembled by Marty Rev, Vega's partner Liz Lamere, and Rollins, includes tracks from their classic debut album, Suicide (1977), to their final release, American Supreme (2002). The LP also includes two new previously unreleased tracks Girl (unreleased version) and Frankie Teardrop (first version). The package has been fully remastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering and is also available as a 1CD digipack.