RICHARD HELL

Spurts: The Richard Hell Story

$18.98 CD

Rhino presents the first-ever career-spanning collection from the voice of the Blank Generation. These 21 remastered tracks chronicle the distinctive bassist/vocalist's career, from the pre-Television Neon Boys to his most recent work with Thurston Moore and Robert Quine in Dim Stars. Includes the signature cuts "Chinese Rocks," "Blank Generation," and "Love Comes In Spurts," as well as two previously unreleased recordings, including a 1974 Television live version of "Blank Generation."

Kentucky-born Richard Meyers migrated to New York City in the mid 1960s, 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 re-christening, becoming Television, the twin-guitar experimental powerhouse whose legendary CBGB shows helped shape New York punk. Hell moved on to form several other groundbreaking and influential outfits: The Heartbreakers, The Voidoids, and most recently, Dim Stars. One of the most literate and musically intelligent auteurs of the genre he defined, Hell sounds as fresh and complex today as he did three decades ago.

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