Self Destruction Blues

1982 album by Hanoi Rocks

Self Destruction Blues is the third album by the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, released in 1982. Although often listed as a studio album, Self Destruction Blues is a compilation of singles and B-sides that the band recorded in 1981 and 1982. None of the tracks on Self Destruction Blues, however, appear on their previous albums. Guns N' Roses were rumoured to have recorded a cover version of "Beer and a Cigarette" for their 1993 release "The Spaghetti Incident?". Of note is the fact that although Gyp Casino plays on the LP, his replacement Razzle actually appears on the cover.

"Dead by X-Mas" has been covered by the Japanese hardcore band The Piass in 1994, and the British electro group Sohodolls in 2007.

Track listing

Personnel

Hanoi Rocks

• Michael Monroe – vocals, saxophone, drums on track 15
• Andy McCoy – guitars
• Nasty Suicide – guitars
• Sam Yaffa – bass
• Gyp Casino – drums on tracks 1, 3, 4 and 6–14

Additional musicians

• Razzle – vocals on track 15
• Keimo Hirvonen – drums on track 2 and 5

Charts

References

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