Alan Vega · Martin Rev

Suicide: Alan Vega · Martin Rev (opens in a new tab) is the second studio album by Suicide. The album was produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars for. The album was released in May 1980 and was included as one of NME's top albums of the year. Both Vega and Rev released solo albums following the album's release.
On the original LP artwork the names Alan Vega and Martin Rev appear prominently on the cover above "Suicide". This ambiguity has led to considerable confusion over the precise title of the album ever since it was released. It has been referred to by different sources variously as "Alan Vega - Martin Rev" and/or "Suicide" and occasionally Vega and Rev have been interpreted as the artists, as opposed to Suicide. "Suicide: Alan Vega · Martin Rev" was used by David Nobakht in his book 'Suicide: No Compromise' (2004).
The album was re-issued by Mute (opens in a new tab)/Blast First (opens in a new tab) in 1999 with new cover art and this time formally titled "The Second Album". The reissue featured three bonus tracks: "Super Subway Comedian", "Dream Baby Dream", and "Radiation" as well as a bonus disc of live material recorded at New York City in the Museum for Living Artists in 1975 entitled "The First Rehearsal Tapes".