Destiny Street

Destiny Street is the second and final studio album by American punk band Richard Hell and the Voidoids.[1] It was released in 1982 by record label Red Star.[2]

Destiny Street
Studio album by
Richard Hell and the Voidoids
Released1982
StudioIntergalactic Studios, New York City
GenreArt punk, punk rock
Length35:46
LabelRed Star
ProducerAlan Betrock
Richard Hell and the Voidoids chronology
Blank Generation
(1977)		 Destiny Street
(1982)

Background

Richard Hell is pictured on the front cover with his friend Anne Militello.

Release

Destiny Street was released in 1982 on Red Star Records. Destiny Street was released on CD in 1991 also on Red Star Records.

It was reissued in 1995 by Razor & Tie and again in 2001 by PA label Get Hip Recordings.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Robert ChristgauA−[4]

Robert Christgau gave the album a favorable review, calling it "fuller and jazzier than Blank Generation without any loss of concision".[4] Mark Deming of AllMusic called it "looser and more spontaneous than Hell's debut, but it's just as smart and every bit as powerful, and it's a more-than-worthy follow-up" that "[showed Hell had] actually grown since his debut".[3]

Destiny Street Repaired

In 2008 and 2009, frontman Richard Hell re-recorded his own lead vocals and the album's lead guitars using guitarists Marc Ribot, Bill Frisell, and Ivan Julian. The result was reissued in 2009 as Destiny Street Repaired.[5] This "repaired" version is available only from its online label Insound and from Hell's own website.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richard Hell, except as indicated.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Kid with the Replaceable Head" 2:24
2."You Gotta Move"Ray Davies2:36
3."Going Going Gone"Bob Dylan2:34
4."Lowest Common Dominator" 2:23
5."Downtown at Dawn" 5:59
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Time" 3:33
7."I Can Only Give You Everything"Phil Coulter, Tommy Scott3:57
8."Ignore that Door"Hell, Ivan Julian, Robert Quine3:13
9."Staring in Her Eyes" 4:20
10."Destiny Street"Hell, Fred Maher, Naux, Robert Quine4:40

Personnel
Richard Hell and the Voidoids
Technical
  • Marty Thau - executive producer
  • Jay Burnett - engineer
  • Murray Brenman - design
  • Roberta Bayley - photography

References
  1. "Richard Hell & the Voidoids".
  2. WUELFING, HOWARD (July 2, 1982). "Impatient Richard Hell" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  3. Deming, Mark. "Destiny Street – Richard Hell & the Voidoids". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  4. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Richard Hell". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  5. Kreps, Daniel (July 8, 2009). "Richard Hell Repairs the Voidoids' 1982 Album "Destiny Street"". Rolling Stone.



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