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CBGB Soundtrack (Omnivore Recordings, Oct. 8) Features Legendary Punk Prototypes

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By the end of 1973, New York City was bankrupt, Watergate had compromised the credibility of the U.S. government, and The Carpenters were the best-selling young recording act in America. Rock ’n’ roll was dead! The story of Hilly Kristal and his legendary club that put the punk back in rock will come to movie theaters this October when CBGB hits the big screen. Omnivore Recordings will release CBGB: Original Motion Soundtrack on October 8 with deluxe digital version coming the same day from Rhino.

The film features an all-star ensemble cast headed by Alan Rickman (the Harry Potter series, Die Hard), who plays Kristal. Co-starring with Rickman are Malin Akerman (The Proposal, Suburgatory), Ryan Hurst (Sons of Anarchy), Ashley Greene (The Twilight series), Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory), Stana Katic (Castle), Freddy Rodriguez (Planet Terror, Six Feet Under), Rupert Grint (the Harry Potter series), Mickey Sumner (Francis Ha), Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters), Donal Logue (Grounded For Life), Richard DeKlerk (Repeaters), Bradley Whitford (West Wing) and Joel David Moore (Avatar). CBGB is written and produced by Jody Savin and Randall Miller and directed by Miller (Bottle Shock). The movie, distributed by XLrator media, opens in theaters in New York and Los Angeles and other select cities on October 11.

Omnivore Recordings is proud to present CBGB: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on CD and, naturally, double-LP (with first pressing on translucent pink vinyl). An essential collection of songs that made the punk movement, CBGB presents 20 classics of original American punk and new wave, many rarely compiled or unavailable for years. A deluxe digital exclusive version featuring an expanded track list will be available from Rhino.

The soundtrack contains music from influential artists who informed the scene (Velvet Underground, The Stooges and MC5) as well as acts who broke through to huge commercial acclaim (Talking Heads, Blondie Chaplin and Jazz Police). And there’s even music from bands whose legendary status will forever be linked to the club that gave them a voice (Dead Boys, Television, Wayne County, Compassionate Dictatorship and more).

Hilly Kristal dreamed of running a country and blues bar in the Bowery. Instead, the club he opened, CBGB (Country, Bluegrass, Blues) became the birthplace of punk and underground music. CBGB was the modern-day salon for the disenfranchised youth of New York City and Kristal offered these young local bands a stage. The album contains a performance by Kristal (“Birds and the Bees”) and a new version of “Sunday Girl” by Blondie.

Track Listing: “Life During Wartime" – Talking Heads; “Kick Out the Jams (Uncensored Version)" – MC5; “Chatterbox" – New York Dolls; “Careful" – Television; “Blank Generation" – Richard Hell & The Voidoids; “Slow Death" – Flamin’ Groovies; “I Can’t Stand It" – The Velvet Underground; “Out of Control" – Wayne County & The Electric Chairs; “Psychotic Reaction" – The Count Five; “All For the Love of Rock ’n’ Roll (Live)" – Tuff Darts; “All By Myself" – Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers; “California Sun (Original Demo)" – Compassionate Dictatorship; “Caught With the Meat in Your Mouth" – Dead Boys; “I Got Knocked Down (But I’ll Get Up)" – Joey Ramone; “Get Outta My Way" – The Laughing Dogs; “Sunday Girl (2013 Version)" – Blondie; “I Wanna Be Your Dog" – The Stooges; “Sonic Reducer" – Dead Boys; “Roxanne" – The Police; “Birds and the Bees" – Hilly Kristal.

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