''Self Destruction Blues'' is the third album by the Finnish rock band

Hanoi Rocks Hanoi Rocks was a Finnish rock band formed in 1979. They were the first Finnish band to chart in the UK and they were also popular in Japan. The band broke up in June 1985 after drummer Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley died in a drunk driving accide ...

, released in 1982. Although often listed as a studio album, ''Self Destruction Blues'' is a compilation of singles and

B-sides The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record company ...

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 Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff ...

were rumoured to have recorded a cover version of "Beer and a Cigarette" for their 1993 release ''

"The Spaghetti Incident?" ''"The Spaghetti Incident?"'' is the fifth studio album by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. The album is composed of covers of older punk rock, hard rock, and other songs. ''"The Spaghetti Incident?"'' is the only studio album t ...

''. 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, the US punk band The Hillstreet Stranglers in 2005, US punk band The Murder City Devils, the British electro group Sohodolls in 2007 and the Finnish rockabilly band Big Daddy & Rockin' Combo in 2008.

Track listing

Personnel

;Hanoi Rocks *

Michael Monroe Matti Antero Kristian Fagerholm (born 17 June 1962), better known by his stage name Michael Monroe, is a Finnish rock musician who rose to fame as the vocalist for the glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, and has served as the frontman for all-star s ...

– vocals, saxophone, drums on track 15 *

Andy McCoy Antti Hulkko (born 11 October 1962), better known as Andy McCoy, is a Finnish musician. He is best known for his role as the lead guitarist and main songwriter of the rock band Hanoi Rocks, but has also played with Iggy Pop and a variety of oth ...

– guitars *

Nasty Suicide Nasty Suicide (born Jan-Markus Stenfors on 27 February 1963) is a Finnish musician. He is most famous for being one of the founding members of Hanoi Rocks, the group's rhythm guitarist between 1979 and 1985. Hanoi Rocks was a Finnish rock band ...

– 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

Track listing

Personnel

Chart positions

Album

Singles

References