Bloodletting, Concrete Blonde s third album, gave the band their first mainstream hit, making them one of the most popular alternative rock bands of the early 90s. Featuring guests such as Steve Wynn, Bloodletting was a gothic tapestry of danger, vampires, alcoholism and passion. Hit single Joey reached #19 on Billboard s pop singles chart, and the album was certified Gold. This reissue features a first-time-ever remastering, as well as long out-of-print B-sides. Born out of the early 1980s Los Angeles post-punk scene along with bands such as X, Wall of Voodoo and the Go-Gos, Concrete Blonde got their start as Dream 6 and signed with IRS Records, where labelmate Michael Stipe of R.E.M. suggested they change their name to Concrete Blonde. Their eponymous debut album came out in 1987, and was followed by Free (1989), which spawned the college radio hit God Is A Bullet. First time this album has ever been remastered. Transfers taken directly from the original master tapes. This reissue contains six rarities as bonus tracks: I Want You, the long unavailable B-side of the single version of Joey, other B-sides from the period and a previously unreleased French-language version of the title track. Features a 12-page booklet with lyrics, a new essay and rare photos.

Tracklist:

1. Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)
2. Sky Is a Poisonous Garden, The
3. Caroline
4. Darkening of the Light
5. I Don’t Need a Hero
6. Days and Days
7. Beast, The
8. Lullabye
9. Joey
10. Tomorrow, Wendy
11. I Want You
12. Little Wing
13. Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) [French Version]
14. Roses Grow – (live)
15. Sky Is a Poisonous Garden, The – (live)
16. Tomorrow, Wendy – (live)

UPC: 826663120868
Label: Shout Factory
Release Date: 7.13.10
Format: CD