Self Destruction Blues

Self Destruction Blues is the third album by the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, released in 1982. Although often listed as a studio album, Self Destruction Blues is a compilation of singles and B-sides 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 were rumoured to have recorded a cover version of "Beer and a Cigarette" for their 1993 release "The Spaghetti Incident?". Of note is the fact that although Gyp Casino plays on the LP, his replacement Razzle actually appears on the cover.

Self Destruction Blues
Studio album by Hanoi Rocks
Released	August, 1982
Recorded	1980-1982
Genre	Glam punk hard rock glam metal[1]
Length	40:41
Label	Johanna Kustannus, Lick Records
Producer	"The Muddy Twins" (Andy McCoy and Michael Monroe)
Hanoi Rocks chronology
Oriental Beat (1982) Self Destruction Blues (1982) Back to Mystery City (1983)
Singles from Self Destruction Blues
"I Want You" Released: November, 1980 "Desperados" Released: November, 1981 "Dead By X-Mas" Released: December, 1981 "Love's An Injection" Released: 1982

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

"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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love's an Injection"	Andy McCoy	3:26
2.	"I Want You"	Andy McCoy	3:14
3.	"Café Avenue"	Andy McCoy	3:22
4.	"Nothing New"	Andy McCoy	3:19
5.	"Kill City Kills"	Andy McCoy, Ralf Örn	4:27
6.	"Self Destruction Blues"	Andy McCoy	2:44
7.	"Beer and a Cigarette"	Andy McCoy	3:21
8.	"Whispers in the Dark"	Andy McCoy, Grant, Ian Vincent	3:34
9.	"Taxi Driver"	Andy McCoy	4:16
10.	"Desperados"	Andy McCoy	3:59
11.	"Problem Child"	Andy McCoy	2:01
12.	"Dead By X-Mas"	Andy McCoy	2:58

2013 Japanese remastered edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"In The Year '79 (It's Too Late)"	Andy McCoy	2:16
14.	"Love's An Injection (demo)"	Andy McCoy	3:04
15.	"Black Sabbath (featuring Razzle on vocals & Michael on drums) (BLACK SABBATH cover)"	Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward	4:02

Personnel

• Michael Monroe – vocals, sax, drums on #15
• Andy McCoy – guitars
• Nasty Suicide – guitars
• Sam Yaffa – bass
• Gyp Casino – drums on #1, #3-4 and #6-14

Additional musicians

• Razzle – vocals on #15
• Keimo Hirvonen – drums on #2 and #5

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Peak
1982	Finnish Albums Chart[3]	28

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak
1981	"I Want You"	Finnish Singles Chart[4]	20
	"Desperados"	Finnish Singles Chart[4]	10
	"Dead by X-mas"	Finnish Singles Chart[4]	6
1982	"Love's an Injection"	Finnish Singles Chart[5]	1

References

1. "50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. October 13, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
2. Raggett, Ned. "Self Destruction Blues - Hanoi Rocks | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
3. Timo. "Suomen vanhat albumilistat: 1982".
4. Timo. "Suomen vanhat singlelistat: 1981".
5. Timo. "Suomen vanhat singlelistat: 1982".