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Digitally remastered by Bob Ludwig (Masterdisk, New York, New York, March 1992).
After spending the '70s as part of the influential all-girl rock group the Runaways, singer/guitarist Joan Jett launched a solo career after the band's 1979 dissolution. Although her former band's music definitely had a punk edge, ("Cherry Bomb," anyone?), Jett's debut release, 1981's BAD REPUTATION, makes clear that she had finally embraced punk rock with open arms.
Featuring a revolving door of punk notables, including Blondie's Frank Infante and Clem Burke, ex-Sex Pistols Paul Cook and Steve Jones, and the Ramones' Marky and Dee Dee, BAD REPUTATION rocks more ferociously and consistently than any other Joan Jett recording. Standouts include a cover of Gary Glitter's "Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!)," which would become a big hit when re-released in '82, and the attitude-heavy title track.
Recorded at Fidelity Recorders, Studio City, California; Chappell Studios and Rampart Studios, England between March 1979 and March 1980. Includes liner notes by Danny Solazzi.
Engineers: Mark Dodson, Joe Latimer, Stuart Panes.
Personnel: Joan Jett (vocals, guitar); Sean Tyla (acoustic 12-string guitar); Steve Jones (guitar, bass); Lea Hart, Ricky Byrd (guitar, background vocals); Buzz Chantner, Frank Infante, Louie Maxfield (guitar); Mick Eve, John Earle (saxophone); Kenny Laguna (piano, keyboards, organ, Clavinet, tambourine, background vocals); Jeff Bannister (piano); Jeff Peters, Gary Ryan (bass, background vocals); Richard D'Andrea, Mickey Groomes (bass); Paul Simmons (drums, background vocals); Joel Turrisi, Paul Cook, Clem Burke, Lee Crystal (drums); Commander Goonwaddle (tubular bells); Ritchie Cordell (background vocals, knee slaps, chest slaps); Martyn Watson, Rainbow, Johnny Gash (background vocals).
Producers: Kenny Laguna, Ritchie Cordell, Steve Jones, Paul Cook.
Rolling Stone (4/11/02, p.108) - Ranked #36 in Rolling Stone's "50 Coolest Records" - "...[Sounds like] every other Joan Jett record, except faster and better..."
Rolling Stone (10/31/02, p.140) - Ranked # 47 in Rolling Stone's "Women in Rock: The 50 Essential Albums" Bad Reputation Music | List Price | $12.98 (You save $2.43) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Hard Rock, Enhanced CD | | Label | Blackheart Records Group | | Orig Year | 1981 | | All Time Sales Rank |  27506  | | CD Universe Part number | 7113010 | | Catalog number | 295 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 13, 2006 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Personnel | Rainbow
Joan Jett - vocals, guitar
Paul Simmons - drums, background vocals
John Earle - saxophone
Ricky Byrd - guitar, background vocals
Kenny Laguna - piano, keyboards, organ, Clavinet, tambourine, background vocals
Mick Eve
Jeff Peters
Richard D'Andrea
Lee Crystal - drums
List all 26 contributors
| | Additional Info | Remastered; Enhanced CD |
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