Joan Jett – Bad Reputation (CD)
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When every major label passed on signing her after the Runaways dissolved, Joan Jett and manager Kenny Laguna pressed and distributed the original *Bad Reputation* themselves out of the trunk of a car, one of rock's most cited examples of pure DIY conviction paying off. That origin story makes the album's defiant energy feel less like attitude and more like survival.
Joan Jett’s debut album ‘Bad Reputation’ (1981) began as a menacing thesis, facing a world that told Jett, “girls don’t play electric guitar,” and continues to thrive 45 years later as a cultural staple. The album includes hits “Bad Reputation,” “You Don’t Own Me,” and “Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah),” guest appearances by Sex Pistols & Blondie band members, and reminds us that Jett's perseverance & resolve are just as visceral & authentic as when she first told us "a girl can do what she wants to do." This 45th anniversary edition of ‘Bad Reputation’ features brand-new album art of a rare photo from the era.
Tracklist:
- Bad Reputation
- Make Believe
- You Don't Know What You've Got
- You Don't Own Me
- Too Bad on Your Birthday
- Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)
- Let Me Go
- Doing Alright with the Boys
- Shout
- Jezebel
- Don't Abuse Me
- Wooly Bully
- Call Me Lightning (Bonus Track)
- Hanky Panky (Bonus Track)
- What Can I Do for You? (Bonus Track)
- You Don't Own Me (Bonus Track) (Previously Unreleased Version)
- Bad Reputation (Bonus Track) (Live with the Remains of the Ramones)
UPC: 823375112631
Label: Blackheart Records
Release Date: 7.31.26
Format: CD