All Systems Go (Rocket from the Crypt album)

All Systems Go is a compilation album by American punk rock band Rocket from the Crypt, released in 1993 by Cargo Records and Headhunter Records. The album collects songs which were previously only available on 7-inch vinyl singles, as well as some new and unreleased material.

All Systems Go
Compilation album by
Released1993 (re-released 1998)
GenrePunk rock
Length54:14
Labeloriginal release: Cargo/Headhunter
re-release: Sympathy for the Record Industry
Japanese version: Toys' Factory
ProducerJohn Reis
Rocket from the Crypt chronology
Circa: Now!
(1992)
All Systems Go
(1993)
The State of Art is on Fire
(1995)
Alternative cover
Japanese release cover by Pushead
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic
MusicHound Rock

The first version of All Systems Go was a Japan-only release in February 1993 intended as an introduction to the band to coincide with their Japanese tour, since most of their vinyl releases were not available in Japan. Because the Japanese CD contained many rare songs previously only available on vinyl, imported copies began turning up at record stores in the United States at exorbitant prices. Recognizing the desire of their American fanbase to get these songs on CD without paying expensive import fees, the band reworked the track list and released a different version of All Systems Go in the US containing tracks that were hard to find stateside.

In 1998 Sympathy for the Record Industry re-released the US version of All Systems Go, making it widely available nationwide for the first time. The following year Rocket from the Crypt singer–guitarist John Reis released a sequel compilation entitled All Systems Go 2 on his Swami Records label. A third installment in the series was released in 2008.

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