By the end of 1973, New York City was bankrupt, Watergate had compromised the credibility of the U.S. government, and The Carpenters were the best-selling young recording act in America. Rock ��n�� roll was dead! The story of Hilly Kristal and his legendary club that put the punk back in rock will come to movie theaters this October when CBGB hits the big screen. Omnivore Recordings will release CBGB: Original Motion Soundtrack on October 8 with deluxe digital version coming the same day from Rhino.

The film features an all-star ensemble cast headed by Alan Rickman (the Harry Potter series, Die Hard), who plays Kristal. Co-starring with Rickman are Malin Akerman (The Proposal, Suburgatory), Ryan Hurst (Sons of Anarchy), Ashley Greene (The Twilight series), Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory), Stana Katic (Castle), Freddy Rodriguez (Planet Terror, Six Feet Under), Rupert Grint (the Harry Potter series), Mickey Sumner (Francis Ha), Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters), Donal Logue (Grounded For Life), Richard DeKlerk (Repeaters), Bradley Whitford (West Wing) and Joel David Moore (Avatar). CBGB is written and produced by Jody Savin and Randall Miller and directed by Miller (Bottle Shock). The movie, distributed by XLrator media, opens in theaters in New York and Los Angeles and other select cities on October 11.

Omnivore Recordings is proud to present CBGB: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on CD and, naturally, double-LP (with first pressing on translucent pink vinyl). An essential collection of songs that made the punk movement, CBGB presents 20 classics of original American punk and new wave, many rarely compiled or unavailable for years. A deluxe digital exclusive version featuring an expanded track list will be available from Rhino.

The soundtrack contains music from influential artists who informed the scene (