Punk rock icon Billy Idol celebrate several of his
best-loved works with newly remastered vinyl reissues of Idol’s first two solo
LPs, Billy Idol and Rebel Yell, plus the expansive double-LP greatest-hits
collection Idolize Yourself: The Very Best of Billy Idol.
Each release is available now on high-quality vinyl with faithfully reproduced
iconic original album art.
Billy Idol’s series of successes in the early 1980s
brought punk attitude into the pop mainstream. With a career that
stretched back to the original British punk scene as the front-man of scene
trailblazers Generation X, the swaggering, charismatic Idol relocated to New
York City at the dawn of the '80s and reinvented himself as one of the era's
most consistently popular performers.
Billy Idol, originally released on July 16, 1982,
introduced Idol to mainstream American audiences and succeeded in launching his
solo career. Teaming Idol with producer Keith Forsey and longtime
guitarist/collaborator Steve Stevens, Billy Idol introduced a sleek,
streamlined sound and includes hits such as "White Wedding," and
"Hot in the City.”
Originally released on November 10, 1983, the
multi-platinum smash Rebel Yell built on the foundation created by its
predecessor and features Idol advancing and evolving his dance infused rock/pop
sound. Once again working with Stevens and Forsey, with recording done at New
York's Electric Lady Studios, Rebel Yell was a commercial smash
featuring songs including the legendary title track, "Eyes Without a
Face," and "Flesh for Fantasy.” Each of these hits are represented by
iconic music videos that kept Idol in the public eye during the initial heyday
of MTV.
While Billy Idol and Rebel Yell flash back
to Idol's formative days as a solo performer, Idolize Yourself: The Very
Best of Billy Idol offers a widescreen overview of his entire storied
recording career. First issued on CD in 2008, the 18-song Idolize
Yourself features all of Idol's vintage hits including his early club
smashes "Dancing with Myself" and "Mony Mony," plus “Cradle
of Love,” “Rebel Yell,” “White Wedding,” “Eyes Without A Face,” “Flesh For
Fantasy,” “Sweet Sixteen,” “To Be A Lover,” and more. The record concludes with
two songs newly recorded just for this collection’s initial release: "John
Wayne" and “New Future Weapon."
Each of Billy Idol’s recordings retain their original
power. despite many of them having been released over thirty years ago. There
is no better way to hear them than on these classic albums, newly released on high-quality vinyl.
