BILLY IDOL – IDOL SONGS LP – Nr MINT UK 1988 ROCK PUNK GENERATION X

Billy Idol – Idol Songs
(Chrysalis Records  1988  BILTV1)
Matrix No’s: A3/B1 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– some slight wear to edges
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT- condition
– some wear to edges

William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He first achieved fame in the 1970s as a member of the punk rock band Generation X. Subsequently, he embarked on a solo career which led to an international recognition and made Idol one of the lead artists during the MTV-driven “Second British Invasion” in the United States.

Idol Songs: 11 of the Best is a greatest hits album by English rock singer Billy Idol, released on 20 June 1988 by Chrysalis Records. It comprises all the singles released from his first three studio albums—Billy Idol, Rebel Yell and Whiplash Smile—as well as the live version of “Mony Mony” and re-recorded Generation X song “Dancing with Myself”, both of which appeared on Idol’s debut EP Don’t Stop.

Track listings

Personnel

• Kenny Aaronson – bass on “Mony Mony”
• Jocelyn Brown – backing vocals on “To Be a Lover”
• Sal Cuevas – bass on “Eyes Without a Face”
• Terry Chimes – drums on “Dancing with Myself”
• Susan Davis – keyboards on “Mony Mony”
• Judi Dozier – keyboards on “Rebel Yell”, “Eyes Without a Face”, “Catch My Fall” and “Flesh for Fantasy”
• Phil Feit – bass on “White Wedding”
• Harold Faltermeyer – keyboards on “Don’t Need a Gun”
• Keith Forsey – drums on “Hot in the City” and “Sweet Sixteen”; Juno 60 on “To Be a Lover”; keyboards on “Sweet Sixteen”; drum programming on “Don’t Need a Gun”
• Connie Harvey – backing vocals on “To Be a Lover”
• Billy Idol – vocals and guitars, bass on “To Be a Lover”
• Tony James – bass on “Dancing with Myself”
• Steve Jones – guitar on “Dancing with Myself”
• Michael Klvana – additional keyboards on “Mony Mony”
• Perri Lister – backing vocals on “Eyes Without a Face”
• Marcus Miller – bass on “Sweet Sixteen”
• Steve Missal – drums on “White Wedding”
• Steve New – guitar on “Dancing with Myself”
• Ainsley Otton – guitar on “Hot in the City”
• Thommy Price – drums on “Rebel Yell”, “Eyes Without a Face”, “Catch My Fall”, “Mony Mony” and “Flesh for Fantasy”
• Mick Smiley – bass on “Hot in the City”
• Stephanie Sprull – backing vocals on “Hot in the City”
• Steve Stevens – guitar on all tracks except “Hot in the City” and “Dancing with Myself”; bass, Casio and keyboards on “Rebel Yell”, “Eyes Without a Face”, “Catch My Fall”, “To Be a Lover” and “Flesh for Fantasy”; programming on “To Be a Lover”; bass on “Don’t Need a Gun”
• Richard Tell – piano on “To Be a Lover”
• Steve Webster – bass on “Rebel Yell” and “Catch My Fall”
• Mars Williams – saxophone on “Catch My Fall”
• Janet Wright – backing vocals on “To Be a Lover”