Billy Idol (Expanded Reissue Edition) (Import)
The long awaited Expanded Edition of Billy Idol’s self-titled breakthrough debut album on 2CD.
Original 10-track album features bonus content with an unreleased 1982 concert with 15 tracks recorded live from the Roxy in West Hollywood AND…..the previously unreleased WHITE WEDDING “Clubland Extended Remix” which is an epic 12+ minute(!) extended version of the classic song!
Album facts:
After the breakup of Generation X and the release of his first solo EP Don’t Stop in 1981, Billy Idol began working on his self-titled debut. Originally released on July 16, 1982 and produced by Keith Forsey, the rock album with punk roots contained strong influences of new wave music. It was a commercial breakthrough success, peaking at number forty-five on the Billboard 200/fifteen on the US Rock Albums chart and is certified Gold by the RIAA.
The lead single, “Hot In The City,” peaked at number twenty-three on the Billboard Hot 100. “White Wedding” was released as the album’s second single. It peaked at number three on the Mainstream Rock chart and number thirty-six on the Billboard Hot 100. The accompanying music video, featuring Billy Idol attending a goth wedding, was an early MTV staple hit video and established Billy as a household name, it continues to be one of Billy’s best known songs, his top streaming track and the song that closes Billy’s live shows to this day.
