Category: Billy Idol

June 23, 2020

Billy Idol – Don’t Need A Gun (Melt Down Mix) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Don’t Need a Gun” is a song by English rock vocalist Billy Idol, featured on the album Whiplash Smile in 1986 and released as a single that year. It appeared in the Miami Vice episode “Down for the Count (Part II)”.

“Don’t Need a Gun” was written by Billy Idol. The song has a clear content about the risk of using firearms.

SIDE A:
Don’t Need A Gun (Melt Down Mix) 7:07
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Don Wershba
Remix – Billy Idol, Freddy Bastone, Steve Stevens
Written-By – B. Idol*

SIDE B:
Don’t Need A Gun (Acapella Version) 3:03
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Don Wershba
Remix – Billy Idol, Freddy Bastone, Steve Stevens
Written-By – B. Idol*

Fatal Charm 3:41
Mixed By – Gary Langan
Written-By – B. Idol*, K. Forsey*, S. Stevens*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Don’t Need A Gun	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#37
1987	Don’t Need A Gun	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#10

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 43090
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork [Illustration Of Tattoo By] – Frank Olinsky
Design – Manhattan Design
Lacquer Cut By – Greg Calbi
Photography By – Dick Zimmerman (3)
Producer – Keith Forsey

NOTES:
Original version on the LP “Whiplash Smile”
Mastered At – Sterling Sound

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June 22, 2020

Billy Idol – Don’t Need A Gun (The Beyond Melt Down Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Don’t Need a Gun” is a song by Billy Idol from his 1986 studio album Whiplash Smile. It became the album’s second single, peaking at #26 on the UK singles chart and #37 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

In the UK two separate 12″ singles were issued both with different mixes. In the USA the “Melt Down Mix” and “A Capella” versions were used which also appeared on the first UK 12″.

The rear sleeve says “A Capella Version” but this is not correct the b-side label indicates “Dub Version”.

SIDE A:
Don’t Need A Gun (The Beyond Melt Down Mix) 9:28
Remix – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero

SIDE B:
Don’t Need A Gun (Dub Version) 5:15
Remix – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero

Fatal Charm 3:41

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Don’t Need A Gun	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#37
1987	Don’t Need A Gun	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#10

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– IDOLR 9
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Keith Forsey

NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP “Whiplash Smile”

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March 19, 2020

Billy Idol – To Be A Lover (Rock N’ Roll Mix) (Australia 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

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Originally posted: March 25, 2013

“To Be a Lover” is a song notably covered by Billy Idol on his 1986 album Whiplash Smile. As the album’s lead single, it became Idol’s second top ten hit in the US, peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 22 on the UK Singles Chart.

The song was written by William Bell and Booker T. Jones and originally performed by Bell as a soul ballad titled “I Forgot to Be Your Lover”, released in late 1968 and hitting No. 45 on the Hot 100 and No. 10 on Billboard′s Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart in early 1969.

In 1986, the track was again reworked and became the second high-profile cover Billy Idol released as a single, after 1981’s “Mony Mony”. Idol would later top the Billboard Hot 100 (No. 7 UK), with a live version of “Mony Mony” in 1987. The single was backed by Whiplash Smile album track “All Summer Single”. Two different 12″ singles were also released worldwide (1x UK and 1x Australia), featuring the aforementioned track and two extended remixes of “To Be a Lover (Mother of Mercy Mix)” and “Rock’n’Roll Mix” (Australia only). The “Mother of Mercy Mix” differs quite significantly from the single version; it is a harder sounding song, with a prominent heavy guitar riff dominating most of the track and an ‘interlude’ with distorted female groans. It is this version that is featured on the remix compilation album Vital Idol 1987 US/1988 Japan editions. The UK 12″ was also released as a limited-edition picture disc.

**”Rock N’ Roll Mix” is exclusive to this 12″

SIDE A:
To Be A Lover (Rock N’ Roll Mix) 7:10
Remix – Tom Lord-Alge

SIDE B:
To Be A Lover (Mother Of Mercy Mix) 6:45
All Summer Single 4:32

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	To Be A Lover	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#6
1986	To Be A Lover	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– X 14449
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM, Limited Edition
Country: Australia & New Zealand
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mixed By – Gary Langan
Photography By [Back Cover] – Albert Sanchez
Photography By [Front Cover] – David Kennedy (10)
Producer – Keith Forsey
Sleeve [Design] – Olinsky*, Gorman*
Written-By – B. Idol* (tracks: B2), Booker T. Jones (tracks: A, B1), William Bell (tracks: A, B1)

NOTES:
Original version appears on Chrysalis Album “WHIPLASH SMILE”

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September 19, 2019

Billy Idol – Hot In The City (Extended Version) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Hot in the City” is a 1982 song by Billy Idol, released on his self-titled album. It charted at No. 23 in the US and No. 58 in the UK. A re-release of the song in the UK in 1987 reached No. 13.

There are two versions of the video. The first version (the 1982 version) starts off with a girl walking into a record store. She picks up a Billy Idol record and the song starts to play. The video features scenes from New York City, interspersed with stock footage of nuclear bomb tests. The second version (the 1987 version) was banned by MTV because it showed Idol’s then-girlfriend Perri Lister bound to a cross toward the end of the video. The later version was included on the DVD edition of The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself.

Although the released version of the song has Idol shouting “New York!”, other versions of the song were recorded for various radio stations, including ones for such cities as “Amarillo”, “Boston”, “Minneapolis”, “New Haven”, “Chattanooga”, and “Sioux Falls”.

The song, with a remixed synthesizer intro, was used as the introduction
for Booker, the TV series spin-off of 21 Jump Street. It is also featured in the 1988 hit film, Big, starring Tom Hanks.

The song was used by the NBA’s Phoenix Suns during the introductions of the visiting team at home games during the team’s run to the 1993 NBA Finals.

SIDE A:
Hot In The City (Extended Version) 5:18

SIDE B:
Dead On Arrival 3:52

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	Hot In The City	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#23

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– CHS 12 2625
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – Keith Forsey
Written-By – B. Idol*

NOTES:
Both tracks taken from the album ‘Billy Idol’

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M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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MP3 (320kbps)
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