Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955 in Middlesex) is an English
rock musician.
He first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X. He then embarked on a successful solo career, aided by a series of stylish
music videos, making him one of the first stars on MTV. Billy
Idol continues to tour with guitarist Steve Stevens and record music.
Biography
Early life and career
William Broad chose the name "Billy Idol" after remembering a comment a teacher had written on a report card. The teacher
wrote "William is idle."[1] It was a comment which would
stay in William's mind for a long time. William decided to change the spelling to "Idol" because of the spelling of
Eric Idle of Monty Python fame. William admired people
like David Bowie (David Robert Jones), Iggy Pop (James
Newell Osterberg, Jr), Marc Bolan (Mark Feld), Johnny
Rotten (John Lydon) and Sid Vicious (John Simon Ritchie).
Williams was the first child to be born to Bill & Joan Broad. The Broad's moved to Long Island, New York soon after Billy
was born. Two years later, Billy's sister Jane joined the family. The Broads returned to England after four years of living in
the the United States. They moved to Mickleham, and eventually moved to Goring, Sussex.
The Broads were a religious family, and William joined the St. Mary's cub scouts, becoming a full scout. It has been said that
William was kicked out of the scouts for making out with a young girl behind a hotdog stand.
William progressed well with his studies and his family moved to Bromley in Kent. Billy's father was working as a salesman.
Billy worked for his father as he was growing up.
In 1971, William transferred to Ravensbourne Grammar school. He failed to achieve the necessary requirements for a place at
University. His parents were upset over his grades and eventually enrolled him in a school that was more relaxed. William was
allowed to re-take his placement exams at the Orpington College of Further Education. He could grow his hair out, and wouldn't
have to wear a school uniform. He soon secured himself a place at Sussex University and took classes in English & Philosophy
in September of 1975.
Punk rock erupted in England and William immersed himself in the scene. He became part of a
Sex Pistols fan club called the Bromley
Contingent. The club had a lot of admiration for the shocking & boundary breaking band, and wherever the Pistols went,
so too did the Contingents.
In 1975, William decided to start his own band called The Rockettes. William met another person that shared his musical dreams
when he met Tony James. Tony was interested in starting a band too. Much to the dismay of his
parents, William decided to drop out of school to focus on music.
In the Summer of 1976 a fellow by the name of Gene October put an ad in the
Melody Maker searching for, "guys who liked Television and the Ramones." William joined Gene October (vocals), John Towe (drums) and Tony James (bass) forming the band Chelsea. William changed his name to "Billy Idol" and became the band's guitar player.
In 1976, Billy and Tony James decided to leave Chelsea and form their own group. They
formed a band with John Towe and started playing shows. The band was named after the 1965 book Generation X, which contained a series of interviews with teens in the Mod subculture.[2][3]
Billy decided the band needed to find a guitarist so he could concentrate on being the group's lead singer. Billy spotted a
young guitarist named Bob "Derwood" Andrews from Fulham at a local youth club one night and asked him to join the group. John
Towe eventually was kicked out of the band and the group replaced him with Mark Laff, who was playing with minimalist group
Subway Sect.
The band became a big deal throughout London and eventually record companies started showing up at shows. Generation X was an image-conscious band. They were more about the image than they were about the
music. Tony James stated in an interview that he would never allow a fat person in the group. [4]
Generation X signed to Chrysalis Records in 1977, and were rising to success when
they crashed under the weight of it all. Punk music no longer stood for the things it once had, and Generation X took a lot of
punk elements and added them into their sound and image, but they were often seen as being too "commercial." Generation X was the
first punk band to appear on the BBC's "Top of the Pops" program. The band was on the rise, touring in countries like Japan. The
band went through many changes in personnel. Billy and Tony also realised that their manager Stewart Joseph was mishandling their
money. They tried to find new management and Bill Aucoin's name kept popping up.[citation needed]
Billy, Tony and new member Terry Chimes decided to carry on as a trio even though they needed a guitar player. Keith Forsey
was brought in to help record and produce their third and final album. Steve Jones of
Sex Pistols fame was brought in to play guitar on a few tracks. John McGeoch, guitar player
from Siouxie & The Banshees was also brought in to help finish the
album.
In 1981, the band shortened their name to simply "Gen X" and released the single Dancing
With Myself in the UK. It failed to become the big hit the band was waiting for. The band found new guitarist Steve
Andrews and asked him to join the band. The new album was called "Kiss Me Deadly." In 1980, the band embarked on a short but
successful tour.
Billy was also dating dancer Perri Lister who became a major influence on his music. Perri was one of the original Blitz Kids
along with Steve Strange. She had also been a dancer with Hot Gossip on the Kenny Everett
show during the late 70's in England. She had starred in several music videos with Duran
Duran and Def Leppard, and even started her own girl group called, "Boomerang." Even
though Billy was never totally loyal to Perri[citation needed], she would remain his girlfriend for close to nine years.
New York
Generation X couldn't hold itself together and the members soon parted ways. Producer Keith
Forsey and Manager Bill Aucoin, who was also managing Kiss at the time, took hold of Billy Idol's career and quickly moved him to New York in hopes of capturing an
American audience.
The punk era had come and gone, and ""New Wave"" was taking over. Radio stations
wouldn't play a punk album, let alone an album with a spiky haired kid on the cover with peroxide dyed hair. Most music, even
older punk acts were marketed as "New Wave" so they would receive fair radio play.
A few of Billy's songs could be heard playing in the New York dance clubs. "Dancing With Myself" had been remixed, and Billy
heard the song being played at a club one night. The idea was to capitalize on the song's popularity by re-releasing it on his
own.
Keith Forsey and Billy Idol produced the Don't Stop EP in 1980. (The EP was
re-released in 1983 containing an interview with MTV VJ Martha Quinn). Billy became quite
popular in the New York area and was building a name for himself. Since radio wouldn't play a "punk" record, Billy's single "Mony
Mony" was shipped to stations without his picture attached.
Billy was introduced to Steve Stevens by manager Bill
Aucoin. Steve was a guitarist who had been playing for a band called The Fine Malibus. They were also being managed by
Bill Aucoin. Steve had recorded an album with the band that was due for release by
Island Records, but the deal fell through and the album was shelved. Steve told Bill that
he was quitting the band, but Bill talked him into putting together a new band. Bill Aucoin gave Steve some of Billy's music and
set up a meeting between the two.
Billy's self titled LP was released in 1982. Billy was having a hard time getting played on the radio, and he knew he needed
another outlet. That outlet would be the recently started music network MTV. Billy became a
household name when his videos for "White Wedding" and "Dancing with Myself" made their debut.
White Wedding sparked a bit of controversy over the wedding ring Billy places on Perri Lister's finger. The ring was intended
to look sharp and cut Perri's finger as Billy slid it on. MTV edited that portion of the video out.
In 1983, "Dancing With Myself" was released in the U.S. in an effort to introduce Idol to American audiences not yet as
familiar with him. The music video was directed by Tobe Hooper, produced by Jeffrey Abelson, and conceptualized by Keith
Williams. It was played in heavy rotation on MTV for six months. The Dancing With Myself video sparked a whole new era of feature
film directors that would try their hand at directing music videos.
- Billy was featured in several MTV commercials saying, "I Want My MTV" which was MTV's main slogan in the early eighties. Most
cable stations didn't include MTV when the network first got its start. People in rural parts of America didn't have the network
available to them. These people were told to call to their cable providers telling them, "I Want My MTV."
- "White Wedding" was rumored to be a "nasty put down" by Idol and then-girlfriend Perri
Lister, directed at Idol's sister for thinking that getting married was the answer to getting pregnant. In the 2001
recording of VH1 Storytellers Idol refutes that, saying his sister's wedding was
simply inspiration for the song, which quickly took on its own form. Years after the video,
Idol's sister is still married with three children.
- White Wedding is also a nickname for, "cocaine."
- The video for, "Hot in the City" was banned by MTV for it's use of imagery. The video featured Perri tied to a cross.
- Billy appeared on MTV's New Years Eve special in 1983. He played, "Dancing With Myself."
- It was about this time that Billy got his famous, "Octobarina" tattoo on his left arm. Octobriana is a Russian heroine, "The
spirit of the October Revolution." Octobriana's mission was to fight for the Russian People, against the oppressive Soviet
Government and all sorts of outlandish threats. The tattoo could be seen throught the Dancing With Myself video.
Rebel Yell
Steve Stevens and Billy Idol
Idol's second LP, Rebel Yell (1984) was a
blockbuster success, and established Idol's superstar status in the United States with hits like "Eyes Without a Face",
"Flesh For Fantasy", and the title cut; Idol also became very popular in Europe thanks to this
album and its singles, particularly in Germany, Italy,
Switzerland and later in his native UK.
Billy got the idea for, "Rebel Yell" while he was at a party with the, "Rolling
Stones." He saw one of the guys drinking some Kentucky straight burboun whisky called, "Rebel Yell" and thought it would
be a great title for an album.
The band recorded the album at the, "Record Plant" in New York City. Billy, along with Stevens, bassist Steve Webster and
producer Keith Forsey started laying down tracks but realized they needed to bring in a drummer. Thommy Price of the group,
"Scandal" was playing in an adjacent studio. Forsey had Price drum on the, "Rebel Yell" album.
- Perri Lister sings backup on, "Eyes Without a Face."
- Steve Stevens also credits himself for coming up with the title and lyrics to, "Blue Highway."
- Perri can be also be seen in the video for, "Rebel Yell." The song, "Rebel Yell" has been used in several movies and TV
shows. The song appears in the first episode of Knight Rider called, "Dead of Knight
(1984)." The song was also used in Sixteen Candles, The
Wraith (1986), and Big (1988).
- It was also during this period that Billy met Robin David Ludwig (The Hammer), the designer and creator of the famous Billy
Idol jewelery collection. Most of the crucifixes you see Billy wear were designed by, "Robin the Hammer." The two of them are
still close friends to this day.
- David Lee Roth has a Billy Idol lookalike in his video for, "Just a Gigolo." In the
video Roth parodies the, "Dancing With Myself" video and pushes Idol into the reactors.
Whiplash Smile
Billy released Whiplash Smile in 1986, which put him back on the charts. The
album included the hits, "Don't Need A Gun" the country-flavored, "Sweet Sixteen and the William Bell and Booker T. Jones's
Stax-era cover of, "To Be a Lover."
A remix album was released in 1987 called, "Vital Idol." The album had already been available in the UK two years prior to the
US release. The album featured a live cover of Tommy
James' "Mony Mony" (the studio. The single did well topping the US charts in
1987.
Billy has said in many interviews that, "Mony Mony" was the song he lost his virginity to. During Billy's live shows the crowd
will usually chant, "Hey mother fucker, get laid get fucked" between each verse. You can catch a glimpse of Billy mouthing these
words in the live video for, "Mony Mony."
Steve Stevens parted ways with Idol after Whiplash
Smile. He claims that Billy's music was getting too synthesized and sequenced. Steve also thought that Billy was getting
tense about all of the attenton he was getting as a guitar player. Stevens was offered a record deal through Warner Brothers that
he couldn't refuse, so he decided it was time to split up with Idol.
Billy ran into trouble when he was busted by under cover police in New York City for carrying crack cocaine. A model by the
name of, "Grace Hattersley" had been with him and held a press conference basically saying that she was involved with Billy Idol.
Perri took the news quite bad, and decided to hold a press conference of her own, telling the world that she was Billy's
girlfriend.
Perri and Billy wanted to get clean and start a new life. Billy had been addicted to heroin and cocaine, and the two decided
it would be best to move from New York to LA. Billy got involved in the Hollywood nightlife, and Perri realized that Billy would
never remain loyal.
Billy was involved in a relationship with a woman of the name Linda Mathis (born and raised in Pasadena, CA). Though there was
a thirteen-year age difference, they began seeing each other regularly. At the age of 19, Linda became pregnant, and chose to
move in with her mother to have her child. It was a girl named Bonnie Blue Broad, born August 21, 1989.
- Weird Al Yankovic parodies, "Mony Mony" with his song, "Alimony,"
which appears on his album from 1988, "Even Worse."
Charmed Life
When Billy and Perri moved to LA to start life over, Perri gave birth to their son, "Willem Wolfe Broad." Billy was still
seeing other women, and even had a second house to go to for his affairs. Perri eventually left Billy in favor of a normal
life.
In 1989, Following his breakup with Perri, Idol found his way to Thailand. Billy claimed that he could get any drug he wanted
over there, and had many women at his disposal. Newspapers said that Idol left his suites at three deluxe hotels in Thailand in
shambles during his visit, with damage estimated at more than $20,000. Idol first checked in at the Oriental Hotel in central
Bangkok, where carpets and a television set were among the ruined items. He paid $3,200 in
damages before moving on to another hotel. Billy was ejected from Bangkok with the help of the army after refusing to vacate a
hotel penthouse where a three-week drug-and-sex spree had racked up a bill of about $250,000. It was reported that an important
dignitary wanted his room and Billy refused to give it up.
Billy had been working on a new album for close to two years. In February of 1990, Billy was driving back to the studio to
hear the final album, and was involved is a serious motorcycle accident. Billy had run a stop sign and collided with an oncoming
vehicle. The accident almost cost Billy his leg. The doctor that first saw Billy was upset that someone had brought him down to
look at a, "bum." It was explained to the doctor that the patient was, "Billy Idol." Billy's leg was cracked in three places and
was suffering from a few broken ribs. His doctors managed to pull him through and save his leg.
The new album, "Charmed Life" was due for release and a video for the single,
"Cradle of Love" had to be shot. The song had been featured in the Andrew Dice Clay
film, "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane film)." Cradle of Love was
going to be the title song for the movie.
Since Billy was unable to walk, director David Fincher decided to film Idol from the
waist up. The video would feature footage of Billy singing in large frames throughout an apartment while the very young and
beautiful Betsy Lynn George was trying to seduce a modest and mild mannered business-man. The video was a huge hit and was placed
in heavy rotation on MTV. Billy and Betsy Lynn George recreated the opening of the video for the 1991 American Music Awards.
Billy had always been a huge Doors fan, and he was asked to take part in the new movie, "The Doors", directed by Oliver Stone. Billy was barely able to
walk, therefore his part in the movie was trimmed down to a mere cameo, playing the role of, "Cat."
Against his doctors orders, Billy decided to tour behind the, "Charmed Life" album.
Billy could be seen walking with a cane onstage. Billy got his personal jewelry maker, "Robin the Hammer" to customize a silver
gauntlet for him. The gauntlet has, "La Vie Enchantee" etched in the wrist. Robin also designed a large cross/knife that can be
seen in the, "Cradle of Love" video.
Billy's stage show was quite elaborate, Billy even had a new band featuring, Mark Younger-Smith as the new guitarist. A
massive fist was designed to hang over the crowd. The words, "Rude Dude" were written across the fingers. During the show the
fist would rotate and flip off the audience. The hand can be seen in the video for, "Prodigal Blues."
- Billy's concert at Wembley stadium in December of 1990 was professionally filmed, but remains unreleased. Several bootleg
copies exist from Japanese sources.
- In 1991 Billy protested against motorcycle helmet laws in L.A.
- Billy was also charged with assault after allegedly punching a woman in the face. In 1992, he pled guilty and paid a
fine.
Cyberpunk
In 1993, Billy released Cyberpunk, which fell on deaf ears. Music had
changed in 1993, and a lot of the bands that were popular in the eighties were now being pushed to the wayside in favor of the
new, "Seattle" movement. Cyberpunk is considered to be ahead of its time by many people, and very experimental for that period.
The album reportedly took 10 months to record.
Billy claims that punk rock journalists Legs McNeil interviewed him while he was in the hospital being treated for his leg. He
called Billy a, "Cyberpunk" because of the muscle stimulator on his leg. He said it looked like man merging with machine. The
critics slammed the album for many reasons, one being the over commercialization of the word, "Cyberpunk."
The album was recorded in a home studio using a Macintosh computer, which was a fairly new
concept. Billy recorded the album with Mark Younger-Smith and producer Robin Hancock. Special editions of the album were issued
with a floppy disc, which contained a screen saver.
Billy shot a concept video for, "Shock to the System." The video would feature Billy being attacked by several police for
trying to videotape them beating up someone on the street. The idea of this goes back to the LA riots. Billy would then turn into a cyborg that scared away
the police. A video EP was released to retail stores.
Billy had a lot of grand ideas for Cyberpunk and the short tour that followed. Billy changed his look during this period,
growing a set of dreadlocks, and he had a lot of ideas about using, "Blendo" video footage
during his show. This footage would be edited live on a computer to fit the music.
In 1994 Idol collapsed outside an LA nightclub overdosing on a drug called, GHB. GHB happened to be a legal drug at the time that weight-lifters used. The drug could
bring you down, and would totally relax your body. Billy was into a lot of heavy drugs at the time and needed help.
After his overdose, Billy realized that his children would never forgive him for dying of a drug overdose, and he began to
focus more on fatherhood. Idol never admits that he is totally off drugs, just that he has his habit under control. Idol claims
to have first smoked marijuana at the age of 12, and he also says he took
acid at the age of thirteen.
- The album pays tribute to Lou Reed with Billy's cover of, "Heroin."
- The Tour was called, "The No Religion Tour."
The Late 90's/Early 2000's
Billy didn't want to release an album during this period because he was having a lot of problems with his record label. It was
decided that he would wind up owing the record company money if he produced anything. EMI hired producer, Glenn Ballard to work
with him on a new project, but Idol battled the label over creative differences and the album was put on hold.
In 1994 Billy and Steve Stevens contributed a song called, "Speed" to the soundtrack of the hit movie, "Speed." starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra
Bullock. Even though Billy and Steve worked together on this track, a reunion was not in the works.
In 1996 Billy appeared in a live version of the Who's Quadrophenia, playing the part of,
"The Ace Face/Cousin Kevin." Billy also started getting involved in cross country motorcycle rides, some of which involved riding
for charity.
Idol returned to the popular eye in 1998, when he played himself in The Wedding
Singer, an Adam Sandler and Drew
Barrymore 80s romantic comedy, where "White Wedding"
was used as the title track.
In 2001 Billy reunited with guitarist Steve Stevens to write and record a new album. Billy and Steve started touring, which
generated a lot of attention. It wasn't long until VH1 got involved.
Another Greatest Hits CD was issued in 2001. Keith Forsey's Don't You (Forget About Me) appears on the compilation. Although Forsey originally wrote it
with Idol in mind, Idol turned it down and eventually the song was given to Simple Minds
who would go on to make it a worldwide hit in 1985.
The Greatest Hits album also includes a live acoustic version of "Rebel Yell" which is taken from a performance at L.A.
station KROQ's 1993 Acoustic Christmas concert. EMI expected the Greatest Hits album to sell
around 100,000 copies. But it's sold more than 940,000 so far, according to SoundScan.
Vh1 aired, "Billy Idol - Behind the Music" on April
15th, 2001. The Behind the Music series was very popular at the time, and each band or artist that was featured on that program
usually gained a resurgence of interest after the show had aired. Billy Idol and Steve Stevens were no exception.
On April 19th, 2001, Billy and Steve took part in a VH1 Storytellers show. The reunited
duo set out to play a series of acoustic/storytellers shows prior to recording the Vh1 special. The acoustic tour was a big
success, and Billy eventually started adding new material into the show. The TV show was broadcast sometime later. A DVD and CD
were issued.
Billy Idol on the set of
In The Summertime video (2006)
- Fans noticed that the character, "Spike (Buffyverse)" on the, "Buffy the Vampire" television series played by actor, "James Marsters
resembles, "Billy Idol." In the television show, Spike's real name is, "William the Bloody." The show makes reference to the
comparissons saying that, "Billy" stole his look from, "Spike."
- In 2000, Idol was invited to be one of the guest vocalists on Tony Iommi's album. He contributed vocals on the song Into The Night, which he also
co-wrote.
- Billy lent his voice to an animated movie, starring as Odin, a mysterious alien character, in the animated fantasy film
Heavy Metal 2000.
- On August 1st, 2001 Billy and Steve were asked to take part in MTV's twentieth birthday bash. They played, "Rebel Yell."
- Billy starred in an IKEA commercial rapping to a song called, "Start it Up." Ikea's sales pitch
during the commercial was, "Try Something Different."
- Todd McFarlane had a Billy Idol action figure listed on his website for release, but
the figure never materialized. Todd is famous for creating the comic book character, "Spawn." He also has a successful
toyline.
The Devil's Playground
Devil's Playground, was released on 22
March, 2005. It was Billy's first new album in nearly twelve years. It was after a concert
at the Hammerstein Ballroom that Sanctuary Records approached Idol about making new music in his older style. Idol claims that
seeing people like, "Slash" making hit records again gave him hope that there was life after
death.
The album was recorded with the entire band playing in one room, rather that each person recording their part separately.
Billy's drummer, "Brian Tichy" collaborated with Billy and Steve and co-wrote some of the tracks on the album. The first single
and video to be released was, "Scream."
- Billy had been playing a batch of new songs in concert that never made the final release of the album. These songs included:
Monster, Stranger in My Skin, Walk the Line, In the Killbox, Beautiful Life, and Big World (written for his daughter).
- Billy appeared on an episode of, "Viva La Bam" which was Bam Margera's television show on MTV. In the episode, Bam's mom is taken to Atlantic City to see Billy
perform. Billy and Bam are seen riding around in Bam's Lamborghini. Bam had his friends saw
the roof out of the car. Bam Margera appears in the video for, "Plastic Jesus."
- After Hurricane Katrina destroyed, "New
Orleans" a television special was aired to raise money for the vicitms. "Randy
Newman" had written a song called, "Louisiana." Billy covered the song sometime later during a show in Baltimore,
Maryland. The song was released as a free download on his website.
- On August 8, 2005 Billy played, "White Wedding" with Lisa Marie Presley at the
2005 Fashion Rocks show. CBS aired the special on Friday, September 9th, 2005, but critics slammed Lisa's performance, saying she
couldn't sing. Lisa wore a white wedding dress, Billy was in a silver suit.
- Billy was recorded by a fan singing the, "Gnarls Barkley" song, "Crazy"
acapella in concert. Billy added the song as a free download on his official website, and
later added it to his official MYSPACE page.
- In November 2006, Idol released a Christmas album called Billy Idol: Happy
Holidays. The album was intended to be sold through Billy's website, but a distribution deal was set up through,
"Best Buy." A limited number of albums were autographed and sold through Billy's website.
- On July 28th, 2006 Billy and Steve played Chicago planning to record and release a live concert DVD. The show was shot in HD
and was shown on the HD network. The DVD was scheduled to be released, but to this day remains shelved.
- The heavy metal band, "Drowning Pool covered, "Rebel Yell" for their album, "Full
Circle" which was released in 2007. The heavy metal band, "HIM" has also covered, "Rebel
Yell" during their live shows.
- In 2006, a cover of the Who's, "Long Live Rock" appeared on Billy's, "MYSPACE" page. Another
new song called, "Eve of Destruction" was also being featured.
Discography
Albums
- Don't Stop (EP) - 1981 #71 US
- Billy Idol - 1982 #45 US
- Rebel Yell - 1984 #2 UK / #6 US / #2 Germany
/ #40 Netherlands / #16 Switzerland
- Vital Idol - 1987 #4 UK / #10 US (1987 release) / #8 Germany / #24 Switzerland
- Whiplash Smile - 1986 #2 UK / #6 US / #9 Germany
/ #19 Netherlands / #4 Switzerland
- Idol Songs: 11 of the Best - 1988 #2
UK / #14 Germany / #6 Switzerland
- Charmed Life - 1990 #15 UK / #11 US / #5
Germany / #51 Netherlands / #4 Switzerland
- Cyberpunk - 1993 #20 UK / #48 US / #13
Germany / #50 Netherlands / #15 Switzerland
- Greatest Hits - 2001 #74 US /
#12 Germany / #30 Switzerland
- VH1's Storytellers: Billy Idol - 2002 #14 Germany / #76
Switzerland
- Essential Billy Idol - 2003
- Devil's Playground - 2005 #78 UK /
#46 US / #15 Germany / #32 Switzerland
- Happy Holidays - 2006
VHS
- Vital Idol - The Videos - Released: April 27, 1988 (Not on DVD)
- Billy Idol: The Charmed Life and Other Vital Videos - Released: July 1, 1991 (Not on DVD)
This was a video EP, containing the videos for, Prodigal Blues, Cradle of Love, LA Woman, and Hot in the City, and Mony
Mony.
- Billy Idol's Cyberpunk - Shock to the System - Released: June 29, 1993 (Not on DVD) - This was also a video EP
DVD
- Billy Idol - Vh1 Storytellers - Released: March 5, 2002
Singles
Starting with the 1983 re-release of "White Wedding", Chrysalis issued Billy's
singles with an IDOL vanity catalogue numbering system, much like Nine Inch
Nails's halo numbering system. This lasted for roughly seven years
and sixteen singles (including various re-issues) until the release of "Prodigal Blues" in 1990.
- 1 Re-released in the UK in 1988, charted at #13 in the Top 75.
- ² Re-released in the U.S. in 1988, charted at #48 in the Hot 100.
- ³ Swiss release in 1988.
- 4 UK release in 1985.
- 5 Re-released in the UK in 1985, charted at #6 in the Top 75.
- 6 UK release in 1988.
See also
References
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