Billy Idol was loving his time in New York and it showed in his writing as the album seemed to be inspired by what he was doing in the city. After the mild success of his 1981 E.P., Don’t Stop, he and the band went to work on the debut album simply titled ‘Billy Idol’. It is his album and he is the main focal point so why not call it ‘Billy Idol’.
Released in 1982, Billy was discovering who he was as an artist and what it was like to now be the main focal point. His meeting of Steve Stevens seemed to be a match made in Heaven…well rock & roll heaven anyway. Steven even contributed a couple writing credits on this release. The two together would become one of the great teams in music. You have McCartney & Lennon, Elton John & Bernie Taupin and now you have Idol & Stevens…okay, that is stretching it too far, but you know what I mean.
When the album was originally released in 1982, the album cover looked like this…
I don’t have this cover, yet, but I will find it one day and get a hold of it. I don’t like this one as much as the alternate cover I have. It is a little too feminine compared to the toughness of the one I have with the black leather jacket (not that there is anything wrong with that). The new cover fits the attitude and the snarl so much better.
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