VITAL IDOL: REVITALIZED RELEASED TO CRITICAL ACCLAIM
ALBUM FEATURES COLLABORATIONS WITH MOBY, RAC, THE CRYSTAL METHOD, PAUL OAKENFOLD, SHIBA SAN, JUAN MACLEAN, CRAY AND MORE
“In addition to pioneering a punk aesthetic with glam theatrics and pop accessibility, Idol was pretty progressive about reimagining his work in the form of a remix.”—Stereogum
“It’s a pretty punky batch sure to get you jamming.’”—Billboard Dance
The video for Billy’s Idol’s “Eyes Without A Face” (Tropkillaz Remix), directed by Zach Bell and featuring remixed footage from the original 1984 video directed by David Mallet, is premiering today. Watch/share HERE.
The track is part of Idol’s remix collection Vital Idol: Revitalized (Capitol/Ume), which debuted top 10 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Chart—his first time on the chart in 25 years. Listen to the album HERE.
More than 30 years after his groundbreaking Vital Idol compilation cemented the vibrancy of the dance-rock remix genre in the second half of the 1980’s, Idol’s Revitalized collection features 11 brand new remixes of his most classic and enduring hits. Lending their hands to the Revitalized proceedings are electronic dance luminaries Moby, The Crystal Method and Paul Oakenfold as well as current innovators including Tropkillaz, Shiba San, Juan Maclean, CRAY and RAC.
Vital Idol, initially released in Britain in 1985 and subsequently issued in the United States in 1987, was the first remix record released by a rock superstar. Besides being certified platinum, Vital Idol was accompanied by a version of “Mony Mony” that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, as well as hitting the Top 10 on the U.K. Singles chart.
Highlights found within the grooves of Revitalized include The Crystal Method’s percussive, explosive stab at “Rebel Yell,” CRAY’s bass-and-keyboard-blessed “White Wedding,” Tropkillaz’s trop-house framing of “Eyes Without A Face,” St. Francis Hotel’s shimmering stop/start caress of “Flesh For Fantasy,” and RAC’s retro-harmonic, fist-pumping “Dancing With Myself.”
Meanwhile, the digital version of Revitalized features four additional exclusive remixes: the brand new Billy Idol/Steve Stevens Remix of “Mony Mony,” Paul Oakenfold’s Extended Remix of “One Breath Away,” Moby’s “Half Time Version” of his take on “(Do Not) Stand In The Shadows” and “Save Me Now (Lost Dog Remix),” reworked by Billy Idol’s son, Willem Wolfe, with Brandon Rauch and Ed Bedrosian.
Purchase Billy Idol’s Vital Idol: Revitalized here.
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VITAL IDOL: REVITALIZED [CD, LP + Digital]
1. White Wedding (CRAY Remix)
2. Dancing With Myself (RAC Remix)
3. Eyes Without A Face (Tropkillaz Remix)
4. Rebel Yell (The Crystal Method Remix)
5. (Do Not) Stand In The Shadows (Moby Remix)
6. Flesh For Fantasy (St. Francis Hotel Remix)
7. Catch My Fall (Juan Maclean Remix)
8. One Breath Away (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
9. To Be A Lover (DJDS Remix)
10. Don’t Need A Gun (Shiba San Remix)
11. Hot In The City (Shotgun Mike Remix)
BONUS TRACKS (DIGITAL ONLY)
12. Mony Mony (Idol/Stevens Remix)
13. One Breath Away (Paul Oakenfold Extended Remix)
14. (Do Not) Stand In The Shadows (Moby Remix) (Half Time Version)
15. Save Me Now (Lost Dog Remix)
