Coming on September 28th is a drastically reinvented version of Billy Idol’s mid-’80s Vital Idol album. The original set, which saw release in the UK in 1985 and the States two years later, is best known in the U.S. for featuring his chart-topping cover of Tommy James & The Shondell‘s “Mony Mony.”
Ultimate Classic Rock posted about the new set: “(Idol has) changed around the track listing. There’s no ‘Love Calling,’ and ‘Mony Mony’ is available only as a digital bonus track in a new version by Idol and longtime collaborator Steve Stevens. Those tracks have been replaced by a Moby remix of ‘(Do Not) Stand In The Shadows,’ Paul Oakenfold‘s take on ‘One Breath Away,’ Tropkillaz‘s reworking of ‘Eyes Without A Face’ and Shiba San‘s remix of ‘Don’t Need A Gun.’ Another bonus track, the Lost Dog remix of ‘Save Me Now,’ was created by a team that includes Idol’s son Willem Wolfe.
