Billy Idol Whiplash Smile
1986 Vinyl
New Wave
Hard Rock
Pop Rock

Main image
Chrysalis
art direction, illustration Billy Idol
art direction, illustration Frank Olinsky
art direction, illustration Manhattan Design
art direction, illustration Pat Gorman
bass John Regan
bass Marcus Miller
coordinator [production coordinator / hardware] Artie Smith
coordinator [production coordinator / hardware] Bobby Deluca
coordinator [production coordinator / hardware] Jon Dworkow
engineer Dave Concors
engineer Dave Wittman
engineer Neil Dorfsman
engineer [additional] Billy Miranda
engineer [additional] Debi Cornish
engineer [additional] Moira Marquis
engineer [additional] Stephen Tjaden
guitar, bass, keyboards, programmed by Steve Stevens
keyboards David Frank
keyboards Harold Faltermeyer
keyboards Phil Ashley
keyboards Richard Tee
management Freddy Demann
management [personal assistant to billy idol] Brigid Waters
mastered by George Marino
mixed by Gary Langan
mixed by [assisted by] Craig Vogel
photography by Caroline Greyshock
photography by Herb Ritts
photography by John Peden
photography by [front cover] Albert Sanchez
producer Keith Forsey
vocals, guitar, bass Billy Idol
Phonographic Copyright (p) Chrysalis Records
Copyright (c) Chrysalis Records
Copyright (c) Whiplash Smile
Distributed By RCA/Ariola-Ariola/RCA
Distributed By Ariola/RCA-RCA/Ariola
Published By Boneidol Music
Published By Rare Blue Music
Published By Sitting Pretty Music
Published By East/Memphis Music Corp.
Published By Irving Music, Inc.
Published By Swindle Music
Recorded At Right Track Recording
Mixed At The Hit Factory
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Pressed By Sonopress
Distributed in Europe by RCA/Ariola-Ariola/RCA
Comes with big poster.

Mastering / processing method: Direct Mastering [DM].

Published By:
(A1, A5, B5) Boneidol Music/Rare Blue Music (ASCAP) Sitting Pretty Music (ASCAP)
(A2) East Memphis Music Corp./Irving Music, Inc. (BMI)
(A3, A4, B1, B2, B4) Boneidol Music/Rare Blue Music (ASCAP)
(B3) Boneidol Music/Rare Blue Music (ASCAP) Sitting Pretty Music (ASCAP) Swindle Music (ASCAP)
Barcode: 4007192076895 (Scanned)
Barcode: 4 007192 076895 (Text)
Rights Society: GEMA (Unboxed on labels)
Rights Society: STEMRA (Unboxed on labels)
Rights Society: BIEM (Unboxed on labels)
Price Code: D: 630 (Boxed on rear cover)
Label Code: LC 1626 (On labels and rear cover)
Pressing Plant ID: Bass clef symbol (Center label side B, embossed)
Matrix / Runout: S 207 689 A (Label, side A)
Matrix / Runout: S 207 689 B (Label, side B)
Matrix / Runout: DM 207689 A-2/10-86 II (Runout side A, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: DM 207689 B-2/10-86 (Runout side B, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: DM 207689 A-2/10-86 IV (Runout side A, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: DM 207689 B-2/10-86 III (Runout side B, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: DM 207689 A-3/10-86 II (Runout side A, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: DM 207689 B-3/10-86 II (Runout side B, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: DM 207689 A-3/10-86 (Runout side A, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: DM 207689 B-2/10-86 (Runout side B, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: DM 207689 A-3/10-86 (Runout side A, stamped / II etched, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: DM 207689 B-2/10-86 II (Runout side B, stamped / II etched, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: DM 207689 A-2/10-86 (Runout side A, [stamped] variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: DM 207689 B-3/10-86 (Runout side B, [stamped] variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: DM 207689 A-2/10-86 (Runout side A, [stamped] variant 7)
Matrix / Runout: DM 207689 B-2/10-86 (Runout side B, [stamped] variant 7)



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