Single of the week - Rebel Yell 7" version

For our first Billy Fuckin' Idol solo post, here's a  treat : the original, 7" version of Rebel Yell. In these revisionist days, when record companies are run and filled with stupid idiots pricks with no knowledge of music history, it's easy to forget that the version of Rebel Yell that became a hit was NOT the album version, which clocks in at 4:48, but the single one, which is 3:42 long, more than a minute shorter ! Basically, this version speed through the intro, and zaps  the extended bridge after the solo.
This edit should be on Billy Idol singles compilations that supposely offers only the singles edits / mixes, but never did end up on any one of them. I guess those idiots at EMI didn't even check their library for variant versions. Lucky for us, a cheesy 80's compilation did somehow end up snatching this version for their tracklist, you can find it in iTunes by doing a Rebel Yell search and looking at the timing.
For those who don't want to bother buying the whole comp, here's the single version of Rebel Yell remastered and iTunes ready, in VBR mp3 format.

BILLY IDOL - REBEL YELL 7" VERSION

1 Rebel Yell single mix (3:42 instead of the full lenght 4:48 version)
2 Crank Call

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