Billy Idol: Rebel Yell (Chrysalis)
Richard Riegel, Creem, March 1984
BILLY IDOL has designated the respective sides of the single-pocket Rebel Yell as "3" and "4," in the same big numerals he used for "1" and "2" on last year's Billy Idol.
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