W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol

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The Crimson Idol is the is the fifth studio album by heavy metal band W.A.S.P., originally released in June 1992 via Capitol Records in the US and Parlophone Records in the UK.

The Crimson Idol is a rock opera, telling the story of the rise and fall of a fictional rock star named Jonathan Steel.

Taking nearly three years to complete, The Crimson Idol was originally recorded as a Blackie Lawless solo album, but bandleader Lawless bowed to fan pressure and released it under the W.A.S.P. name.

This double album 2LP record set is a 2024 reissue on black vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves and includes 3 bonus tracks with half speed mastered audio, pressed in Europe via Madfish.

(20474)

Tracklisting:

No.	Track	Time
A1	The Titanic Overture	3:31
A2	The Invisible Boy	5:13
A3	Arena Of Pleasure	4:15
A4	Chainsaw Charlie (Murders In The New Morgue)	8:43
B1	The Gypsy Meets The Boy	4:15
B2	Doctor Rockter	3:54
B3	I Am One	5:24
C1	The Idol	8:40
C2	Hold On To My Heart	4:22
C3	The Great Misconceptions Of Me	9:44
D	Bonus Tracks:
D1	The Story Of Jonathan (Prologue To The Crimson Idol)	16:35
D2	Phantoms In The Mirror	4:36
D3	The Eulogy	4:16

SKU	20474
Record Label	Madfish
Label / Model #	Independent
Catalogue Number	SMALP1255
Country	EU - Europe
Release Date (Year)	15 November 2024
Original Release Date (Year)	01 June 1992
Barcode #	636551825511
Shipping Weight	0.5100kg
Shipping Width	0.010m
Shipping Height	0.314m
Shipping Length	0.314m
Shipping Cubic	0.000986000m3
Type	New
Format	Limited Edition Double Album 2LP Records, Black Vinyl, Single Pocket Sleeve, Printed Inner Sleeves, Includes 3 Bonus Tracks, Reissue, Remastered Audio, Half Speed Mastered Audio
Vinyl Colour	Black
Format	VINYL LP
Genre	Hard Rock & Metal