''The Idols with Sid Vicious'' is a concert album of former

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bassist Sid Vicious performing with

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; though recorded in September 1978, it wasn't released until 1993.

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provided a recording of this performance to the New Rose record label. It was originally released by the Fan Club division of New Rose. It was also released in

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Track listing

# " I Wanna Be Your Dog" (

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) # "Take a Chance" ( Jerry Nolan,

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) # " My Way" ( Jacques Revaux, Claude François, Paul Anka) # " Belsen Was a Gas" (

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, Vicious) # " Something Else" ( Sharon Sheeley, Eddie Cochran) # "Chatterbox" (

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) # " Search and Destroy" (

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" ( Thunders, Nolan, Dee Dee Ramone, Richard Hell) # "No Lip" ( Dave Berry)

Musicians

The Band

* Sid Vicious - vocals *

- guitar *

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- bass * Jerry Nolan - drums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Idols with Sid Vicious, The 1993 live albums Sid Vicious albums