Atomic Playboys is the first studio album by guitarist
Steve Stevens, released in 1989 through
Warner Bros. Records;[1] a
remastered edition containing two bonus tracks was reissued on August 5, 2013 through Rock Candy Records.[2] The album reached No. 119 on the U.S.
Billboard 200 chart.[3] The cover art was done by
surrealist artist
H.R. Giger, who designed the
Xenomorph creature in the Alien film series.
Atomic Playboys was also the name of Stevens' band at the time, which was only meant to be a one-album effort upon him being signed to Warner Bros. In a 2001 interview, when asked about the possibly of reforming the group, Stevens replied: "Absolutely not. That group was a very expensive hobby".[4]
Track listing
All tracks written by Steve Stevens, except where noted.
The title track was used by Australian television network
The Nine Network for the closing credits of their
Formula One coverage throughout the early 1990s[5]
Atomic Playboys is the first studio album by guitarist
Steve Stevens, released in 1989 through
Warner Bros. Records;[1] a
remastered edition containing two bonus tracks was reissued on August 5, 2013 through Rock Candy Records.[2] The album reached No. 119 on the U.S.
Billboard 200 chart.[3] The cover art was done by
surrealist artist
H.R. Giger, who designed the
Xenomorph creature in the Alien film series.
Atomic Playboys was also the name of Stevens' band at the time, which was only meant to be a one-album effort upon him being signed to Warner Bros. In a 2001 interview, when asked about the possibly of reforming the group, Stevens replied: "Absolutely not. That group was a very expensive hobby".[4]
Track listing
All tracks written by Steve Stevens, except where noted.
The title track was used by Australian television network
The Nine Network for the closing credits of their
Formula One coverage throughout the early 1990s[5]