Happy Birthday (Altered Images album)

Happy Birthday is the debut studio album by Scottish new wave band Altered Images, released in 1981.

[8] Happy Birthday reached number 26 on the UK Albums Chart[8] and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 60,000 copies.

In 2004, Edsel Records issued an expanded edition of Happy Birthday, entitled Happy Birthday... Plus, on CD, which contained the original album along with six bonus tracks, including the band's first single "Dead Pop Stars" (which had peaked at number 67 in the UK earlier in 1981,[8] but was not included on the original album).

It was then reissued in April 2017 as a double LP set for Record Store Day on 180-gram black vinyl, containing additional period material not included on the previous bonus 7".

[10][11] Altered Images Additional musicians Production Design The liner notes contain the following dedication: "Thanks to Janet and the Ice Bergs, John Peel and Ginge with special thanks to Ceaser, Bobby, Kathleen and a very special hug for cheesy agency Ian Wilson at Wasted Talent".