Metal Box

Label:

Virgin ?– METAL 1

Format:

3 × Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition 
Box Set 

Country:

UK

Released:

23 Nov 1979

Genre:

Electronic, Rock

Style:

Post-Punk, Dub, Avantgarde, Experimental

Tracklist 

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Published By – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
• Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
• Lacquer Cut At – CBS Studios, London
• Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton

Credits

• Lacquer Cut By – TY* (tracks: A, B, D, E, F), tim* (tracks: C, F) 
• Music By, Words By – Public Image Ltd.* 
• Producer – Public Image Ltd.* 

Notes

"Public Image Ltd...John Lydon.Keith Levene.Wobble.Jeannette Lee.Dave Crowe..." were the members of PIL at the time of the release. However, Jeannette Lee and Dave Crowe as non-musical band members are not featured on the record. 

Packaged in a 12" film can-style metal box. Includes an A5 size sheet with tracklist and line-up.

Side B ends with a locked groove which repeats the last few seconds of "Swan Lake" endlessly until the needle is lifted from the record.

Edition of 50,000 copies (plus an extra 10,000 for export).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label side A): Metal 1-A
• Matrix / Runout (Label side B): Metal 1-B
• Matrix / Runout (Label side C): Metal 1-C
• Matrix / Runout (Label side D): Metal 1-D
• Matrix / Runout (Label side E): Metal 1-E
• Matrix / Runout (Label side F): Metal 1-F
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched/stamped, variant 1): METAL.1-A-1 TY-CBS ? 3
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched/stamped, variant 1): ·METAL.1- BA?B-1 TY-CBS ? 0
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, etched/stamped, variant 1): ·METAL-1-C-2 tim-cbs ?
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, etched/stamped, variant 1): ·METAL-1-D-1 TY-CBS ? 2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side E, etched/stamped, variant 1): METAL-1-E-1 TY-CBS B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side F, etched/stamped, variant 1): METAL-1-F-2 tim-cbs ?
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched/stamped, variant 2): METAL.1-A-1 TY-CBS ?
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched/stamped, variant 2): ·METAL.1- BA?B-1 TY-CBS ? 4
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, etched/stamped, variant 2): ·METAL-1-C-2 tim-cbs ?
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, etched/stamped, variant 2): ·METAL-1-D-1 TY-CBS B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side E, etched/stamped, variant 2): METAL-1-E-1 TY-CBS B 7
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side F, etched/stamped, variant 2): ·METAL.1-F-1 TY-CBS B 13
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched/stamped, variant 3): ? METAL?1-A-1 C 1 3 TY-CBS
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched/stamped, variant 3): ?METAL?1-BAB-1 C TY-CBS
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, etched/stamped, variant 3): · METAL-1-C-1 C TY-CBS
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, etched/stamped, variant 3): ·METAL?1-D-1 ? TY-CBS
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side E, etched/stamped, variant 3): ? METAL-1-E-1 C TY-CBS B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side F, etched/stamped, variant 3): ? METAL-1-F-1 C TY-CBS 5
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched/stamped, variant 4): ? METAL?1-A-2 tim-CBS ?
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched/stamped, variant 4): ·METAL.1- BA?B-1 TY-CBS 21 C
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, etched/stamped, variant 4): · METAL-1-C-2 tim-CBS E
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, etched/stamped, variant 4): ·METAL?1-D-1 5 TY-CBS C
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side E, etched/stamped, variant 4): ? METAL-1-E-1 20 TY-CBS C
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side F, etched/stamped, variant 4): ? METAL-1-F-3 12 tim-CBS ?
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched/stamped, variant 5): · METAL-1-A-2 1 C tim-cbs ?
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched/stamped, variant 5): · METAL?1-B-2 1 2 tim-cbs ?
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, etched/stamped, variant 5): · METAL-1-C-1 1 C TY-CBS C
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, etched/stamped, variant 5): · METAL?1-D-1 ., ., TY-CBS ?
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side E, etched/stamped, variant 5): · METAL-1-E-2 1 tim-cbs ?
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side F, etched/stamped, variant 5): · METAL?1-F-1 ? TY-CB

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