PUBLIC IMAGE LTD First Issue (LP) (high quality reissue - 180 gram vinyl) (PiL)
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Apr 7, 2017 Sold Date
Mar 8, 2017 Start Date
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Public Image Ltd

First Issue

Format: LP

Record Label: Light In The Attic

Condition: New (sealed)

* High quality reissue officially sanctioned by John Lydon - limited edition deluxe first pressing - 180 gram vinyl - housed in a gatefold "tip-on" jacket - includes rare photos, ephemera, a foldout 24"x36" poster, a set of stickers, and a digital download code which includes the full album plus an unedited, almost hour-long BBC audio interview with John Lydon from October 1978, as well as a non-album B-side, "The Cowboy Song", taken from their debut single - originally released in 1978.
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In 1976 Johnny Rotten and the Sex Pistols set the agenda for punk's year zero with "Anarchy In The UK", a song that summed up the spirit, sound and attitude of the band in one shocking package. Two years later, the Sex Pistols were in tatters, but Rotten was as unsentimental as you'd hope. He reverted to his real name - John Lydon - and set about forming a band whose very identity kicked against press and media manipulation. Featuring bassist Jah Wobble, drummer Jim Walker and guitarist Keith Levene, his new group was Public Image Limited. The public image would be limited. PiL were a very distinct prospect from the Pistols, founded with a greater thought for rhythm, and with a sound that turned the page from snarling punk to a more experimental sound fusing rock, dance, folk, ballet, pop and dub. But that's not to say Lydon's new outfit lacked vitriol. "Public Image" hits out against the notorious British tabloid press, who never gave Lydon an easy ride, and against his own Sex Pistols public image - "You only saw me for the clothes I wore." The debut single (and the album that followed) operated as a theme song and a manifesto: "…my entrance/My own creation/My grand finale/My goodbye," as the lyrics had it. It is, essentially, the sound of four people letting loose in a studio - and not caring what anyone else thought. The album was never officially released in the USA back in the day, it's sound considered too un-commercial by major-labels for an American release.
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Track Listing: Theme / Religion I / Religion II / Annalisa / Public Image / Low Life / Attack / Fodderstompf

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