PUBLIC IMAGE LTD - PiL - Metal Box - John Lydon - Rare

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Feb 13, 2010 Sold Date

Feb 6, 2010 Start Date

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PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED

METAL BOX ALBUM

Recently unearthed from storage, a good quality edition of PiL's exceptionally challenging album from 1979, comprising three untitled 12-inch records housed in a tin film cannister. The records have been played very little and all four paper dividers are intact, although there is no listing insert. The tracks are as follows:

SIDE 1.A ALBATROSS (10:32)

SIDE 1.B MEMORIES (5:05) SWANLAKE (4:19)

SIDE 2.C POPTONES (7:45) CAREERING (4:32)

SIDE 2.D NO BIRDS (4:43) GRAVEYARD (3:07)

SIDE 3.E THE SUIT (3:29) BAD BABY (4:30)

SIDE 3.F SOCIALIST CHANT RADIO (12:31)

The metal box itself shows an attractive patina from age (light rust spots and general wear - see photos), which is common with this particular release, now 30 years old. There is also some minimal discolouration on the dividers and labels but the records themselves play great (all checked).

With the band reforming later this year, a first edition of PiL's metal box represents an opportunity to buy into their early musical heritage.

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