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THIS IS THE FRENCH MID-80s(?) REPRESSING on VIRGIN 'Green/Red' label. The SINGLE COVER is in VG(+) condition: normal wear and without any major deterioration, BUT light discolouration/wear on corners/spines, mild creases on edges/corners, 8cm scratched on rear (bottom left, red frame), left spine is readable; for details see photos (with & without flashlight). The vinyl is in EX condition and plays wonderfully.

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PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED

John Lydon's post-Pistols project parlayed its post-punk mix of dub, avant garde, and rock into (unlikely) pop hits.

One of the first and most significant post-punk bands, Public Image Ltd. (PiL) were originally a quartet led by singer John Lydon (formerly Johnny Rotten, born January 31, 1956) and guitarist Keith Levene, who had been a member of the Clash in one of its early lineups. The band was filled out by bassist Jah Wobble (John Wordle) and drummer Jim Walker. It was formed in the wake of the 1978 breakup of Lydon's former group, the Sex Pistols. For the most part, the band's early incarnation devoted itself to droning, slow-tempo, bass-heavy noise rock, overlaid by Lydon's distinctive, vituperative rant.

<reissue, originally published in 1978>

tracklist

Side A: THEME - RELIGION I - RELIGION II - ANNALISA

Side B: PUBLIC IMAGE - LOW LIFE - ATTACK - FODDERSTOMPF

PRINTED IN FRANCE     MID-80s(?) REPRESSING

SINGLE COVER

Barcode: none

Price Code: AE 230

LABEL: VIRGIN - GREEN/RED LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: 200301

Catalog on labels: 200301

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched & Stamped): VIG XXX 2473 763 1 380 CIDIS 200301 A AGI D 

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched & Stamped): VIRG 2473 763 2 380 CIDIS 200301 B AGI D

On labels: rim text "Tout Droits.........Made in France"

Parole et musique Public Image Ltd.

Produit par Public Image Ltd.

 ℗ 1979 Virgin

Rights Society / Publishing: SACEM, SACD, SDRM, SGDL

On Back Cover: Credits

France Imprimerie - Sorel- Printed in France

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Like it or not, Public Image Limited's First Issue (aka Public Image) was an album that helped set the pace for what eventually became known as post-punk. In England a vacuum had opened up in the wake of the breakup of the Sex Pistols in January 1978, and many punk fans and rival groups were impatient to see what ex-Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon aka "Johnny Rotten" was going to roll out next. Disheartened owing to events in his legal proceedings against the Sex Pistols management company Glitterbest, and disgusted by the punk scene in general, Lydon was determined to create something that was neither punk nor even really rock as it was known in 1978. Working with ex-Clash guitarist Keith Levene, first-time bassist Jah Wobble, and Canadian drummer Jim Walker, Public Image Limited produced an album that represented the punk sound after it had shot itself in the head and became another entity entirely. Embracing elements of dub, progressive rock, noise, and atonality and driven by Lydon's lyrical egoism and predilection towards doom, death, and horror, First Issue was among a select few 1978 albums that had something lasting to say about the future of rock music. And not everyone in 1978 wanted to hear it; contemporary critical notices for First Issue were almost uniformly negative in the extreme...(AllMusic)