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 – Second Edition Label:  – 2WX 3288 Format: 2 x , LP, Album, Gatefold, Jacksonville Pressing Country: Released: Genre: Style: , ,  Tracklist A1Albatross10:32A2Memories5:06B1Swan Lake4:12B2Poptones7:46B3Careering4:32C1Socialist3:10C2Graveyard3:07C3The Suit3:31D1Bad Baby4:30D2No Birds4:42D3Chant5:00D4Radio 44:23 Companies, etc. Manufactured By –  Distributed By –  Copyright © –  Phonographic Copyright ℗ –  Published By –  Mastered At –  Pressed By –  Credits Performer [Public Image Ltd...] – , , , ,  Photography By –  Words By, Music By, Producer –  Notes ©℗1979 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Made In U.S.A.
©1979 Nymph Music, Inc. (BMI)
(O.P. Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.)

Originally released in the UK as a limited edition 3x12" (45 RPM) titled Metal Box, which was packaged in a round metal box.

Warner Brothers in North America didn't want to pay for the extra packaging and triple vinyl, so it was changed to a 2x12" (33 RPM) in a standard gatefold sleeve, and the title changed to Second Edition. Virgin UK used this format & title for a reissue in early 1980 once the original Metal Box sold out.

"Swan Lake" was titled "Swan Lake (Death Disco)" on Metal Box, and is a slightly different version of the track "Death Disco" that was released as a single in June, 1979.

Although the album has a Warner Bros. catalog number, the album cover and labels use the Island logo.