PUBLIC IMAGE LTD – SECOND EDITION 2LP – Nr MINT A1 UK 1980 METAL BOX PUNK SEX PISTOLS

Public Image Ltd – Second Edition
(Virgin Records  1980  VD2512)
Matrix No’s: A1/B3/C1/D1 – UK Pressing

Double Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there’s a couple of marks in the first track on side 2 but these aren’t audible)

Gatefold Sleeve is in Nr MINT- condition
– some slight wear to edges & a little light ringwear rubbing near the top

Public Image Ltd (also known as PiL) are an English post-punk band formed by singer John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten), guitarist Keith Levene, bassist Jah Wobble, and drummer Jim Walker. Personnel has changed frequently over the ensuing years. Lydon is the sole constant member of the band.

Lydon emerged after the break-up of the Sex Pistols with PiL’s Public Image: First Issue (1978). The new band had a more experimental sound: a “droning, slow-tempo, bass-heavy noise rock, overlaid by Lydon’s distinctive, vituperative rant”. Their early work is often regarded as some of the most challenging and innovative music of the post-punk era. Their 1979 album Metal Box was ranked number 469 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The NME described PiL as “arguably the first post-rock group”.

Metal Box is the second album by Public Image Ltd, released by Virgin Records on 23 November 1979. It was reissued as Second Edition in 1980. The album was a departure from PiL’s relatively conventional debut First Issue, released in 1978, with the band moving into a more avant-garde sound characterised by John Lydon’s cryptic vocals, propulsive dub-inspired rhythms led by bassist Jah Wobble, and an abrasive, “metallic” guitar sound developed by guitarist Keith Levene.

Metal Box is widely regarded as a landmark of post-punk. In 2003, the album was ranked number 469 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Personnel

• John Lydon – vocals, piano (6, 9)
• Keith Levene – guitar, synthesizers, drums (4, 12), bass guitar (12)
• Jah Wobble – bass guitar (except 12), drums (5, 8), piano
• David Humphrey – drums (1, 3)
• Richard Dudanski – drums (2, 6, 7, 10, 11)
• Martin Atkins – drums (9)

Note: Levene played all instruments on “Radio 4”.

• Nick Cook, Hugh Padgham, George Chambers – engineers
• PiL, Dennis Morris – sleeve design and concept
• The Metal Box Company – packaging