35! years ago Public Image Ltd. released their second recording, well known as the Metal Box. Sadly I didn't own the original packing with the 12-inches but it is still a classic recording in the post punk era. When the record was released it sounded like nothing compared to past, present and the future. Weired guitars by Keith Levine, a gigantic dub-inspired bass by Jah Wobble and the cryptic lyrics by John Lydon makes this record remarkable for everything before and after.
Public Image Ltd - Swan Lake
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Lydon's one true masterpiece as far as I'm concerned. 'Never Mind the Bollocks' was massively important of course, but 'Second Edition' is the one I'll always reach for - and I still have it in the, somewhat tarnished, metal box. PIL are playing nearby later in the week, but I'm going to give it a miss. If he ever reunited with Wobble and Levine it might be a different story.
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