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Public Image Ltd (1978 - )

Group - United Kingdom

Releases (62)

Official

Album

  1. First Issue 08 Dec 1978 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  2. Metal Box Nov 1979 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  3. The Flowers of Romance 18 May 1981 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  4. This Is What You Want… This Is What You Get 06 Jul 1984 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  5. Album 1985 (as Public Image Ltd.) a/k/a “Compact Disc” or “Cassette”
  6. Happy? 1985 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  7. 9 10 May 1989 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  8. That What Is Not 25 Feb 1992 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  9. This is PiL 28 May 2012 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  10. What the World Needs Now… 02 Sep 2015 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  11. End of World 11 Aug 2023
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Album - Live

  1. Paris au Printemps 14 Nov 1980 (as Image Publique S.A.)
  2. Live in Tokyo Sep 1983 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  3. ALiFE 2009: Manchester Academy, 19th December 2009 19 Dec 2009 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  4. ALiFE 2009: O2 Academy Brixton, 21st December 2009 21 Dec 2009 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  5. Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 2011 19 Sep 2011 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  6. Live at Rockpalast 1983 21 Apr 2012
  7. Live at O₂ Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, October 2nd 2015 02 Oct 2015 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  8. ALiFE 2009: Live at Birmingham Academy 15.12.2009 2015 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  9. ALiFE 2009: Live at Leeds Academy 16.12.2009 2015 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  10. Concert: Live at the Brixton Academy 27.5.86 21 Apr 2018
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Album - Compilation

  1. The Greatest Hits, So Far 22 Oct 1990 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  2. Plastic Box 08 Jun 1999 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  3. Gold 2013
  4. Rise: The Collection 25 May 2015 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  5. The Public Image Is Rotten (Songs From the Heart) 20 Jun 2018
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Single

  1. Public Image 13 Oct 1978 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  2. Death Disco 29 Jun 1979 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  3. Memories Oct 1979 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  4. Flowers of Romance 1981 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  5. This Is Not a Love Song 05 Sep 1983 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  6. Rise Jan 1986 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  7. Home Apr 1986 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  8. Seattle 10 Aug 1987 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  9. The Body (UK & US remixes) 31 Oct 1987 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  10. Disappointed Apr 1989 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  11. Warrior 17 Jul 1989 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  12. Don’t Ask Me 08 Oct 1990 (as Public Image Limited)
  13. Cruel Feb 1992 (as Public Image Ltd.)
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Bootleg

Album

  1. Commercial Zone Nov 1983 (as Public Image Ltd.)
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Album - Live

  1. 1978-12-22: Recorded Live in Paris When Nobody Was Looking: Le Stadium, Paris, France 1979 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  2. 1980-05-04: Profile: Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA 1980 (as Public Image Ltd.)
  3. Where Are We? 1983 (as Public Image Limited)
  4. Rotten to the Core 1993
  5. 1981-05-15: Riot! The Ritz, New York City, NY, USA (as Public Image Ltd.)
  6. 1986: Oxford Apollo Theater (as Public Image Ltd.)
  7. 1978-12-26: Extra Issue: Rainbow Theatre, London, UK (as Public Image Ltd.)
  8. 1980-04-20: Palladium, New York City, NY, USA (as Public Image Ltd.)
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Other

  1. Peel Sessions 11 Mar 2011 (as Public Image Limited)
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Other - Live

  1. 1980-05-03: American Bandstand, Los Angeles, CA, USA (as Public Image Ltd.)
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Relationships (22)

Members

  1. Keith Levene (1978 - 1983) original, guitar
  2. John Lydon (1978) original, lead vocals
  3. Jim Walker (1978 - Feb 1979) original, membranophone
  4. Jah Wobble (1978 - Jul 1980) original, bass guitar
  5. Richard Dudanski (Apr 1979 - Sep 1979) membranophone
  6. Karl Burns (Sep 1979) membranophone
  7. Martin Atkins (1979 - 1985) membranophone
  8. Steve New (1980) guitar
  9. Pete Jones (1982 - 1983) bass guitar
  10. Tommy Zvoncheck (1983) keyboard
  11. Arthur Stead (1983) keyboard
  12. Jebin Bruni (1984 - 1985) keyboard, guitar
  13. Lu Edmonds (1986 - 1988) guitar
  14. Allan Dias (1986 - 1992) bass guitar
  15. John McGeoch (1986 - 1992) guitar
  16. Bill Laswell (1986) bass guitar
  17. Bruce Smith (1986 - 1990) membranophone
  18. Mike Joyce (1992) membranophone
  19. Russell Webb (1992) bass guitar
  20. Bruce Smith (2009) membranophone
  21. Lu Edmonds (2009) guitar
  22. Scott Firth (2009) bass guitar

Recordings by (413)

  1. Public Image 2:58 (13 Oct 1978)
  2. The Cowboy Song 2:16 (13 Oct 1978)
  3. Theme 9:10 (08 Dec 1978)
  4. Religion I 1:25 (08 Dec 1978)
  5. Religion II 5:51 (08 Dec 1978)
  6. Annalisa 6:04 (08 Dec 1978)
  7. Low Life 3:38 (08 Dec 1978)
  8. Attack 2:55 (08 Dec 1978)
  9. Fodderstompf 7:46 (08 Dec 1978)
  10. ½ Mix Megamix 6:51 (29 Jun 1979)
  11. Death Disco (12″ remix) 6:42 (29 Jun 1979)
  12. Death Disco (7″ edit) 4:16 (Jun 1979)
  13. No Birds Do Sing 4:37 (Jun 1979)
  14. Another 3:49 (Oct 1979)
  15. Memories (edit) 4:51 (Oct 1979)
  16. Swan Lake 4:13 (Nov 1979)
  17. Socialist / Chant / Radio 4 12:31 (Nov 1979)
  18. Albatross 10:35 (Nov 1979)
  19. Memories 5:07 (Nov 1979)
  20. Poptones 7:47 (Nov 1979)
  21. Careering 4:34 (Nov 1979)
  22. No Birds 4:42 (Nov 1979)
  23. Graveyard 3:09 (Nov 1979)
  24. The Suit 3:30 (Nov 1979)
  25. Bad Baby 4:31 (Nov 1979)
  26. Belsen Was a Gas ?:?? (1979)
  27. Problems ?:?? (1979)
  28. Religion ?:?? (1979)
  29. Socialist 3:10 (1979)
  30. Death Disco 2:37 (1979)
  31. Poptones 7:46 (1979)
  32. Bad Baby 4:30 (1979)
  33. Chant 5:01 (1979)
  34. Radio 4 4:23 (1979)
  35. Chant 4:25 (14 Nov 1980) live, 1980-01: The Palace, Paris, France
  36. Lowlife 4:19 (14 Nov 1980) live, 1980-01: The Palace, Paris, France
  37. Death Disco 9:23 (1980)
  38. Profile (Home Is Where the Heart Is) 8:38 (1980)
  39. Public Image 2:59 (1980)
  40. Swan Lake 4:12 (1980)
  41. Flowers of Romance 2:51 (18 May 1981)
  42. Four Enclosed Walls 4:45 (18 May 1981)
  43. Track 8 3:15 (18 May 1981)
  44. Phenagen 2:40 (18 May 1981)
  45. Under the House 4:33 (18 May 1981)
  46. Hymie’s Him 3:18 (18 May 1981)
  47. Banging the Door 4:49 (18 May 1981)
  48. Go Back 3:47 (18 May 1981)
  49. Francis Massacre 3:31 (18 May 1981)
  50. Home Is Where the Heart Is 7:22 (1981)
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On Recordings (50)

Engineered

  1. Lowlife 4:19 Public Image Ltd (14 Nov 1980)
  2. Chant 4:25 Public Image Ltd (14 Nov 1980)
  3. Home Is Where the Heart Is 7:22 Public Image Ltd (1981)

Produced

  1. Public Image 2:58 Public Image Ltd (13 Oct 1978)
  2. Religion I 1:25 Public Image Ltd (08 Dec 1978)
  3. Religion II 5:51 Public Image Ltd (08 Dec 1978)
  4. Attack 2:55 Public Image Ltd (08 Dec 1978)
  5. Theme 9:10 Public Image Ltd (08 Dec 1978)
  6. Fodderstompf 7:46 Public Image Ltd (08 Dec 1978)
  7. Annalisa 6:04 Public Image Ltd (08 Dec 1978)
  8. Low Life 3:38 Public Image Ltd (08 Dec 1978)
  9. Bad Baby 4:31 Public Image Ltd (Nov 1979)
  10. Graveyard 3:09 Public Image Ltd (Nov 1979)
  11. Poptones 7:47 Public Image Ltd (Nov 1979)
  12. Memories 5:07 Public Image Ltd (Nov 1979)
  13. Albatross 10:35 Public Image Ltd (Nov 1979)
  14. Careering 4:34 Public Image Ltd (Nov 1979)
  15. No Birds 4:42 Public Image Ltd (Nov 1979)
  16. The Suit 3:30 Public Image Ltd (Nov 1979)
  17. Swan Lake 4:13 Public Image Ltd (Nov 1979)
  18. Chant 4:25 Public Image Ltd (14 Nov 1980)
  19. Lowlife 4:19 Public Image Ltd (14 Nov 1980)
  20. Banging the Door 4:49 Public Image Ltd (18 May 1981)
  21. Flowers of Romance 2:51 Public Image Ltd (18 May 1981)
  22. Phenagen 2:40 Public Image Ltd (18 May 1981)
  23. Track 8 3:15 Public Image Ltd (18 May 1981)
  24. Francis Massacre 3:31 Public Image Ltd (18 May 1981)
  25. Hymie’s Him 3:18 Public Image Ltd (18 May 1981)
  26. Four Enclosed Walls 4:45 Public Image Ltd (18 May 1981)
  27. Go Back 3:47 Public Image Ltd (18 May 1981)
  28. Under the House 4:33 Public Image Ltd (18 May 1981)
  29. Home Is Where the Heart Is 7:22 Public Image Ltd (1981)
  30. This Is Not a Love Song 4:27 Public Image Ltd (05 Sep 1983)
  31. This Is Not a Love Song (remixed version) 4:27 Public Image Ltd (05 Sep 1983)
  32. Blue Water 3:46 Public Image Ltd (05 Sep 1983)
  33. Solitaire 3:59 Public Image Ltd (Sep 1983)
  34. Bad Life 4:45 Public Image Ltd (Sep 1983)
  35. Fat Chance Hotel 7:02 Public Image Ltd (1985)
  36. The Body 3:11 Public Image Ltd (1985)
  37. Rules and Regulations 4:32 Public Image Ltd (1985)
  38. Save Me 4:50 Public Image Ltd (1985)
  39. Seattle 3:40 Public Image Ltd (1985)
  40. Angry 4:13 Public Image Ltd (1985)
  41. Hard Times 3:42 Public Image Ltd (1985)
  42. Open and Revolving 4:01 Public Image Ltd (1985)
  43. Radio 4 4:23 Public Image Ltd (21 Apr 1986)
  44. The Body (UK remix) 6:38 Public Image Ltd (31 Oct 1987)
  45. Disappointed (extended 12" mix) 6:45 Public Image Ltd (Apr 1989)
  46. Happy 3:58 Public Image Ltd (10 May 1989)
  47. Worry 3:55 Public Image Ltd (10 May 1989)

Credited as (11)

  1. Public Image Ltd.
  2. PIL
  3. Image Publique S.A.
  4. Public Image Limited
  5. Public Image Ltd
  6. PiL
  7. P.I.L.
  8. John Lydon / Public Image Ltd.
  9. P.R vs. PIL
  10. Public Image
  11. Simple Minds / The Cramps / Bauhaus / Public Image Ltd. / Pete Shehey / Alien Sex Fiend / Echo & the Bunnymen / Time Zone / The Cult / The B‐52s / Killing Joke / The Sisters of Mercy / Siouxsie and the Banshees / DEVO / The Smiths / Billy Idol / Spear of Destiny / The Barry Gray Orchestra

Works (2)

Composed

  1. Religion 2
  2. My Own Creation

Events (7)

Main Performer At

  1. Top of the Pops #16.28
  2. Public Image Ltd at Philipshalle
  3. Later… with Jools Holland: Series 41, Episode 1
  4. Public Image Ltd at Terminal 5, New York, NY, USA
  5. Rock Summer 1988
  6. Public Image Ltd. in Toronto

Support Act At

  1. Glastonbury 2013: Other Stage (Sunday) time

Links (31)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.pilofficial.com/

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92010217
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/public_image_ltd
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13905813w
  4. https://imvdb.com/n/public-image-limited
  5. https://www.whosampled.com/Public-Image-Ltd./
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/10276612-5
  7. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n92010217

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-5448/public-image-ltd./lyrics.html

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Public+Image+Ltd.

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/96521

Bandsintown

  1. https://www.bandsintown.com/a/53032

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/66302

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000364399

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/141312231

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q845265

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/12986

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/455089
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/70MMkLXtue3Edj3RJhJkYp

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/id20942761

Bandcamp

  1. https://publicimageltd.bandcamp.com/

Streaming Page

  1. https://us.napster.com/artist/public-image-ltd
  2. https://tidal.com/artist/64519

Fan Pages

  1. http://www.fodderstompf.com/

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/68950696-ee9a-49b2-a8c2-d1d6c19355cc

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/pilofficial
  2. https://twitter.com/pilofficial
  3. https://www.instagram.com/pilofficial/

Soundcloud

  1. https://soundcloud.com/public-image-ltd-pil

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/pilofficial

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/user/pilofficial