Public Image Ltd:
EMI / Virgin UK 2012 remaster CD's
Info:
December, 15th 2011
PiLOfficial can confirm Virgin / EMI in the UK will re-release remastered CD's of the complete PiL album back catalogue (with the exception of Metal Box & Second Edition which were re-issued in 2009 and 2011 respectively).
The discs will all be released on January 16th 2012 and have been mastered from the superb Japanese 2011 re-issues. All discs will be released in their original UK CD formats (jewel cases with same tracklisting etc).
John Lydon's 1997 solo album 'Psycho's Path' will also be released on January 16th; the disc has been unavailable for several years (as have PiL's Happy? & 9).
Additional Note: As stated above Metal Box and Second Edition are not included in these re-issues. Metal Box was re-issued as a remastered limited edition 3 CD set in 2009. The February 2011 re-issue of Second Edition – separate to these re-issues – included the same 2009 Metal Box remaster on one disc.
Press Release:
December 20th 2011
Public Image Limited & John Lydon
11 Newly Remastered Albums From One of The UK’s Most Influential Band’s of All Time
Release date: 16th January 2012
After fronting the Sex Pistols John Lydon formed post-punk originators Public Image Ltd in 1978. “PiL” continued until 1992 with an ever-changing line-up and unique sound which saw them fuse Rock, Dance, Folk, Pop and Dub. Widely regarded as one of the most innovative bands of all time their music and vision earned them 5 UK Top 20 Singles and 5 UK Top 20 Albums. Lydon resurrected the band in 2009 and they are set to release a new studio album in 2012.
Now, their back catalogue has undergone the remastering treatment and is presented exactly as the albums were originally released on CD. John Lydon guided the band through their musical journey from their eponymous debut (UK No 22) in 1978 to That What Is Not (UK No 46) in 1992. Every chord, wail, bass pluck and drum hit in-between are presented here newly remastered including: Public Image, Compact Disc, Flowers Of Romance, This Is What You Want...This Is What You Get, Happy?, 9 and That What Is Not.
As well as their studio album collection - minus Metal Box which was remastered and re-issued in a metal tin in 2009 and then re-issued as Second Edition in 2011 - also included in this remaster series are the legendary live albums, Live In Tokyo and Paris In The Spring (both of which capture PiL at their most energetic and committed), as well as their first compilation The Greatest Hits So Far, which was the only record to feature the single ‘Don’t Ask Me’ (UK No 22). Finally the series is completed by a remaster of the cult 1997 John Lydon solo album Psycho’s Path.
In all the Public Image Limited remaster series offers a fresh and clearer view into the output of one of the UK’s most important and influential bands.
Artist: Public Image Ltd
Title: Public Image
Release Date: 16/01/2012
CD Album CDVR 2114
1. Theme (2011 - Remaster)
2. Religion I (2011 - Remaster)
3. Religion II (2011 - Remaster)
4. Annalisa (2011 - Remaster)
5. Public Image (2011 - Remaster)
6. Low Life (2011 - Remaster)
7. Attack (2011 - Remaster)
8. Fodderstompf (2011 - Remaster)
Artist: Public Image Ltd
Title: Paris In The Spring (Live)
Release Date: 16/01/2012
CDVR 2183
1. Theme (Live) (2011 - Remaster)
2. Chant (Live) (2011 - Remaster)
3. Careering (Live) (2011 - Remaster)
4. Bad Baby (Live) (2011 - Remaster)
5. Low Life (Live) (2011 - Remaster)
6. Attack (Live) (2011 - Remaster)
7. Poptones (Live) (2011 - Remaster)
Artist: Public Image Ltd
Title: Flowers Of Romance
Release Date: 16/01/2012
CDVR 2189
1. Four Enclosed Walls (2011 - Remaster)
2. Track 8 (2011 - Remaster)
3. Phenagen (2011 - Remaster)
4. Flowers Of Romance (2011 - Remaster)
5. Under The House (2011 - Remaster)
6. Hymie's Him (2011 - Remaster)
7. Banging The Door (2011 - Remaster)
8. Go Back (2011 - Remaster)
9. Francis Massacre (2011 - Remaster)
10. Flowers Of Romance (Instrumental) (2011 - Remaster)
11. Home Is Where The Heart Is (2011 - Remaster)
12. Another (2011 - Remaster)
Artist: Public Image Ltd
Title: Live In Tokyo
Release Date: 16/01/2012
C088 0132
1. Annalisa (Live) (2011 - Remaster)
2. Religion (Live) (2011 - Remaster)
3. Low Life (Live) (2011 - Remaster)
4. Solitaire (Live) (2011 - Remaster)
5. Flowers Of Romance (Live) (2011 - Remaster)
6. (This Is Not A) Love Song (Live) (2011 - Remaster)
7. Death Disco (Live) (2011 - Remaster)
8. Bad Life (Live) (2011 - Remaster)
9. Banging The Door (Live) (2011 - Remaster)
10. Under The House (Live) (2011 - Remaster)
Artist: Public Image Ltd
Title: This Is What You Want . . . This Is What You Get
Release Date: 16/01/2012
CDVR 2309
1. Bad Life (2011 - Remaster)
2. This Is Not A Love Song (2011 - Remaster)
3. Solitaire (2011 - Remaster)
4. Tie Me To The Length Of That (2011 - Remaster)
5. The Pardon (2011 - Remaster)
6. Where Are You? (2011 - Remaster)
7. 1981 (2011 - Remaster)
8. The Order Of Death (2011 - Remaster)
Artist: Public Image Ltd
Title: Compact Disc
Release Date: 16/01/2012
CDVR 2366
1. F.F.F. (2011 - Remaster)
2. Rise (2011 - Remaster)
3. Fishing (2011 - Remaster)
4. Round (2011 - Remaster)
5. Bags (2011 - Remaster)
6. Home (2011 - Remaster)
7. Ease (2011 - Remaster)
Artist: Public Image Ltd
Title: Happy ?
Release Date: 16/01/2012
CDVR 2455
1. Seattle (2011 - Remaster)
2. Rules And Regulations (2011 - Remaster)
3. The Body (2011 - Remaster)
4. Save Me (2011 - Remaster)
5. Hard Times (2011 - Remaster)
6. Open And Revolving (2011 - Remaster)
7. Angry (2011 - Remaster)
8. Fat Chance Hotel (2011 - Remaster)
Artist: Public Image Ltd
Title: 9
Release Date: 16/01/2012
CDVR 2588
1. Happy (2011 - Remaster)
2. Disappointed (2011 - Remaster)
3. Warrior (2011 - Remaster)
4. USLS 1 (2011 - Remaster)
5. Sand Castles In The Snow (2011 - Remaster)
6. Worry (2011 - Remaster)
7. Brave New World (2011 - Remaster)
8. Like That (2011 - Remaster)
9. Same Old Story (2011 - Remaster)
10. Armada (2011 - Remaster)
Artist: Public Image Ltd
Title: The Greatest Hits... So Far
Release Date: 16/01/2012
CDVR 2644
1. Public Image (2011 - Remaster)
2. Death Disco (2011 - Remaster)
3. Memories (2011 - Remaster)
4. Careering (2011 - Remaster)
5. Flowers Of Romance (2011 - Remaster)
6. (This Is Not A) Love Song (2011 - Remaster)
7. Rise (2011 - Remaster)
8. Home (2011 - Remaster)
9. Seattle (2011 - Remaster)
10. The Body (2011 - Remaster)
11. Rules And Regulations (2011 - Remaster)
12. Disappointed (Extended) (2011 - Remaster)
13. Warrior (12" Extended) (2011 - Remaster)
14. Don't Ask Me (2011 - Remaster)
Artist: Public Image Ltd
Title: That What Is Not
Release Date: 16/01/2012
CDVR 2681
1. Acid Drops (2011 - Remaster)
2. Luck's Up (2011 - Remaster)
3. Cruel (2011 - Remaster)
4. God (2011 - Remaster)
5. Covered (2011 - Remaster)
6. Love Hope (2011 - Remaster)
7. Unfairground (2011 - Remaster)
8. Think Tank (2011 - Remaster)
9. Emperor (2011 - Remaster)
10. Good Things (2011 - Remaster)
Artist: John Lydon
Title: Psycho's Path
Release Date: 16/01/2012
CDVUSR 130
1. Grave Ride (2011- Remastered)
2. Dog (2011- Remastered)
3. Psychopath (2011- Remastered)
4. Sun (2011- Remastered)
5. Another Way (2011- Remastered)
6. Dis-Ho (2011- Remastered)
7. Take Me (2011- Remastered)
8. A No And A Yes (2011- Remastered)
9. Stump (2011- Remastered)
10. Armies (2011- Remastered)
11. Open Up (The Chemical Brothers Mix) [2011 - Remastered]
12. Grave Ride (Moby Mix) [2011 - Remastered]
13. Sun (Leftfield Mix) [2011 - Remastered]
14. Psychopath (Leftfield Mix) [2011 - Remastered]
15. Stump (Danny Saber Mix) [2011 - Remastered]