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© Miroslav Jurčeka (1989-2022)

PUBLIC IMAGE LTD.
London, GB
* 7/1978

Line-Up (2010):

John Lydon - voc
Lu Edmonds - g
Scott Firth - bg
Bruce Smith - ds

Former Members:

Keith Levene (g, synths, 7/78-5/83); Joseph Guida (g, 1983); John McGeoch (g, 2/87-?)

Jah Wobble (bg, 7/78-7/80); Pete Jones (bg, 10/82-5/83); Louie Bernardi (bg, 1983); Alan Dias (bg, 2/87-8/92); Russell Webb (bg, 8/92-1992)

Jeanette Lee (kb,synths, 1979-81); Ken Lockie (kb, 1981-?); Tommy Zvoncheck (kb, 1983); Ted Chow (kb,perc, 3/92-1992)

Jim Walker (ds, 7/78-1979); Richard Dudanski (ds, 1979-?); Dave Crowe (ds, 1979-cca 7/80); Martin Atkins (ds, ?-6/80, 10/82-1984); Hugh Burnham (ds); Bruce Smith (ds, 2/87-cca 1991); Curt Bisquera (ds, cca 1991-3/92); Mike Joyce (ds, 3/92-1992)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Public Image produced by: Bill Laswell	12/1978	Virgin		22
2.	Metal Box	16.11.1979	Virgin		18
3.	Second Edition (2LP)	2/1980	Virgin		46
4.	Printemps au Paris	11/1980	Virgin		61
5.	Flowers Of Romance produced by: Nick Launay/Public Image Ltd.	10.04.1981	Virgin		11
6.	Live In Tokyo produced by: Public Image Ltd.	26.09.1983	Virgin		28
7.	This Is What You Want, This Is What You Get	7/1984	Virgin		56
8.	Album produced by: Bill Laswell featuring: Steve Vai (g), Ryuichi Sakamoto (kb), Ginger Baker (ds), Tony Williams (2) (ds), Ravi Shankar (viol)	03.02.1986	Virgin		14	115
9.	Happy?	9/1987	Virgin		40	169
10.	9	5/1989	Virgin		36	106
11.	Greatest Hits ... So Far	22.10.1990	Virgin		20
12.	That What Is Not produced by: Dave Jerden	24.02.1992	Virgin		46
13.	Plastic Box (box set)	01.03.1999	Virgin
14.	Metal Box (3CD)	11.12.2009	EMI
15.	A Life 09: Live At Brixton Academy 2009 (3CD)	22.03.2010	Concert Live
16.	Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011	19.09.2011	Let Them Eat Vinyl
17.	Live at Rockpalast 1983	06.03.2012	Let Them Eat Vinyl
18.	This Is PiL	28.05.2012	PiL Official		35
19.	What The World Needs Now...	04.09.2015	PIL Official		29
20.	Bettie Page	13.11.2015	Redeye Music Distribution
21.	Live at O2 Shephard's Bush Empire, October 2015	27.11.2015	Concert Live
22.	The Public Image Is Rotten - Songs From The Heart	7/2018	Virgin
23.	End Of World	11.08.2023	PIL Official		33

Keith Levene:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Violent Opposition	1989	SPV
2.	Killer in the Crowd	08.06.2004	Underground Inc.
3.	Yin & Yang & Jah Wobble	12.11.2012	Cherry Red
4.	Search for Absolute Zero	04.09.2015	Free Range

John Lydon:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Psycho's Path	30.06.1997	Virgin
2.	The Best Of British 1 Ł Notes	03.10.2005	Virgin

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Public Image / The Cowboy Song	08.09.1978	Virgin	7
2.	Death Disco / No Birds Do Sing 12" + Megamix (Fodderstompf remixed)	6/1979	Virgin	20
3.	Memories / Another	05.10.1979	Virgin	60
4.	Flowers Of Romance / Home Is Where The Heart Is	27.03.1981	Virgin	16
5.	This Is Not A Love Song / Public Image 12" + Blue Water	05.09.1983	Virgin	4
6.	Bad Life / Question Mark	08.05.1984	Virgin	71
7.	Rise / Rise (instrumental)	1/1986	Virgin	7
8.	Home / Round	4/1986	Virgin	75
9.	Seattle / Selfish Rubbish 12" + The Suit	8/1987	Virgin	32
10.	The Body / Religion (new version) 12" + Angry	10/1987	Virgin	100
11.	Disappointed / Same Old Story	4/1989	Virgin	38
12.	Warrior (edit) / U.S.L.S. 1	7/1989	Virgin	89
13.	Don't Ask Me / Rules And Regulations 12",CD + Warrior (remix)	08.10.1990	Virgin	16
14.	Cruel / Love Hope 10" + Happy (live) CD + Rise / Home (live)	10.02.1992	Virgin	49
15.	Albatross / Death Disco (Swan Lake) (unedited Monitor mix)	28.08.2006
16.	One Drop EP (One Drop / I Must Be Dreaming / The Room I Am In / Lollipop Opera)	07.05.2012	PiL Official
17.	Out of the Woods / Reggie Song	09.10.2012	PiL Official
18.	Rise / Warrior (extended mix) (reissue)	31.10.2013	UMC
19.	This Is Not A Love Song / USLS 1 (reissue)	01.11.2013	Virgin
20.	Death Disco / Warrior (extended Dorrell mix)	08.05.2014	Virgin
21.	Double Trouble / Bettie Page / Turkey Tits	18.08.2015	PIL Official
22.	The One	10.11.2015	PiL Official
23.	Penge	2023
24.	Car Chase	22.06.2023

John Lydon:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Open Up & Leftfield	10/1993	Hard Hands	11
2.	Sun	21.07.1997	Virgin	42

Keith Levene:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Steel Leg v. The Electric Dread credited to: Jim Walker (& Jah Wobble & Don Letts & Steel Leg)	12/1978	Virgin
2.	Mississippi / Back On The Block / Yin and Yang / Strut & Jah Wobble	05.04.2012	Pressure Sounds

Jim Walker:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Steel Leg v. The Electric Dread & Jah Wobble & Keith Levine & Don Letts	12/1978	Virgin

Ken Lockie:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Dance House	03.04.1981	Virgin
2.	Today produced by: Steve Hillage	08.05.1981	Virgin

Videos:

1. Live In Tokyo - 10/1983, Virgin, 37 min

Movies:

1. Cop Killer (1983, John Lydon starring)
2. Order Of Death (1983, John Lydon starring, directed by Roberto Faenza)

Bibliography:

1. Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs (podzim 1993)

Awards:

1979 Melody Maker Single Of The Year ("Death Disco")

Various:

25.12.1978 první gig (London, GB)

disbanded 1984
reunited 1985
disbanded 1992
reunited 9/2009

Compilation Appearances:

"The Order Of Death" on compilation "Josh's Blair Witch Tape" (9/99)

John Lydon:

appeared on the LP:

The Golden Palominos: Visions Of Excess (1985, Celluloid)
Leftfield: Leftism (23.1.95, Hard Hands/Columbia)

produced by SP:

4 Be 2's: One Of The Lads (14.12.79, Island)
4 Be 2's: All Of The Lads (25.3.81, Lydon/McDonald)

Awards:

2001 Q Awards - Inspiration Award
2011 Shockwaves NME Awards - Best Book ("Mr Rotten's Scrapbook")

Ken Lockie:

appeared on the LP:

The Skids: Joy (11/81, Virgin)

Jim Walker:

appeared on the LP:

Jah Wobble, The Edge & Holger Czukay: Snake Charmer (10/82, Island)

Keith Levene:

appeared on the LP:

Mark Stewart: The Politics Of Envy (26.3.12)

Press References:

Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1988	1		23	Melodie ze světa	album review
1992	6		15
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1978	30	29.07.1978	1
1978	40	14.10.1978	17	Singles	single review
1978	41	28.10.1978	33		interview
1978	52	30.12.1978	29	Caught In The Act	gig review
1979	8	03.03.1979	37	Caught In The Act	gig review
1979	23	23.06.1979	37	Caught In The Act	gig review
1979	36	22.09.1979	4	News
1979	38	06.10.1979	28	Singles	single review
1979	44	24.11.1979	24	Albums	album review
1979	52	29.12.1979	3	News
1979	52	29.12.1979	17	1979 Records Of The
1980	7	15.02.1980	3	News
1980	13	29.03.1980	3	News
1980	18	21.06.1980	3	News
1980	19	28.06.1980	3	News
1980	27	16.08.1980	3	News
1980	28	23.08.1980	3	News
1981	8	21.02.1981	5	News
1981	11	14.03.1981	24		interview
1981	13	28.03.1981	5	News
1981	13	28.03.1981	18	Singles	single review
1981	14	04.04.1981	19	Albums	album review
1981	21	23.05.1981	3	Fast Forward
1981	22	30.05.1981	6	US News
1982	41	09.10.1982	29	Caught In The Act	gig review
1982	43	23.10.1982	3	Fast Forward
1983	20	14.05.1983	3	Fast Forward
1983	23	04.06.1983	3	Fast Forward
1983	35	27.08.1983	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1983	37	10.09.1983	22	Singles	single review
1983	38	17.09.1983	5	Fast Forward
1983	39	24.09.1983	23	Albums	album review
1983	46	12.11.1983	16	It's Alive	gig review
1984	18	05.05.1984	4	Fast Forward
1984	19	12.05.1984	30	Singles	single review
1984	24	28.07.1984	27	Albums	album review
1984	40	17.11.1984	19	It's Alive	gig review
1990	0	30.06.1990	39	Albums	album review
1990	0	20.10.1990	5	News
1990	0	27.10.1990	42	Albums	album review
1992	6	08.02.1992	4	News
1992	7	15.02.1992	29	Singles	single review
1992	8	22.02.1992	5	News
1992	8	22.02.1992	35	Albums	album review
1992	10	07.03.1992	10	Talk Talk Talk
1992	10	07.03.1992	36
1992	13	28.03.1992	3	News
1992	20	16.05.1992	25	Live	gig review
1992	28	11.07.1992	13	Live	gig review
1992	29	18.07.1992	2	News
1992	34	22.08.1992	4	News
1994	28	16.07.1994	43	Info Freako
1995	8	25.02.1995	45	Info Freako
Populár
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1979	3		24	Discorama	album review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	6	23.03.1992	4	Pelmel
2006	9		83	Vrakoviště	album review
Rock'88
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	22		15	Videokoutek
Sounds
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1990	0	30.06.1990	8	Decade Reaction