Album (Super Deluxe)
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Public Image Limited
Album (Super Deluxe)
[ Universal Music / 4 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 13 January 2017
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With its striking minimalist generic style artwork, 'Album' arrived in February 1986. Written by John Lydon and produced with Bill Laswell (with music for some tracks co-written with Jebin Bruni and Mark Schulz from the 1984-85 PiL live band) the album was recorded in Autumn 1985 in New York with prolific session players such as Steve Vai, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Tony Williams and the legendary Cream drummer Ginger Baker. The album only took three weeks to record, followed by a week of mixing. John Lydon later remarked that 'Album' was, "almost like a solo album" as he was working on his own with several hired musicians. Jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman came into the studio while the album was being recorded and commented that Lydon sang like he played the saxophone. Lydon said it was, "still the best thing anyone's ever said to me." 'Album' peaked at No.14 in the UK charts and features perhaps the most famous PiL track 'Rise', which peaked at No.11. As well as rare and unreleased mixes from the album and single's the deluxe edition includes the original demos recorded pre-Laswell with the 1984-85 PiL live band all of which are previously unheard. Two 12" mixes of John Lydon's groundbreaking collaboration with hip hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa are also included as bonus tracks.
This version includes rare and previously unreleased material along with a live disc, and is issued in a square card box with de-bossed artwork. Includes a 72 page booklet together with an exclusive poster and postcards.
Tracks:
Disc 1
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)
Disc 2
1. Kashmir (Live At Brixton Academy / 1986)
2. FFF (Live At Brixton Academy / 1986)
3. Low Life (Live At Brixton Academy / 1986)
4. Fishing (Live At Brixton Academy / 1986)
5. Poptones (Live At Brixton Academy / 1986)
6. Pretty Vacant (Live At Brixton Academy / 1986)
7. Banging The Door (Live At Brixton Academy / 1986)
8. Flowers Of Romance (Live At Brixton Academy / 1986)
9. Bags (Live At Brixton Academy / 1986)
10. Round (Live At Brixton Academy / 1986)
11. Home (Live At Brixton Academy / 1986)
12. Public Image (Live At Brixton Academy / 1986)
13. Rise (Live At Brixton Academy / 1986)
14. Annalisa (Live At Brixton Academy / 1986)
Disc 3
1. Things In E (Ease) (Alternative Laswell Mix)
2. Rise (7" Edit)
3. Rise (Instrumental)
4. Home (Single Version)
5. Home (Live On The Old Grey Whistle Test / 1986)
6. Round (Live On The Old Grey Whistle Test / 1986)
7. Rise (Bob Clearmountain Remix)
8. World Destruction (12" Mix)
9. World Destruction (Industrial Mix)
Disc 4
1. Animal (1985 Demo)
2. Black Rubber Bags (aka Bags) (1985 Demo)
3. European Cars (aka Round) (1985 Demo)
4. Fairwell Fairweather Friend (aka F.F.F.) (1985 Demo)
5. Pearls Before Swine (aka Fishing) (1985 Demo)
6. Things In E (aka Ease) (Instrumental / 1985 Demo)
7. Ben Hur (Instrumental / 1985 Demo)
8. Cats (Instrumental / 1985 Demo)
9. Have A Nice Day (Instrumental / 1985 Demo)
10. Untitled 3 (Instrumental / 1985 Demo)
11. Pearls Before Swine (aka Fishing) (Alternate Mix / Incomplete)
