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When did Public Image Ltd.'s first album release?
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Public Image Ltd.'s first album Public Image: First Issue released on December 8, 1978.
After the Sex Pistols’ demise, singer Johnny Rotten was eager to reinvent himself. Reverting back to his birth name, John Lydon and assembling a new band, Public Image Ltd. became one of the pioneering post-punk bands of the late 70s. Formed by Lydon, guitarist Keith Levene, and bassist Jah Wobble, PIL’s first three albums First Issue, Metal... Read More
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