PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED - Second Edition

Item Description

2 x Vinyl, , Los Angeles Pressing, Gatefold
LP Album

"✲" stamped in runouts indicates [l=Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles], pressing. Remainder of runouts etched, mastering stamped.

©℗1979 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Made In U.S.A.

All Selections Published by Nymph Music, Inc.-BMI (O.P. Virgin Music [Publishers] Ltd.)
©1979 Nymph Music, Inc. (BMI) (O.P. Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.)

Originally released in the UK as a limited edition 3×12" (45 RPM) titled Metal Box, which was packaged in a round metal box.

Warner Brothers in North America didn't want to pay for the extra packaging and triple vinyl, so it was changed to a 2x12" (33 RPM) in a standard gatefold sleeve, and the title changed to Second Edition. Virgin UK used this format and title for a reissue in early 1980 once the original Metal Box sold out.

"Swan Lake" was titled "Swan Lake (Death Disco)" on Metal Box, and is a slightly different version of the track "Death Disco" that was released as a single in June, 1979.

Although the album has a Warner Bros. catalog number, the album cover and labels use the Island logo.

Artist on spine: Public Image Ltd

Some copies gold-stamped as promotional on front cover.