Public Image Ltd.* – Second Edition

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Label:	Island Records – 2WX 3288
Format:	2 x Vinyl , LP, Album , Gatefold
Country:	US
Released:	1979
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Experimental

Tracklist

A1	Albatross	10:32
A2	Memories	5:06
B1	Swan Lake	4:12
B2	Poptones	7:46
B3	Careering	4:32
C1	Socialist	3:10
C2	Graveyard	3:07
C3	The Suit	3:31
D1	Bad Baby	4:30
D2	No Birds	4:42
D3	Chant	5:00
D4	Radio 4	4:23

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Distributed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Published By – Nymph Music, Inc.
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester

Credits

Performer [Public Image Ltd...] – Keith Levene
Photography By – Tony McGee
Words By, Music By, Producer – Public Image Ltd.*

Notes

©℗1979 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Made In U.S.A.
©1979 Nymph Music, Inc. (BMI)
(O.P. Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.)

Originally released in the UK as a limited edition 3x12" (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 & 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.

Runouts: "STERLING" is stamped, everything else is etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 7599-23288-1
Barcode (Scanned): 0075992328814
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): 2WX-1-3288 WW1#2 .--◁ STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): 2WX-2-3288-WW1 .--◁ STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 1): 2WX-3-3288-WW2 .--◁ STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 1): 2WX-4-3288-WW1 .--◁ STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): 2WX-1-3288 WW1#3 .--◁ STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): 2WX-2-3288-WW1#3 .--◁ STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 2): 2WX-3-3288-WW2 .--◁ STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 2): 2WX-4-3288-WW1 .--◁ STERLING

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Second Edition (2×LP, Album, Quality Records Pressing, Gatefold)	Island Records	2WX 3288	Canada	1979
	Metal Box (3×12", 45 RPM, Box Set, Album, Limited Edition)	Virgin	METAL 1	UK	1979
Recently Edited	Metal Box (Cassette, Album, Stereo, Grey Cassette w/ Corner Screws)	Virgin	MBCAS 1	UK	1979
Recently Edited	Second Edition (2×LP, Album, Gatefold, White Text)	Virgin	VD 2512	New Zealand	1979
New Submission	Second Edition (2×LP, Album, Gatefold, Jacksonville Pressing)	Island Records	2WX 3288	US	1979