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Crucial Vinyl: Metal Box - Public Image Ltd

Don's choices cross time, space and genre, plus he selects Metal Box by Public Image Ltd as his Crucial Vinyl.

Don's Crucial Vinyl selection this week is Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

Don says,

"It seemed like an impossible task for John to reinvent himself after the demise of the Sex Pistols, but the release of Public Image Ltd's debut album 'First Edition' in 1978 did just that. Johnny Rotten was now John Lydon, complete with a new look and a new band.

In 1979 PiL's second album 'Metal Box' showed that John also had a new musical direction, with lessons learned from Jamaican dub and the likes of Germany's Can. With Jah Wobble's earth shattering bass lines, Keith Levene's innovative guitar sounds and John's distinctive vocal style, this record stands as a post-punk landmark wrapped (literally) in a 'Metal Box'".

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Music Played

  • Coldcut

    True School

    • Sound Mirrors.
    • Ninja Tune.

  • Little Comets

    Little Italy

    • The Gentle.
    • Dirty Hit.

  • Rico Rodriguez

    Stranger Than Strange

    • Wareika Vibes.
    • Jamdown.

  • Imani Coppola

    Legend Of A Cowgirl

    • Chupacabra.
    • Columbia.

  • Stetsasonic

    Talkin' All That Jazz

    • Tommy Boy Music.

  • Jib Kidder

    In Between

    • domino.

  • Family of the Year

    Stairs

    • NETTWERK.

  • The In Crowd

    His Majesty Is Coming

    • Man From New Guinea.
    • USMJapan.

  • Public Image Ltd

    Swanlake

    • Metal Box.
    • Virgin Records.

  • Public Image Ltd

    Radio 4

    • Metal Box.
    • Virgin Records.

  • Public Image Ltd

    Careering

    • VIrgin.

  • Mungo鈥檚 Hi Fi

    Rest Of My Days (feat. Lyricson)

    • Scotch Bonnent.

  • Criolo

    Convoque Seu Buda

    • Convoque Seu Buda.
    • Unknown.

  • Darryl Jenifer

    Interruption

  • Pond

    Sitting Up On Our Crane

    • Man It Feels Like Space Again.
    • Modular Records.

  • Black Ivory

    You And I

    • Don't Turn Around.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Dusty Springfield

    I Think It's Gonna Rain Today

    • The Look Of Love - Vol 4.
    • Philips.

  • Fun Lovin鈥� Criminals

    Love Unlimited

    • The 1999 Brit Awards (Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • Carl Bradney

    Slippin Into Darkness

    • Orchid.

  • The Vanguard & 顿鈥橝苍驳别濒辞

    Till It's Done

  • Taj Mahal

    Satisfied 'N' Tickled Too

  • Augustus Pablo

    Java

    • Earth's Rightful Ruler.
    • Message Records.

  • The High Llamas

    Fly, Baby, Fly

    • Talahomi Way.
    • Drag City.

  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Maneater (Flying White Dots Man Eat Dub Mix)

  • Lewis Taylor

    Lucky

    • Island Records.

  • The Verve

    Lucky Man

    • Now 39 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Frank Ocean

    Super Rich Kids (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)

    • MERCURY.

  • Kalbata & Mix Monster

    Inna Skateland feat. Puddy Roots (feat. Puddy Roots)

  • Natalie Prass

    Why You Don't Believe In Me

    • Why You Don't Believe In Me.
    • Spacebomb.
    • 001.

  • Don McLean

    Vincent

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1972 (Various).
    • Premier.

Broadcast

  • Sun 8 Feb 2015 22:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music