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John
Lydon: The Best of British £1 Notes
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John
Lydon CD & DVD compilations featuring
Sex Pistols, PiL, solo,
plus an exclusive new track. |
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sleeves for JohnLydon.Com 'Best of British
£1 Notes' mini-site,
featuring tracklistings, release info,
a new interview with John, plus much more… |
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John
Lydon’s Megabugs
also out now on DVD! |
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31st
January 2006 (updated)
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Jah
Wobble will be appearing
on Steve Jones'
LA radio show on Indie
103.1 FM, today 12-2pm (LA time)
(8-10pm GMT). Indie 103.1
is available to listen live on-line
via their web
site, and also through iTunes
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Wobble's
tour has been going down a storm,
check out the Jah
Wobble Discussion List for more
info on the shows. However, unfortunately
his instore appearance at Amoeba
Records has been cancelled
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Martin
Atkins showed up at Wobble's
Chicago show, and lets just say
that Wobble 'had it out with him'
over Underground Inc's PiL
DVD bootleg set.
Atkins has now described selling
the bootleg as a "lapse of
judgment" and has removed
it from his site.
As
you probably noticed Fodderstompf
refused to even
mention the DVD. It was utter
trash - and nothing more than
a cash in - no better than your
average eBay collectors disc.
Lets never speak of it again…
Here's Atkins apology in full
as posted by Underground Inc:
From
Martin: A Lapse of Judgment..
I met Jah Wobble last night at
his show here in Chicago. Things
didn't end very well between him
and I with The Damage Manual,
so I wanted to show my face and
say hello to the guy I was in
PiL with 27 years ago! It was
good to see him, but he was upset
about the PiL DVD bootleg that
I put up on the site - I explained
why I had done it - that someone
was making money on it - why not
me too? But, standing in front
of him, I realized several things:
that, basically, two wrongs don't
make a right, that it makes me
look like I am manufacturing the
thing (I bought some from a distributor)
and, worst of all, it takes the
piss out of my ex-bandmates whose
performances are also on the DVD.
I apologized and told him I would
remove it from the site today.
I think that this episode defines
the phrase "lapse of judgment"
perfectly and I humbly apologize
to all concerned.
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It
well worth checking out JohnLydon.Com
today, January
31st, 2006… |
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A
couple of vaguely interesting
interviews for
you to check out. Firstly, a Q&A
with Moby at
New
York Magazine where he talks
about John and PiL, "My
two heroes growing up were Ian
Curtis, the singer of Joy Division,
and John Lydon, from the Sex Pistols
and Public Image. I liked the
Sex Pistols, but Public Image
spoke to me more."
Then,
an interview with Afrika
Bambaataa at the
Hawaii Star where they talk
about 'World Destruction' and
how it doesn't get the full credit
it deserves. The article states:
Aerosmith and Run DMC get
all the credit for melding rock
and rap with 1986's "Walk
This Way," but Bambaataa
had already performed that kind
of collaboration with punk rocker
John Lydon on "World Destruction"
in 1984. "They never set
the record straight," Bambaataa
said. "But the first one
was definitely the John Lydon
and Afrika Bambaataa record."
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17th
January 2006
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Jah
Wobble North American Tour January-February
2006
30
Hertz have now confirmed 'Jah
Wobble's English Roots Band'
9 date tour of the USA & Canada,
due to start next week. 'Mu'
will also get its US release
this month. See 30
Hertz for full info…
25th
January - West Toronto, Horseshoe
Tavern, Canada
26th January - New York, Avalon
Nightclub, USA
27th January - Cambridge, Massachusetts,
Middle East Underground, USA
28th January - Chicago, Abbey
Pub, USA
29th January - Minneapolis, 7th
Street Entry, USA
31st January - Los Angeles, Troubadour,
USA
2nd February - San Francisco,
Bottom of the Hill, USA
3rd February - Seattle, El Corazon,
USA
4th February - Vancouver, Plaza
Club, Canada
The
band line up will be:
Mark Sanders - drum
Liz Carter - Vocal
Jean-Pierre Ralse-pipes
Chris Cookson - Guitar
Clea Llewellyn - vocal and
Of course
Jah Wobble - Bass
Mick Routledge - sound engineer
Wobble
and the band will be performing
at two instore signings for Amoeba
Records, the first at Amoeba,
Hollywood on
30th January, followed
by Amoeba, San Francisco
on 1st February.
The band will also be performing
live for KEXP
90.3 FM in Seattle
on 3rd February,
12pm. Check out the KEXP
web site for full broadcast
info.
Thanks
to 30 Hertz & Patrick
MacArdle at the Jah
Wobble Discussion List,
sign up now!
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John
Lydon appears on the (UK)
ITV, Orange Playlist
this Wednesday (Jan 18th, 11.30pm),
where he will be picking five of
his favourite songs. Expect to be
surprised… The show will also
be repeated on ITV2, and VH1 in
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See
the link below for an interesting
article by Tom Vague
(of 'Vague Magazine' notoriety)
- written as part of a huge feature
on the "Pop History"
of Notting Hill for the West London
based HISTORY
talk web site. Although loosely
centering on Virgin & Island
Records, the article takes a knowledgeable
look at the Reggae and
Punk crossovers of the
late seventies and early eighties
(as well as the music scene in
general) and includes some unique
information that you may not have
known. Such as details of a Keith
Hudson track called 'Pistol Boy'
written in tribute to Sid, and
Island chief Chris Blackwell's
attempts to court favour with
John Lydon and PiL. Excellent
stuff, well worth checking out.
http://www.historytalk.org/Tom%20Vague%20Pop%20History/Chp%207.pdf
(PDF Link)
Thanks to Greg
Whitfield
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30th
December 2005
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To
tie in with the DVD
release of 'John
Lydon’s Megabugs' John
was been doing various UK press
& TV, see JohnLydon.Com
for full info. Also see the site
for the chance to win
a signed copy…
In
a webchat with The
Sun on-line last week, when
asked about his new solo
album, John commented:
"The Rabbit Song is part
of a new solo album I am working
on at the moment. We just haven't
found a record label for it yet.
I offered it to Virgin, but they
showed no interest. They showed
about as much interest in my new
album as they did in putting out
this current one [Best of British…].
You can hardly call it over-promoted!"
He
also quashed speculation that
has been growing throughout the
year about a possible PiL
reunion: "Me
and Jah Wobble went for a great
curry recently. He's a good mate
and will be for life. But we're
not getting back together."
Read
the whole webchat
at The
Sun on-line web site…
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Inspired
by SONY BMG's recent covert CD
spyware controversy, the following
article from the Washington
University Student Web site
features some great rock marketing
fuck ups, and features PiL's notorious
appearance on American
Bandstand. The article
is well worth checking out – if
like me – you knew
nothing of Sony's further attempts
to spy on us…"Spies
everywhere, they put the poison
in the air?…"
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Martin
Atkins has announced that
after 17 years of running Invisible
Records he has finally handed
over the day to day running of the
business to a General Manager, due
to time restrictions (this will presumably
give him more time to think of more
PiL bootlegs/cash-in's? LOL!). A new
Pigface album is apparently nearing
completion too.
Thanks to Karsten |
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4th
December 2005
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 'John
Lydon’s
Megabugs'
– John's 2004 insect series
for the Discovery Channel –
is now available on DVD.
All ten episodes on 2 discs, in
a superb animated slipcase with
artwork of John morphing into
a Praying Mantis!
See
JohnLydon.Com
for full info…
John
Lydon’s
Megabugs
Green
Umbrella Productions
GUDVD 5479
Running Time 230 minutes (approx)
Multi-Region DVD (PAL)
Released 28th November 2005
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| Jah
Wobble is playing a one-off
gig at the legendary London,
100 Club on 28th
December. He is also set
to tour North America
early next year. More info to follow…
In the meantime keep an eye out
on 30
Hertz, and sign up for the Jah
Wobble Discussion List… |
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|  Richard
Dudanski's band El
Doghouse have released
their debut album 'In Heat'.
El
Doghouse, who originally formed
for the Joe Strummer Tribute gigs
a few years back, feature Richard
on drums, with Tom Lardner on lead
vocals and rhythm guitar, and are
joined for live dates by Richard's
15 year old son Maki on bass (school
commitments allowing!). As the band's
web site says, "If labels
must be provided, their unique sound
may best be described as Garage-Folk-Punk."
The
12 track album, released via their
own Andalucia Records back
on 13th October,
includes 11 new songs, along with
a cover of the Stooges 'I Wanna
Be Your Dog'. Interestingly, the
band describe the track 'Seed of
Narcissus' as a musical "hats
off" to John Lydon, "the
Sex Pistols influence is pretty
obvious…" El Doghouse
have began to gig around Spain,
and recently appeared on Spanish
TV & radio.
Full
info about the band can be found
at the excellent El
Doghouse web site;
which features a biography, interviews,
pictures and news; along with MP3
downloads, videos, and an interactive
El Doghouse jukebox!
Thanks to Karsten
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|  Apparently
Keith Levene has
just completed some recordings with
Mark Stewart (under the guidance
of Adrian Sherwood) which will appear
on a new Mark Stewart and
The Mafia album next year.
Keith and Mark previously collaborated
back in 1981 with the New Age Steppers.
'Have
Mic, Will Travel' the debut album
by Carpetface was
finally released on 24th November.
As we have previously mentioned
Keith Levene makes
a guest appearance on the track
'Realeyesation'
playing bass. The track was recorded
back in 2003. The
self-funded double CD is available
via New Bias Industries (NBI005),
see the New
Bias web site for details on
how to get the album…
Thanks to Karsten
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Edmonds is currently producing
the debut solo album of ex-King
Prawn bassist Babar Luck,
which is due out in early 2006,
via Rebel
Music Records. As well as producing
Lu has been playing Saz on the album,
and also played live with Babar
at this year's WOMEX in Gateshead
on 28th October (Lu also took part
in a conference the day before in
Newcastle).
Babar's music has been described
as a "new take on English Folk
Music" fusing together reggae,
folk, hip hop and poetry with his
Asian roots. He has recently been
supporting Siberian punk/folk group
Yat-Kha, who Lu
has been heavily involved with for
some time. See
Babar
Luck's web site for more info…
Thanks to Karsten |
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|  It
has been confirmed that the previously
mentioned 'Tomorrow Show' DVD will
be released early next year. 'The
Tomorrow Show with Tom Synder -
Punk & New Wave' will
be released in the USA by The Shout
Factory, on January 24th 2006, it
will now be a 2 disc set rather
than 3. Full info on the release
can be found on TVShowsonDVD.Com.
The
DVD will
of course feature John Lydon
and Keith Levene's infamous
“I only know what I don’t
like…” interview
with Tom from June 1980. More info
on this notorious (and hilarious)
interview can be found in our 1980
Chronology… |
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|  I
also keep forgetting to mention
that the recently released 'Punk:
Attitude' film by Don Letts
includes a very, very
brief, previously unseen, clip of
PiL live at the London,
Rainbow Theatre Xmas 1978.
The film and DVD also feature various
PiL music – most notably
'Annalisa' which
is used on the DVD menu titles – however
it does not include interviews with
anyone from PiL. The
2 DVD set was released back in October
by Feemantle (FHED 1856).
Remember
to check out the recent JohnLydon.Com
interview with John to hear his
thoughts on the 'Punk: Attitude'
film… |
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music industry contact guide Music
Phone Book features an interview
with Martin Atkins
we missed from last year where he
talks about running a record label,
and how the industry has changed
since he began his career with PiL.
Click here.
The
same website
also has an interesting interview
with ex-PiL tour manager Larry
White (1980 & 1983),
where he talks in detail about the
band's appearance on American
Bandstand and reveals how,
despite being heavily edited, it
was set to be banned from ever being
shown… Click here.
Thanks
to Karsten |
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can find an archive review
of PiL's appearance at the New
York, Roseland Ballroom
on September 26 1982, taken from
the Village Voice,
at critic Robert
Christgau's web site.
It's
also worth checking out our Site
Updates page to see a variety
of recent additions, including some
great archive interviews,
amongst many, many other things…
Yes, Karsten is back! Let the updates
commence… !
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27th
October 2005
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| JohnLydon.Com
has just added another
new interview with John Lydon!
“What
makes Britain Great?” This
time John talks about his new TV series,
the state of the nation, the state
of our TV & media, and the “great”
British public! Charlie are you listening? |
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| Rotten
& Reynebeau: "What Makes
Britain Great", the
5 part series starts tomorrow, Friday
28th October, 20:45 on Canvas, Belgian
TV. See JohnLydon.Com
for full info. |
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Jah
Wobble has recorded a live
session for the Andy
Kershaw Show on BBC
Radio3 this Sunday, 30th
October, 22:15-0:00 GMT.
Wobble and the boys will be playing
tracks from 'Mu'.
So if you're still swaying over getting
a copy, tune in and get convinced…
As normal with BBC Radio you can also
check out the show live on the net,
or later through their archive. See
the show's web
site for more info…
Thanks to 30 Hertz
& Patrick MacArdle at the Jah
Wobble Discussion List, sign up
now! |
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14th
October 2005
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| JohnLydon.Com
has just added a new interview
with John Lydon! See
its 'Best
of British £1 Notes' mini-site
to get all the latest Rabbit from
the man himself on the compilation.
Plus updates on his work-in-progress
2nd solo album and his plans to
tour "in a PiL way"!
And of course, much more…
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'Best
of British £1 Notes' mini-site
also features a whole host of recent
press interviews
and reviews from the album. Some
of which are scandalously nasty
and inaccurate; they really have
to be seen to appreciate their hatred
and jealousy of Mr Lydon…
However, a largely favourable review
of the album in the NME also featured
the following "Why I Love PiL"
quotes from Alan McGhee, and Luke
Smith of new band Clor.
WHY
I LOVE PiL - NME, 28th September
2005
Luke
Smith, Clor
"When I was pretty young, I
heard 'Rise' on TV, but it's the
earlier PiL stuff I love. It's Jah
Wobble's bass that does it for me,
because I used to go to reggae festivals
when I was growing up around Hackney
they always had these big soundsystems.
You can hear the reggae/dub influence
really well on 'Metal Box'. I always
try and get our bass player to turn
it up to get the vibe going. It's
not instant music but once you get
it, you find yourself hooked."
Alan
McGhee
"Lydon's finest ever moment
wasn't the first four Pistols singles
- it was PiL's 'Metal Box'. It's
still ahead of its time today. Lydon,
Levene and Wobble are all amazing
musicians and to be this great after
the Pistols was a miracle. Lydon
was a martyr: he is in exile in
LA to this day because he told the
truth. He's England's national treasure." |
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Steve
Via includes PiL's 'Ease'
& 'Home' on a new compilation
CD of some of his guest work, entitled
'Archives Volume 4: Various
Artists', and released by
Favored Nations in the US. The CD
Booklet also features Steve’s
commentary on the track's.
Thanks to Shawn |
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are reports that John and
Keith's infamous appearance
on the Tom Synder 'Tomorrow
Show' in 1980 will be getting
a DVD release as
part of 3 disc box set of the show.
The collection is due for release
in January next year by The Shout
Factory. More info as we get it… |
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is a bit of an obscure one, but news
is news! This recent link
to the Pasadena
City Courier features a new article
on PiL's first album 'First
Issue', plus a potted history
of the band. |
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9th
October 2005
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Sick
of the half-hearted journalistic
tripe or bile? Read some proper
reviews!
The
Best of British £1 Notes CD
& The
Best of British £1 Notes DVD
reviews added! |
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3rd
October 2005
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| John
Lydon 'The Best of British £1
Notes' out now!
October
3rd sees the release of
John Lydon 'The Best of British
£1 Notes', a unique new singles'
compilation covering John's whole
career from the Sex Pistols, through
PiL, to his solo records and collaborations,
and ending with a brand new track;
'The Rabbit Song'.
'The
Best of British £1 Notes'
is released as a standard
single CD, and a limited
edition 2 CD special edition
featuring a bonus disc of 12"
mixes and album tracks specially
picked by John.
There
is also an additional DVD
release featuring a collection of
promo videos, along with some great
bonus material such as Sex Pistols
live footage, and unreleased PiL
studio mixes from 'Metal Box'!.
For
at least the time being the compilations
are only being released in the UK
and Europe by Virgin /
EMI Records, however, I'm sure worldwide
John Lydon fans are so resourceful
and intelligent that they will figure
out how to find a copy. It's not
exactly a jungle is it…
The
stunning artwork for all editions
was created by John especially for
the compilation. Look carefully.
It certainly isn't a case of the
emperor's new clothes…
'The
Rabbit Song' is taken from
John's work-in-progress second solo
album. He's described it as a way
of encompassing his career
so far. He's 50 next year but promises
the best is yet to come. Going by
what's on offer there is no doubt
John Lydon can still "have
it".
There
have been Sex Pistols compilations,
and there have been PiL compilations
– and very good they
were too – but there's
never been anything quite like this…
See
the links
above to JohnLydon.Com for full
tracklistings,
and release info etc. |
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31st
September 2005
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| Check
out our review
of Wobble's 'Mu'
album. You'll also find a selection
of press interviews for the album
over at 30
Hertz, plus a personal and revealing
interview with the man himself at
The
Times On-Line. |
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also added a review of Pete
Jones'Neurotechnic' EP.
The 4
track CD is available to order
via Pete's own JABBERJAB web
site, or on-line at CD
Baby.
Click here for
a full review… |
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9th
September 2005
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|  Jah
Wobble's keenly awaited new CD 'Mu'
is released this Monday,
September 12th, via Trojan
Records, and is already available
to order via 30
Hertz. If Wobble thinks it's
some of his best work, you best
sit up and take notice, or he'll
be round your house with a bottle
of ketchup!
Jah
Wobble - Mu
Trojan
Records, TJZCD290
Viking Funeral
Universal Dub
Samsara
Kojak Dub
Mu
Buddha Of Compassion
New Mexico Dub
Love Comes/Loves Goes
Softwear
Into The Light
The
album is already picking up rave
reviews, including 4 star reviews
in Mojo and Uncut. Today's issue
of The
Independent newspaper also features
an in-depth interview with Wobble,
where as well as talking about the
new album he scorches the recent
rumours of a PiL reunion! Click
here
to read the full interview.
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official
'Mu' web page has now been updated
to include the new (highly entertaining!)
video for 'Samsara',
featuring Wobble and Mark, and co-directed
by Wobble himself. The video is
available to view or download in
a number of formats. Wobble's own
30
Hertz web site also features
the video, in both Ketchup and non
Ketchup variations. You'll soon
get the idea! Bring on the dancing
girls!
Although
he is not touring to promote the
album Wobble has 2 shows lined up
in Ireland next
week:
14th Sept - Cork, An Cruiscin Lan
15th Sept - Dublin, The Spiegeltent,
George’s Dock, IFSC |
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also like to take this opportunity
to point out a great new unofficial
Jah Wobble fan site JahWobble.co.uk.
The site features loads of Wob related
information including CD & Gig
Reviews, Interviews, Images, Gig
Lists, and a Forum. It also includes
other interesting features like
Multi-Media, Competitions, Technical
Info and even Wob Memorabilia! All
put together with care, attention
and a sense of humour! It looks
like this really could be a contender… |
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17th
August 2005 |
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|  Virgin
Records will be releasing a unique
John Lydon compilation on October
3rd. 'The Best of British
£1 Notes' will be
available as a single CD, or a special
edition 2 CD pack featuring additional
mixes and bonus tracks selected
by John. 'The Best of British £1
Notes' covers John's whole career
from the Sex Pistols, through PiL,
to his solo records and collaborations,
then ends with a brand new track
- more than proving John Lydon can
still "have it".
There
have been Sex Pistols compilations,
and there have been PiL compilations
– and very good they
were too – but there's
never been anything quite like this!
There
will also be an additional DVD
release, featuring promo videos,
along with some great bonus material
such as Sex Pistols live footage,
and unreleased PiL
studio mixes from 'Metal
Box'!
The
stunning artwork was created
by John Lydon.
Full track listings are below,
further information and features
will follow on JohnLydon.Com
in the near future. |
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'The
Best of British £1 Notes'
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Records, LYDON1) |
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Anarchy In The UK
2. Public Image
3. This Is Not A Love Song
4. Open Up
5. Rise
6. Don't Ask Me
7. Seattle
8. Holidays In The Sun
9. Death Disco
10. Flowers Of Romance
11. World Destruction
12. Warrior
13. Disappointed
14. Sun
15. Bad Life
16. Home
17. The Body
18. Cruel
19. God Save the Queen
20. The Rabbit Song
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Special
Edition Bonus Disc
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Records, LYDOND1) |
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Death Disco (12" Mix)
2. Poptones
3. Careering
4. Religion
5. Banging The Door
6. The Pardon
7. Rise (12" Mix)
8. Disappointed (12"
Mix)
9. Warrior (12" Mix)
10. Acid Drops
11. Open Up (Full Vocal Mix)
12. God Save The Queen (Dance Mix) |
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'The
Best of British £1 Notes'
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Records, LYDONDV1) |
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Videos:
Anarchy In The UK (original
EMI version)
God Save The Queen
Public Image
Death Disco
This Is Not A Love Song
Bad Life
World Destruction
Rise
Home
Seattle
The Body (Uncensored
Version)
Warrior
Disappointed
Don't Ask Me (Title
Version)
Cruel
Covered
Open Up
Sun
Extras:
Sex Pistols
live tracks
Pretty Vacant - Finsbury Park
1996
Bodies - Phoenix Festival 1996
Silver Machine - Crystal Palace
2002
Audio Extras
Unreleased
PiL Monitor Mixes
Death Disco (Unedited
Monitor Mix)
Albatross (Unedited
Monitor Mix)
Albatross (Melodrama
Mix)
Discography
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