Public Image Ltd* – Public Image

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Genre:	Rock
Style:	New Wave
Year:	1978

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		Public Image	2:58
		The Cowboy Song	2:17

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	Publik Image 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Virgin – 100 067-100		1978	— 1978
	Public Image 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Newspaper Sleeve	Virgin – VS 228	UK	1978	UK — 1978
	Public Image 7", 45 RPM, Single, Blue Labels	Virgin – VS 228	New Zealand	1978	New Zealand — 1978
	Public Image 7", 45 RPM, Single	Wizard Records (5) – ZS 302	Australia	1978	Australia — 1978
	Public Image 7", 45 RPM, Single	Virgin – VIN 45020	Italy	1978	Italy — 1978	New Submission
	Publik Image 7", 45 RPM, Single	Virgin – 100.067-A	Spain	1978	Spain — 1978	New Submission
	Public Image 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Virgin – VS 228	UK	1978	UK — 1978	Recently Edited
	Public Image 7", 45 RPM, Single	Virgin – VS 228	UK	1978	UK — 1978	New Submission
	Public Image 7", 45 RPM, Single, Red & Green Labels	Virgin – VS 228	UK	1978	UK — 1978	New Submission
	Public Image 7", 45 RPM, Single	Virgin – VS 228	UK	1978	UK — 1978
	Public Image 7", 45 RPM, Single	Virgin – VS 228	Ireland	1978	Ireland — 1978
	Public Image / The Cowboy Song 7", 45 RPM, White Label	Virgin – VS 228	UK	1978	UK — 1978	New Submission
	Public Image 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Push-out Centre	Virgin – VS 228	UK	1978	UK — 1978	New Submission
	Public Image / The Cowboy Song 7", 45 RPM, Single	Virgin – 2097 974		1979	— 1979	New Submission
	Public Image (パブリック・イメージ) 7", 45 RPM, Single, Export	PIL – YK-114-AX	Japan	1979	Japan — 1979	Recently Edited
	Public Image (パブリック・イメージ) 7", 45 RPM, Single	Columbia – YK-114-AX(VR)	Japan	1979	Japan — 1979	New Submission
	Public Image / The Cowboy Song 7", 45 RPM, Single	Virgin – 2097 974	Greece	1979	Greece — 1979	New Submission
	Public Image (パブリック・イメージ) 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo	Columbia – YK-114-AX(VR)	Japan	1979	Japan — 1979	New Submission
	Public Image 7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered	Light In The Attic – LITA45-028	US	2013	US — 2013	Recently Edited
	Public Image 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Green	Virgin (2) – VIN 45020	Italy	2021	Italy — 2021	New Submission
	Public Image 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Yellow	Virgin (2) – VIN 45020	Italy	2021	Italy — 2021	New Submission
	Public Image 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release	Virgin (2) – VIN 45020	Italy	2021	Italy — 2021	New Submission
	Public Image 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release; 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Red; 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Green; 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Yellow	Virgin (2) – VIN 45020	Italy	2021	Italy — 2021	New Submission
	Public Image 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo, Red	Virgin (2) – VIN 45020	Italy	2021	Italy — 2021	New Submission
	Public Image 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Red & Green Labels	Virgin – VS 228	New Zealand		New Zealand	New Submission
	Public Image 7", 45 RPM, Single	Wizard Records (5) – ZS 302	Australia		Australia	New Submission

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Reviews

prop_man Feb 25, 2025
referencing Public Image (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Newspaper Sleeve) VS 228

The used copy I bought (many years ago) had the record in a plain white die-cut sleeve inside the "newspaper" cover. Can someone if it was originally sold that way?
darrg Oct 3, 2024
referencing Public Image (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Newspaper Sleeve) VS 228

I bought my first copy of this new with no picture sleeve in the mid-80s. It had a fade-out rather than a locked groove on the b-side. When I 'upgraded' to a newspaper sleeve later, I got rid of it. Now I can't find a 1980s copy with a Cowboy Song that fades out! Can anyone point me at this particular variant?
glutenallergyboy Oct 11, 2017
referencing Public Image (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Newspaper Sleeve) VS 228

Thanks Kruisspin, I have owned this since released, never knew that! I had just accepted it as avant-garde racket. And appreciated the irony of a racket entitled "Cowboy Song" - as I'm not a country music fan. A-side is, of course, an awesome piece of work.
saxonman1 Dec 8, 2016
referencing Public Image (パブリック・イメージ) (7", 45 RPM, Single) YK-114-AX

quit rare first ever release of any PIL record in japan from february 1979, this single was released a month before the lp in 1979, this is not to easy to find anymore and has a great sleeve as you can see wich is very similar to the lp sleeve, nice japanese text and lyrics in english and an essay on the rear of the sleeve in japanese...
Crijevo Jul 8, 2014
Edited 10 years ago

referencing Public Image (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Newspaper Sleeve) VS 228

... review moved.
fullspeedrecords Apr 7, 2014
referencing Public Image (7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered) LITA45-028

Does this re-issue have the locked groove on the b-side like the original?
ziggy-the-android Feb 16, 2012
Edited 13 years ago

referencing Public Image (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Newspaper Sleeve) VS 228

i have a copy which is VS 529, but i can't find it listed.
SOUNDPRISMA Jan 3, 2010
referencing Public Image (7", 45 RPM, Single, Blue Labels) VS 228

My single, has also the number VS 228, but has the "usual colours" of Virgin: green at one side and red on the other side.

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