First Issue
Studio album by Public Image Ltd.
Released	December 8, 1978
Recorded	The Manor Studio (Shipton-on-Cherwell) Wessex Studios, Gooseberry Sound Studios, Townhouse Studios, Advision Studios (London) (July-November 1978)
Genre	Post punk
Length	39:54
Label	Virgin Records
Producer	Public Image Ltd
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A-) link
Public Image Ltd. chronology
First Issue (1978) Metal Box (1979)

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Recording Sessions

The album was recorded between July and November 1978 at different studios. The song "Public image" was recorded first (the backing track at Advision Studios plus vocals and mixing at Wessex Studios) in July 1978. The whole of the first side of the record was then recorded in autumn at Townhouse Studios and The Manor Studio. The last three songs on the second side were recorded at Gooseberry Sound Studios, a cheap demo studio used because the band ran out of money. Wessex Sound Studios was a recording studio located in Highbury New Park, London, England. ... The Manor Studio (aka The Manor) was a recording studio in the manor house at the village of Shipton-on-Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England, north of the city of Oxford. ...

Notes

First Issue is described by critics of that time, and even by some of the band members, as a mostly effortless recording, because of the pressure given by the record company. Though most of the songs resemble to some extent the familiar punk sound of the Sex Pistols, it also explored experimental genres, such as dub music and Krautrock. Despite its contemporary criticism, First Issue was well received by the fans of Public Image Ltd. and seen in hindsight to have been a ground-breaking and artistically successful work. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The Sex Pistols were an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s. ...

In March 2005, Q magazine placed the song "Public Image" at number 45 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. In this article, it was also claimed that the album had been used by psychiatrists in the treatment of depressive patients to show them that they were not alone. Q is a music and entertainment magazinepublished monthly in the United Kingdom. ...

Track listing

1. "Theme" – 9:05
2. "Religion I" – 1:40
3. "Religion II" – 5:40
4. "Annalisa" – 6:00
5. "Public Image" – 2:58
6. "Low Life" – 3:35
7. "Attack" – 2:55
8. "Fodderstompf" – 7:40

Personnel

• John Lydon - Vocals
• Keith Levene - Guitar
• Jah Wobble - Bass
• Jim Walker - Drums

John Joseph Lydon (born January 31, 1956), also known as Johnny Rotten, is an English rock musician. ... Keith Levene (born Julian Keith Levene) (born July 18 1957, London) is an English guitarist and songwriter, best known as a member of Public Image Limited. ... Jah Wobble (born John Wardle, Stepney 1958) is an English bass guitarist, singer, poet and composer. ... Jim Donut Walker is a Canadian musician best known as the origional drummer for John Lydons post-Sex Pistols band Public Image Ltd. ...

External links

• Fodderstompf (fan-based site with extensive discographical information)