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500 Greatest Albums of All Time

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Public Image Ltd., 'Metal Box'


Public Image Ltd., 'Metal Box'
461/500

Virgin, 1979

After the Sex Pistols imploded, Johnny Rotten reclaimed his real name  – John Lydon – and started a bold new band. PiL played eerie art punk with dub bass and slashing guitar. Metal Box (retitled Second Edition in the U.S.) originally came as three vinyl discs in a metal film canister.


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