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Public Image Ltd. (aka Public Image Limited, aka PiL) - Albums Collection 1978-2012 (13CD) [Re-Up]

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Date: 25 Aug 2022 20:19:34

Public Image Ltd. (aka Public Image Limited, aka PiL) - Albums Collection 1978-2012 (13CD) [Re-Up]

Public Image Ltd. (aka Public Image Limited, aka PiL) - Albums Collection 1978-2012 (13CD)
EAC | FLAC (Cue&Log) ~ 4.06 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 1.68 Gb | Scans included | Time: 09:57:23
Genre: Post-Punk, Experimental Rock, Alternative Rock, Alternative Dance, New Wave

Public Image Ltd (PiL) are an English post-punk band formed by vocalist John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten), guitarist Keith Levene and bassist Jah Wobble, with frequent subsequent personnel changes. Lydon is the sole constant member of the band.

One of the first and most significant post-punk bands, Public Image Ltd. (PiL) were originally a quartet led by singer John Lydon (formerly Johnny Rotten, born January 31, 1956) and guitarist Keith Levene, who had been a member of the Clash in one of its early lineups. The band was filled out by bassist Jah Wobble (John Wordle) and drummer Jim Walker. It was formed in the wake of the 1978 breakup of Lydon's former group, the Sex Pistols. For the most part, the band's early incarnation devoted itself to droning, slow-tempo, bass-heavy noise rock, overlaid by Lydon's distinctive, vituperative rant. The group's debut single, "Public Image," was more of an uptempo pop/rock song, however, and it hit the U.K. Top Ten upon its release in October 1978. The group itself debuted on Christmas Day, shortly after the release of its first album, Public Image. Neither the single nor the album was released in the U.S.

Metal Box, the band's second U.K. album, came in the form of three 45-rpm 12" discs in a film canister. It was released in the U.S. in 1980 as the double-album Second Edition. By this time, PiL were a trio consisting of Lydon, Levene, and Wobble; the latter two played some of the drums on recordings, while the position was held by a series of percussionists, none of whom stayed long. The third album, not released in the U.S., was the live Paris au Printemps (1980). Lydon and Levene, plus hired musicians, made up the group by the time of The Flowers of Romance (1981), the much-acclaimed fourth album, which reached number 11 in the U.K. In 1983, PiL scored their biggest U.K. hit when "This Is Not a Love Song" reached number five. By this time, however, Levene had left, and the name from here on would be, more than anything else, a vehicle for John Lydon (though with a comparatively steady lineup). A second live album, Live in Tokyo, appeared in England in 1983.

The following year saw the release of This Is What You Want…This Is What You Get, only PiL's third album to be released in the U.S., though by now the group had six albums out. It marked the start of Lydon's move toward a more polished and accessible dance-rock style, a direction that would be pursued further in 1986's Album (also called Cassette or Compact Disc, depending on the format), notably on the hit "Rise," as well as on Happy? (1987) and 9 (1989). In 1990, PiL released the compilation album The Greatest Hits, So Far, and in 1991 came the new album That What Is Not. After completing his memoirs in late 1993, Lydon decided to put PiL to rest – largely the result of contractual issues – and pursue a solo career. The career-spanning box set Plastic Box arrived in 1999, but otherwise the band seemed truly dead until 2009 when Lydon announced he was reviving the project for a short set of gigs in the U.K. The new PiL, featuring past members Lu Edmonds and Bruce Smith, along with Scott Firth, were so warmly received in their homeland that a U.S. tour followed in 2010. An album of all-new material, This Is PiL, followed in 2012.

Biography by William Ruhlmann, Allmusic.com

Public Image Ltd. Website
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Review by Uncle Dave Lewis, Allmusic.com

Like it or not, Public Image Limited's First Issue (aka Public Image) was an album that helped set the pace for what eventually became known as post-punk. In England a vacuum had opened up in the wake of the breakup of the Sex Pistols in January 1978, and many punk fans and rival groups were impatient to see what ex-Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon aka "Johnny Rotten" was going to roll out next. Disheartened owing to events in his legal proceedings against the Sex Pistols management company Glitterbest, and disgusted by the punk scene in general, Lydon was determined to create something that was neither punk nor even really rock as it was known in 1978. Working with ex-Clash guitarist Keith Levene, first-time bassist Jah Wobble, and Canadian drummer Jim Walker, Public Image Limited produced an album that represented the punk sound after it had shot itself in the head and became another entity entirely. Embracing elements of dub, progressive rock, noise, and atonality and driven by Lydon's lyrical egoism and predilection towards doom, death, and horror, First Issue was among a select few 1978 albums that had something lasting to say about the future of rock music. And not everyone in 1978 wanted to hear it; contemporary critical notices for First Issue were almost uniformly negative in the extreme.

Not all of the material on First Issue was necessarily forward-looking: "Attack" and "Low Life" could almost pass muster as latter-day Sex Pistols songs if it weren't for their substandard production values. These two numbers were recorded late in the project, and on the cheap, as the fledgling Public Image Limited had already been kicked out of practically every reputable studio in London. And there was a bracing song about Lydon's pet peeve, "Religion," presented in both spoken and sung incarnations. It is about as vicious and personal an anti-Catholic diatribe as exists on record, and in its day was considered a high holy turnoff by many listeners. But from there it gets better – Public Image Limited's debut single, "Public Image," was also included on First Issue, and Keith Levene's guitar part, with its tasty suspensions and held-over-the-bar syncopation, was an important departure from standard punk guitar language absorbed so quickly by others (the Pretenders, U2, the Smiths) that listeners and musicians alike forgot the source of the sound. First Issue's opener, "Theme," was a force to be reckoned with, a grindingly slow dirge with wild, almost Hendrix-like figurations on the guitar and Wobble's floor-splitting foundation. This was punk with the power of Led Zeppelin, but none of the pretension. Lydon's anguished mantra in "Theme," "…and I just wanna die," was the exact reflection of what his generation was thinking about in the wake of the collapse of classic punk. "Annalisa" is the hardest-kicking rocker on the album, with nosebleed-strength guitar from Levene; it is so good that Nirvana in all practical purposes purloined the whole number, with minor alterations, as "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" on In Utero.

But even with all of the calculated controversy seemingly built into the various cuts on First Issue, none attracted quite so much attention as "Fodderstompf." Faced with a serious shortage of material to fill out the album and with its release date looming, Public Image Limited decided to conclude the project with a track 12:55 in length, consisting of no more than a disco beat, chattering synthesizers, a bassline, and Jah Wobble singing, shouting, and screaming the phrase "we only wanted to be loved" in a joke voice. Rock critics savaged the song as a deliberate attempt to rip off the public, but it became hugely popular at the Studio 54 disco in New York; the drag queens and hipsters sang and screamed right along with Wobble out loud on the dancefloor – nothing like that had ever happened at Studio 54. As it is perhaps the earliest extended dance mix that has little to do with disco or dub, it is apparent that "Fodderstompf" is an obvious precursor to the acid house and techno that began to evolve in the mid-'80s, although it is seldom accredited that distinction.

After it was released in December 8, 1978, First Issue peaked at number 22 on the British album charts, and import copies were snapped up in America practically as soon as they were loaded off the boat. But Warner Bros., the American label to which Public Image Limited were signed, was unhappy with the album, particularly in that the label felt the bass was mixed too loudly – no one had ever recorded the bass so hot on a regular LP before. Public Image Limited protested, but Warner Bros. stood fast and the band ultimately relented; in the early weeks of January 1979 the whole of First Issue was re-recorded for the American market. But the only portion of this project ever to surface appeared on the backside of the U.K. 12" single of "Death Disco" in July 1979, a mix of "Fodderstompf" minus the vocals, retitled "Megga Mix." Warner Bros. never released the remade album, and the remainder of it has since disappeared. By early 1980 Trouser Press was joking that the American issue of First Issue was the "longest rush release in recorded music history," but clearly long before First Issue was a "dead" issue with Warner Bros. Right after the remake session concluded, drummer Jim Walker surprised Public Image Limited by departing with no notice to join the interesting but now forgotten English group the Pack. In came ex-101'ers drummer Richard Dudanski, and by their next album, Metal Box, Public Image Limited had already worked out an entirely different sound and approach.

Review by Uncle Dave Lewis, Allmusic.com

Tracklist:

01. Theme (09:06)
02. Religion I (01:25)
03. Religion II (05:49)
04. Annalisa (06:03)
05. Public Image (02:58)
06. Low Life (03:37)
07. Attack (02:55)
08. Fodderstompf (07:46)

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Review by Andy Kellman, Allmusic.com

PiL managed to avoid boundaries for the first four years of their existence, and Metal Box (issued in the U.S. as Second Edition) is undoubtedly the apex. It's a hallmark of uncompromising, challenging post-punk, hardly sounding like anything of the past, present, or future. Sure, there were touchstones that got their imaginations running – the bizarreness of Captain Beefheart, the open and rhythmic spaces of Can, and the dense pulses of Lee Perry's productions fueled their creative fires – but what they achieved with their second record is a completely unique hour of avant-garde noise. Originally packaged in a film canister as a trio of 12" records played at 45 rpm, the bass and treble are pegged at 11 throughout, with nary a tinge of midrange to be found. It's all scrapes and throbs (dubscrapes?), supplanted by John Lydon's caterwauling about such subjects as his dying mother, resentment, and murder. Guitarist Keith Levene splatters silvery, violent, percussive shards of metallic scrapes onto the canvas, much like a one-armed Jackson Pollock. Jah Wobble and Richard Dudanski lay down a molasses-thick rhythmic foundation throughout that's just as funky as Can's Czukay/Leibezeit and Chic's Edwards/Rodgers. It's alien dance music. Metal Box might not be recognized as a groundbreaking record with the same reverence as Never Mind the Bollocks, and you certainly can't trace numerous waves of bands who wouldn't have existed without it like the Sex Pistols record. But like a virus, its tones have sent miasmic reverberations through a much broader scope of artists and genres. [Metal Box was issued in the States in 1980 with different artwork and cheaper packaging under the title Second Edition; the track sequence differs as well. The U.K. reissue of Metal Box on CD boasts better sound quality than the Second Edition CD.]

Review by Andy Kellman, Allmusic.com

Tracklist:

01. Albatross (10:34)
02. Memories (05:05)
03. Swanlake (04:11)
04. Poptones (07:46)
05. Careering (04:32)
06. Socialist (03:10)
07. Graveyard (03:07)
08. The Suit (03:30)
09. Bad Baby (04:31)
10. No Birds (04:40)
11. Chant (05:01)
12. Radio 4 (04:24)

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Review by Geoff Orens, Allmusic.com

Released primarily to cut down on bootlegs of the same concerts from early 1980, Paris au Printemps catches Public Image Limited at the peak of the band's career. While the album was criticized at the time for being nothing more than a live album and thus not adhering to the group's avant-garde rhetoric, the music more than makes up for any breakdown in the band's ideology. Jah Wobble issues forth pseudo-reggae liquid basslines while John Lydon moans and whelps over heavy, almost free-form guitar from Keith Levene. Although the songs remain quite similar to their album versions, there are far more prominent synth effects on this recording, adding more of an element of dark psychedelia to the mix and enhancing the menacing aspect to such songs as "Bad Baby," and the droning "Careering." Meanwhile, the epics – "Theme" from First Issue, and "Poptones" from Metal Box – sound arguably even better live. Unfortunately, while the music is great, the album has been pasted together quite sloppily from two concerts, placing the tracks in a bizarre order while leaving out some of the group's best numbers. Nonetheless, Paris au Printemps is a fine release, especially in the absence of any other live recordings of the band from this period. [Note: The CD is currently out of print in America and is also known as Paris in the Spring.]

Review by Geoff Orens, Allmusic.com

Tracklist:

01. Theme (08:37)
02. Chant (04:25)
03. Careering (07:09)
04. Bad baby (06:23)
05. Lowlife (04:19)
06. Attack (03:00)
07. Poptones (07:02)

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Review by Allmusic.com

As opposed to the axis of throbbing bass and guitar slashings of Metal Box, The Flowers of Romance is centralized on razor-sharp drums and typically haranguing vocals. No dubwise grooves here – bassist Jah Wobble was kicked out prior to the recording for ripping off PiL backing tracks for his solo material. And growing more disenchanted with the guitar, Keith Levene's infatuation with synthesizers was reaching a boiling point. His scythe-like guitar is truly brought out for only one song. Stark and minimal are taken to daring lengths, so it's no surprise that Virgin initially balked at issuing the heavily percussive record. "Four Enclosed Walls" opens with something of a mechanical death rattle and John Lydon's quavering warble, framed by backwards piano and Martin Atkins' spartan, dry-as-a-bone drumming. His rapier-like drums seem to serve a similar purpose to Levene's guitar on Metal Box. An unsteady drum pattern and fragile, wind chime-like guitar from Levene shape "Track 8," a bleak look at sexual relationships. Lydon adds color with pleasant imagery of Butterball turkeys and elephant graves. "Under the House" and "Francis Massacre" are the most violent tracks due to Atkins' machine gun firing and Levene's chilling atmosperics. Lydon lashes out at zealous fans on the only bottom-heavy tune, "Banging the Door": "The walls are so thin/The neighbors listen in/Keep the noise down." Perhaps the band's most challenging work (in the avant garde sense), it's just as "love it or hate it" as Metal Box; it'll either go down a treat or like a five-pound block of liverwurst. [The UK version adds three bonus tracks: an instrumental version of "The Flowers of Romance," "Another," (essentially "Graveyard" with vocals) and "Home Is Where the Heart Is." The latter two can be found on Plastic Box.]

Review by Allmusic.com

Tracklist:

01. Four Enclosed Walls (04:45)
02. Track 8 (03:14)
03. Phenagen (02:39)
04. Flowers of Romance (02:50)
05. Under The House (04:32)
06. Hymie' Him (03:18)
07. Banging The Door (04:49)
08. Go Back (03:46)
09. Francis Massacre (03:31)

Bonus tracks:
10. Flowers of Romance (instrumental) (02:50)
11. Home Is Where The Heart Is (07:33)
12. Another (03:51)

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Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 19. December 2009, 12:31

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DR log

foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-01-23 18:32:51

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Public Image Ltd. / Flowers of Romance
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -2.89 dB -17.67 dB 3:15 02-Track 8
DR13 -2.74 dB -20.36 dB 2:40 03-Phenagen
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DR12 -2.10 dB -16.46 dB 4:32 05-Under The House
DR11 -4.18 dB -16.54 dB 3:18 06-Hymie' Him
DR12 -1.94 dB -14.94 dB 4:49 07-Banging The Door
DR14 -0.11 dB -16.76 dB 3:47 08-Go Back
DR12 -3.00 dB -16.85 dB 3:33 09-Francis Massacre
DR10 -0.39 dB -13.23 dB 2:51 10-Flowers of Romance (instrumental)
DR13 -1.26 dB -16.64 dB 7:34 11-Home Is Where The Heart Is
DR11 -0.43 dB -14.15 dB 3:51 12-Another
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Official DR value: DR12

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Bitrate: 848 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================

Review by Geoff Orens, Allmusic.com

After guitarist Keith Levene and bassist Pete Jones left Public Image Limited due to major concerns about the direction John Lydon wanted to take the band, Lydon and drummer Martin Atkins reformed the group with members of a New Jersey outfit, Westside Frankie and the Inglewood Jerks, who knew the Sex Pistols' catalog by heart. The band toured Japan in the summer of 1983, and were offered the chance to record two shows on rare Japanese digital recording equipment while in Tokyo. Atkins would later say the resulting album was released not because of the quality of the show itself, but because of the opportunity to record a live album digitally. Comprising of material from throughout the group's history, Live in Tokyo was originally released as two 12" 45's, in keeping with the style of the earlier Metal Box. However, unlike that seminal album, the performances by this version of Public Image Limited were resoundingly faceless and bland. Even Lydon seems unable to muster up any enthusiasm for the material, which is stripped of any of the qualities that made it so revolutionary in the first place. Gone is any semblance of Jah Wobble's deep bass, Levene's brash guitars, or even Lydon's apocalyptic screaming. Instead it is all replaced by bland competence. Particularly appalling is Lydon's call-and-response shtick with the crowd and the soulless versions of the once haunting "Death Disco" and "Flowers of Romance." Only one track, "Religion," comes across as adding something to the original version, with a new organ introduction and an astonishingly biting performance from Lydon. Ironically enough, because the group recorded with such sophisticated equipment, the sound is phenomenal, capturing a mediocre band in crisp, rich tones.

Review by Geoff Orens, Allmusic.com

Tracklist:

01. Annalisa (05:17)
02. Religion (05:49)
03. Low Life (02:47)
04. Solitaire (03:59)
05. Flowers Of Romance (04:47)
06. (This Is Not A) Love Song (06:28)
07. Death Disco (05:06)
08. Bad Life (04:45)
09. Banging The Door (04:55)
10. Under The House (01:56)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 17. December 2009, 20:24

Public Image Limited / Live In Tokyo

Used drive : MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-841S Adapter: 1 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 102
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 320 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\FLAC\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=EAC FLAC -8" %s

TOC of the extracted CD

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Peak level 99.8 %
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 4D9D0631
Copy CRC 4D9D0631
Copy OK

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AccurateRip summary

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DR log

foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-01-23 18:33:07

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Analyzed: Public Image Limited / Live In Tokyo
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -1.86 dB -17.80 dB 5:18 01-Annalisa
DR14 -0.14 dB -19.96 dB 5:50 02-Religion
DR16 -1.01 dB -20.29 dB 2:48 03-Low Life
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DR16 -1.92 dB -21.29 dB 5:07 07-Death Disco
DR16 -2.59 dB -20.64 dB 4:45 08-Bad Life
DR16 -1.48 dB -21.20 dB 4:55 09-Banging The Door
DR15 -0.51 dB -20.53 dB 1:57 10-Under The House
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR15

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 872 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Review by Andy Kellman, Allmusic.com

PiL's fourth album took three years to reach fruition for a number of reasons. The initial recordings included the nucleus of John Lydon and Keith Levene; Martin Atkins was asked to stay, bringing bassist Pete Jones to help out. After those sessions and a few shows, both Levene and Jones exited. Lydon recruited a lounge act spotted at a New Jersey hotel and took them on tour. Upon re-entering the studio, Lydon and Atkins wiped the departed members off the tapes from the prior recordings, employing faceless session hacks to fill in.

This resulted in one of Lydon's worst outings, the most tentative and least powerful of PiL's recordings. A thin, shrill, wheezing horn section replaces much of Levene's guitar, and the basslines sound dreadful. "This Is Not a Love Song," though accessible enough for the charts, is best left in the year of its origin. Surprisingly for Lydon, the colorful tune has a simple beat and is easy to dance to, but lacks guts. "The Pardon," like a couple other songs on the record, sounds like a bad Flowers of Romance outtake with "modern" production. With Atkins' relentless clippity-cloppity drums and Lydon's bite-free stream-of-consciousness rambling, it eventually fades into the background as a nagging drone. Closer "The Order of Death" saves the record from being a total wreck, a moody instrumental with a repetitive vocal hook and a creepy synth line. Levene, who at that point owned half of the Public Image Limited name, released the version of This Is What You Want… with him and Jones present as the pseudo-bootleg Commercial Zone, on the short-lived PiL Records. It actually preceded the official version's release by months, and a second issue followed later in the year with a slightly different track listing.

Review by Andy Kellman, Allmusic.com

Tracklist:

01. Bad Life (05:15)
02. This Is Not A Love Song (04:12)
03. Solitaire (03:59)
04. Tie Me To The Length Of That (05:15)
05. The Pardon (05:18)
06. Where Are You? (04:18)
07. 1981 (03:17)
08. The Order Of Death (04:49)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 16. December 2009, 12:49

Public Image Ltd. / This Is What You Want… This Is What You Get

Used drive : MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-841S Adapter: 1 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 102
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 320 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\FLAC\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=EAC FLAC -8" %s

TOC of the extracted CD

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Filename C:\Program Files\Music\Public Image Ltd. (P.I.L.)\1984 - Public Image Ltd. - This Is What You Want… This Is What You Get - CDV 2309\Public Image Ltd. - This Is What You Want… This Is What You Get.wav

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Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC FA782917
Copy CRC FA782917
Copy OK

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DR log

foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-01-23 18:33:24

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Analyzed: Public Image Ltd. / This Is What You Want… This Is What You Get
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.31 dB -14.48 dB 5:15 01-Bad Life
DR11 -0.14 dB -13.09 dB 4:12 02-This Is Not A Love Song
DR13 0.00 dB -14.20 dB 3:59 03-Solitaire
DR12 -0.11 dB -14.63 dB 5:18 04-Tie Me To The Length Of That
DR12 -1.91 dB -16.20 dB 5:19 05-The Pardon
DR11 -0.41 dB -15.07 dB 4:19 06-Where Are You?
DR11 -0.45 dB -14.14 dB 3:17 07-1981
DR12 -0.56 dB -14.31 dB 4:50 08-The Order Of Death
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Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
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Bitrate: 831 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Review by Andy Kellman, Allmusic.com

After the release of This Is What You Want, Lydon assembled yet another touring band. Martin Atkins stayed on, with Jebin Bruni and Mark Schulz joining the band's ranks. While gigging, Bruni and Schulz assisted in writing the material that wound up on Album. Atkins left to spend more time on his own projects after touring, and Lydon again scrapped his associates prior to recording. Anyone's first thousand guesses as to who Lydon would work with next couldn't possibly come close, as the unlisted credits for Album read as a motley crew of established musicians who literally have no business being anywhere near Lydon, let alone in a studio with him or with one another. Well, maybe that made perfect sense, given Lydon's ability to baffle. Bill Laswell produced and played bass, which isn't too much of a stretch. But Steve Vai, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Ginger Baker? Baker's involvement is especially odd since PiL played an April Fools' joke on the press by announcing his membership in the early '80s. "Rise" successfully marries rock with Celtic folk (a heavier Dexy's Midnight Runners?); Lydon's chorus is his most hospitable yet. Opener "FFF" and "Home" are other strong points, driving and defiant. The former is as good as hard rock got in 1986. But Album can be found lacking in its reliance on outright professionalism and polish, emphasizing skill over craft. Vai's scorched shredding likely repelled Lydon's fans more than any of PiL's earlier attempts to alienate and frustrate. The 90-second wailing over closer "Ease" is anything but; at most points, Vai's playing just doesn't fit. Unfortunately, Yellow Magic Orchestra member Sakamoto pops up only a couple times. His talent is pretty much wasted here. On the whole, Album is just as generic as its title.

Review by Andy Kellman, Allmusic.com

Tracklist:

01. FFF (05:31)
02. Rise (06:04)
03. Fishing (05:19)
04. Round (04:23)
05. Bags (05:22)
06. Home (05:43)
07. Ease (08:08)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 16. December 2009, 9:42

Public Image Limited / Compact Disc

Used drive : MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-841S Adapter: 1 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 102
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 320 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\FLAC\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=EAC FLAC -8" %s

TOC of the extracted CD

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3 | 11:37.33 | 5:19.72 | 52308 | 76304
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6 | 26:46.33 | 5:45.27 | 120483 | 146384
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Filename C:\Program Files\Music\Public Image Ltd. (P.I.L.)\1985 - Public Image Limited - Compact Disc - ELEKTRA 9 60438-2\Public Image Limited - Compact Disc.wav

Peak level 97.7 %
Range quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 0C966520
Copy CRC 0C966520
Copy OK

No errors occurred

AccurateRip summary

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DR log

foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-01-23 18:33:39

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Public Image Limited / Compact Disc
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.57 dB -16.10 dB 5:31 01-FFF
DR14 -0.20 dB -16.30 dB 6:06 02-Rise
DR13 -0.20 dB -14.28 dB 5:20 03-Fishing
DR13 -0.40 dB -15.92 dB 4:25 04-Round
DR13 -0.40 dB -14.45 dB 5:24 05-Bags
DR12 -0.60 dB -14.06 dB 5:45 06-Home
DR13 -0.45 dB -16.53 dB 8:09 07-Ease
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Official DR value: DR13

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Codec: FLAC
================================================================================

Review by Andy Kellman, Allmusic.com

Happy? benefits from some relative stability in PiL's lineup, not to mention the undeniable fact that the band members' allegiance makes sense (in contrast to that of Album's crew). Keyboardist Lu Edmonds (the Damned and 3 Mustaphas 3), guitarist John McGeoch (Magazine and Siouxsie & the Banshees), drummer Bruce Smith (the Pop Group and Rip Rig & Panic), and muscular Yank bassist Allan Dias are a solid unit, forming something of a post-punk supergroup. The Blind Faith of the '80s? Even more radio friendly than Album, Happy? is increasingly entrenched in dancefloor-type fare. Lydon isn't his full-blown postal self, but he's still continents away from being rosy. Though the music might be too dated for most ears years later, Lydon's riffing on unplanned pregnancy ("The Body"), sheep mentality ("Angry"), and false national pride ("Hard Times") still holds together lyrically. McGeoch and Edmonds' sparkling work comes a little too close to stadium-bound for comfort (paging Mr. Edge…), but it's a good turn away from Album's brainy metal-wank fireworks. Just when the band sounds as if it's approaching standard issue 1987 chart fare, it fiddles with the arrangements and structures enough to make sure the songs don't qualify as such. If PiL was trying to remain accessible and challenging at the same time, the band fell just short of its goal; given the conspirators involved, Happy? is not quite as distinct as it should have been. But as far as PiL outings are considered, it was Lydon's best in six years.

Review by Andy Kellman, Allmusic.com

Tracklist:

01. Seattle (03:40)
02. Rules And Regulations (04:31)
03. The Body (03:11)
04. Save Me (04:48)
05. Hard Times (03:42)
06. Open And Revolving (04:01)
07. Angry (04:13)
08. Fat Chance Hotel (07:02)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 5. February 2010, 15:47

Public Image Limited / Happy?

Used drive : PLEXTOR CD-R PX-W2410A Adapter: 1 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 98
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : Yes
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo

TOC of the extracted CD

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Filename D:\RIP\PiL-H\I\Public Image Limited - Happy.wav

Peak level 83.1 %
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 25A15060
Copy CRC 25A15060
Copy OK

No errors occurred

AccurateRip summary

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Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [86AEF6B9]
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [91268F30]
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DR log

foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-01-23 18:33:52

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Public Image Limited / Happy?
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -1.65 dB -16.97 dB 3:40 01-Seattle
DR13 -2.74 dB -18.71 dB 4:33 02-Rules And Regulations
DR13 -1.65 dB -16.68 dB 3:12 03-The Body
DR13 -3.10 dB -18.49 dB 4:50 04-Save Me
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 813 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================

Review by Andy Kellman, Allmusic.com

9 features essentially the same group of characters found on Happy?, with only Lu Edmonds having left the fold (though he did contribute to the writing on each song). Seven studio albums, seven lineups – Lydon failed yet again to keep the same people together for more than one record. But is this notion really of major consequence? Not really, and Lydon probably prides himself in it. Thankfully, 9 retained the Happy? core of Bruce Smith, John McGeoch, and Allan Dias. If Happy? and various points prior were flirtations with accessible dance-pop, 9 was a bear hug embrace of it. 9 is split between a modern rock record and a dance producer-derived one, but credit both producers and band for making it a successful combination; on paper, the game plan looks like an accident waiting to happen. Stephen Hague was responsible for just over half of the album's production, with E.T. Thorngren working on the remainder and Nellee Hooper mixing one of Thorngren's productions. 9 is easily PiL's slickest yet, but there's substance to balance it out. The catchy "Disappointed" provided the band's greatest success in the States, with plenty of airplay on modern rock radio stations and light rotation on MTV. Other highlights: the dubby, almost Police-like near-instrumental "U.S.L.S. 1" and the surprising use of acoustic guitar on "Worry." Lowlights: the slightly goofy "Sand Castles in the Snow," the oddball fusion of Asiatic keyboards and late-'80s R&B on "Like That," the character play of Lydon in "Warrior."

Review by Andy Kellman, Allmusic.com

Tracklist:

01. Happy (03:57)
02. Disappointed (05:34)
03. Warrior (04:17)
04. U.S.L.S. 1 (05:37)
05. Sand Castles In The Snow (03:44)
06. Worry (03:53)
07. Brave New World (04:19)
08. Like That (03:40)
09. Same Old Story (04:17)
10. Armada (04:43)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 5. February 2010, 16:06

Public Image Limited / 9

Used drive : PLEXTOR CD-R PX-W2410A Adapter: 1 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 98
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : Yes
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo

TOC of the extracted CD

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9 | 35:07.05 | 4:19.05 | 158030 | 177459
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Filename D:\RIP\PiL-9\I\Public Image Limited - 9.wav

Peak level 100.0 %
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC D0895A15
Copy CRC D0895A15
Copy OK

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AccurateRip summary

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Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 31) [2D754CBB]
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 31) [D52ACCCF]
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DR log

foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-01-23 18:34:08

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Public Image Limited / 9
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 0.00 dB -14.93 dB 5:34 02-Disappointed
DR16 0.00 dB -17.75 dB 4:17 03-Warrior
DR16 0.00 dB -17.64 dB 5:38 04-U.S.L.S. 1
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DR14 0.00 dB -16.10 dB 4:19 09-Same Old Story
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Official DR value: DR15

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Channels: 2
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Review by Andy Kellman, Allmusic.com

The Greatest Hits, So Far mines the singles PiL released through 1990. Ten years after its release, it was doubtful that a second volume would surface (the '90s saw one lone studio release, not to mention a John Lydon "solo" record), so thankfully Lydon didn't embarrass himself by titling it "The Greatest Hits, Volume One." That said, not many outfits under the guise of one name can boast a collection of singles so diverse and ranging in quality. And really, the title should be "The Singles, So Far." By attempting to hit upon all the studio releases, bright moments like "Bad Baby," "Banging the Door," and "The Order of Death" get left behind. The distance between 1979's "Death Disco" and 1990's "Don't Ask Me" would be impossible to traverse with the trustiest of vehicles. The back cover of the disc depicts Stonehenge and an earthbound spacecraft, with a howling dog in the middle. That's accurate. With peers mutating from the Pop Group ("Careering") to Information Society ("Warrior"), PiL couldn't possibly expect to concoct a compilation that would appeal to all ears. In that regard, GHSF is more of a Denny's sampler than a thematic banquet spread. (To clarify: "Rules and Regulations" is a cheese stick, not tasty bean pâté.) Whether or not this is a proper first place to go for PiL is up for debate, as it takes a very eclectic head to thrill to both their early discordance and later chart-targeted tunefulness. It's not going to provide a solid idea of where they stood at any point in their existence, but it's just enough to pique further investigation.

Review by Andy Kellman, Allmusic.com

Tracklist:

01. Public image (02:59)
02. Death disco (04:16)
03. Memories (05:07)
04. Careering (04:34)
05. Flowers of romance (02:51)
06. This is not a love song (04:13)
07. Rise (06:18)
08. Home (05:50)
09. Seattle (03:41)
10. The body (06:38)
11. Rules and regulations (04:34)
12. Disappointed (06:45)
13. Warrior (07:08)
14. Don't ask me (03:44)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 13. December 2009, 22:49

Public Image Ltd. / The greatest hits, so far

Used drive : MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-841S Adapter: 1 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 102
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 320 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\FLAC\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=EAC FLAC -8" %s

TOC of the extracted CD

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12 | 51:05.60 | 6:45.12 | 229935 | 260321
13 | 57:50.72 | 7:08.20 | 260322 | 292441
14 | 64:59.17 | 3:44.58 | 292442 | 309299

Range status and errors

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Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 9C68C156
Copy CRC 9C68C156
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No errors occurred

AccurateRip summary

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DR log

foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-01-23 18:34:32

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Analyzed: Public Image Ltd. / The greatest hits, so far
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.48 dB -10.88 dB 2:59 01-Public image
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DR12 -0.95 dB -14.78 dB 6:18 07-Rise
DR10 -3.35 dB -14.47 dB 5:51 08-Home
DR10 -0.72 dB -12.66 dB 3:41 09-Seattle
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DR12 -0.48 dB -14.31 dB 6:45 12-Disappointed
DR11 -0.65 dB -12.84 dB 7:08 13-Warrior
DR11 -0.24 dB -13.08 dB 3:45 14-Don't ask me
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Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 938 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================

Tracklist:

01. Cruel (05:18)
02. Love Hope (03:48)
03. Rise (Live) [16 Jul 89, NYC] (08:09)
04. Home (Live) [16 Jul 89, NYC] (05:35)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 2 from 29. April 2011

Отчёт EAC об извлечении, выполненном 6. августа 2012, 0:08

Public Image Limited / Cruel

Дисковод: TSSTcorpCDDVDW SH-S202H Adapter: 0 ID: 0

Режим чтения : Достоверность
Использование точного потока : Да
Отключение кэша аудио : Да
Использование указателей C2 : Нет

Коррекция смещения при чтении : 6
Способность читать области Lead-in и Lead-out : Нет
Заполнение пропущенных сэмплов тишиной : Да
Удаление блоков с тишиной в начале и конце : Нет
При вычислениях CRC использовались нулевые сэмплы : Да
Интерфейс : Встроенный Win32-интерфейс для Win NT/2000

Выходной формат : Пользовательский кодировщик
Выбранный битрейт : 768 kBit/s
Качество : Высокий
Добавление ID3-тега : Нет
Утилита сжатия : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
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TOC извлечённого CD

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2 | 5:18.50 | 3:48.52 | 23900 | 41051
3 | 9:07.27 | 8:09.13 | 41052 | 77739
4 | 17:16.40 | 5:35.35 | 77740 | 102899

Характеристики диапазона извлечения и сообщения об ошибках

Выбранный диапазон

Имя файла C:\Documents and Settings\Пользователь\Мои документы\Моя музыка\Public Image Limited - Cruel.wav

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Скорость извлечения 2.2 X
Качество диапазона 100.0 %
CRC копии F4D46375
Копирование… OK

Ошибок не произошло

AccurateRip: сводка

Трек 1 : извлечено точно (доверие 1) [AAF242DE] (AR v1)
Трек 2 : извлечено точно (доверие 1) [2DB29E69] (AR v1)
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Трек 4 : извлечено точно (доверие 1) [077D0AA5] (AR v1)

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Конец отчёта

DR log

foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-01-23 18:34:41

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Public Image Limited / Cruel
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -0.12 dB -10.38 dB 5:19 01-Cruel
DR7 -0.47 dB -8.75 dB 3:49 02-Love Hope
DR13 0.00 dB -15.41 dB 8:09 03-Rise (Live) [16 Jul 89, NYC]
DR12 0.00 dB -13.77 dB 5:35 04-Home (Live) [16 Jul 89, NYC]
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Number of tracks: 4
Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
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Codec: FLAC
================================================================================

Review by Roch Parisien, Allmusic.com

Former Sex Pistol vocalist John Lydon once again unleashed his Public Image Ltd. project, this time with a more basic, unrelenting rock & roll attack than ever before. The audio assault of guitarist John McGeoch and bassist Allan Dias perfectly complements Lydon's frenzied, strangled bleating throughout. As usual, Lydon succeeds in being all of satirical and fatalistic, confrontational and self-deprecating. The album's opening words set the tone: "What does it mean/What does anything mean." It's spat out as a statement rather than a question. "Covered" unpredictably tosses sampled vocals, bluesy harmonica, and Tower of Power horns into the mix. That What Is Not can be a difficult PiL to swallow, but the heady side-effects make the effort worthwhile.

Review by Roch Parisien, Allmusic.com

Tracklist:

01. Acid Drops (06:34)
02. Luck's Up (04:07)
03. Cruel (05:18)
04. God (05:33)
05. Covered (04:39)
06. Love Hope (03:47)
07. Unfairground (05:16)
08. Think Tank (04:40)
09. Emperor (04:08)
10. Good Things (05:34)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 5. February 2010, 16:34

Public Image Limited / That What Is Not

Used drive : PLEXTOR CD-R PX-W2410A Adapter: 1 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 98
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : Yes
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo

TOC of the extracted CD

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3 | 10:43.40 | 5:18.57 | 48265 | 72171
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9 | 40:00.47 | 4:08.28 | 180047 | 198674
10 | 44:09.00 | 5:34.32 | 198675 | 223756

Range status and errors

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Filename D:\RIP\PiL-TWIN\I\Public Image Limited - That What Is Not.wav

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Range quality 100.0 %
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No errors occurred

AccurateRip summary

Track 1 accurately ripped (confidence 23) [5504648D]
Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 23) [65A9F208]
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 23) [4F24F19E]
Track 4 accurately ripped (confidence 23) [65E23BC2]
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DR log

foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-01-23 18:35:03

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Public Image Limited / That What Is Not
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.41 dB -11.46 dB 6:35 01-Acid Drops
DR9 -0.70 dB -10.87 dB 4:08 02-Luck's Up
DR8 -2.12 dB -12.38 dB 5:19 03-Cruel
DR9 -1.04 dB -11.15 dB 5:33 04-God
DR9 -1.25 dB -11.65 dB 4:40 05-Covered
DR8 -1.03 dB -10.97 dB 3:48 06-Love Hope
DR9 -1.38 dB -11.72 dB 5:17 07-Unfairground
DR8 -1.46 dB -11.00 dB 4:40 08-Think Tank
DR9 -0.25 dB -11.53 dB 4:08 09-Emperor
DR9 -0.80 dB -11.26 dB 5:34 10-Good Things
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR9

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 981 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================

Review by Andy Kellman, Allmusic.com

Enabled by the expiration of obstructive contracts and a little income from an appearance in a butter ad, John Lydon revived PiL in 2009. Consisting of alums Bruce Smith (1986-1990) and Lu Edmonds (1986-1988), along with bassist Scott Firth, Lydon's band toured steadily from December 2009 through 2011 and released this, its first album since 1992's That What Is Not, in 2012. Those later set lists – one of which was documented on ALiFE 2009 – leaned heavily toward PiL's first two albums. Playing that material seems to have affected the sound of This Is PiL, though it is no attempt at replication. It's more like a stylistic evolution – one that's easier on the average set of ears than the droning dread of the first album's "Theme" or the mangled dub of Metal Box's "Poptones." Firth's liquid throb replaces Jah Wobble's rumbling and penetrating basslines. Edmonds' flexible guitar style carries significantly less violence than Keith Levene's caustic slashing. Smith's rhythms are more intricate and musical than PiL's early thud-discoid "drummer by committee" approach. Lydon, sharp and direct as ever, shows occasional signs of softening, as heard in a handful of wistful lines laced through otherwise forceful songs like "One Drop" and "Human" ("I miss those roses, those English roses"). However, he sticks to his seething wordplay with far greater frequency. This is exemplified by the standout "Terra-Gate," a vivid rant with as much intensity as Metal Box's "Chant" ("Take what you make, what you hate, integrate, into hate, it's too late," etc.). It's one of the PiL's best albums. Just as important, it has as much attitude – if somewhat tempered and pointed in some new directions – as anything else Lydon has recorded. And it begins with a belch and ends with a wail.

Review by Andy Kellman, Allmusic.com

Tracklist:

01. This is PiL (03:39)
02. One Drop (04:51)
03. Deeper Water (06:07)
04. Terra-Gate (03:47)
05. Human (06:02)
06. i Must Be Dreaming (04:13)
07. it Said That (04:08)
08. The Room i Am iN (03:07)
09. Lollipop Opera (06:53)
10. Fool (05:52)
11. Reggie Song (05:48)
12. Out of the Woods (09:41)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 2. June 2012, 16:28

Public Image Ltd. / This is PiL

Used drive : HL-DT-STDVD+-RW GSA-T11N Adapter: 2 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 667
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track

Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 128 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "PERFORMER=%albuminterpret%" -T "COMPOSER=%composer%" %haslyrics%–tag-from-file=LYRICS="%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "ALBUM ARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "DISCNUMBER=%cdnumber%" -T "TOTALDISCS=%totalcds%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" -T "COMMENT=%comment%" %source% -o %dest%

TOC of the extracted CD

Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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2 | 3:39.28 | 4:51.47 | 16453 | 38324
3 | 8:31.00 | 6:07.47 | 38325 | 65896
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7 | 28:42.07 | 4:08.64 | 129157 | 147820
8 | 32:50.71 | 3:07.31 | 147821 | 161876
9 | 35:58.27 | 6:53.74 | 161877 | 192925
10 | 42:52.26 | 5:52.13 | 192926 | 219338
11 | 48:44.39 | 5:48.41 | 219339 | 245479
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Filename C:\Public Image Ltd. - This is PiL\10 Fool.wav

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DR log

foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-01-23 18:35:27

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Public Image Ltd. / This is PiL
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 0.00 dB -8.52 dB 4:52 02-One Drop
DR7 0.00 dB -7.89 dB 6:08 03-Deeper Water
DR7 0.00 dB -8.19 dB 3:47 04-Terra-Gate
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR7

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 846 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================

All thanks to original releasers: shteeren for 'Cruel', thefunkyv1ol8r for 'This is PiL',
and BusyBackson for all other albums

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1. FLAC
2. MP3
This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get (1984)
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2. MP3
Compact Disc (aka Album) (1985)
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2. MP3
Happy? (1987)
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2. MP3
9 (1989)
1. FLAC
2. MP3
The Greatest Hits, So Far (1990)
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2. MP3
Cruel EP (1992)
1. FLAC
2. MP3
That What Is Not (1992)
1. FLAC
2. MP3
This Is PiL (2012)
1. FLAC
2. MP3

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