(Light in the Attic) I could be wrong, but I don’t think
PIL’s debut was released in the US, or if it was, something went wrong with
distro, because I never saw a non-import copy, and I saw lotsa “Metal Box”s. Even
if it was, this version, with a bonus of their first single (a repro of the
sleeve and all) is certainly new to these shores, and well worth the wait.
Forget what came to be known as post-punk, this in many ways was thekey post-punk
release, as Mr. Punk Rock was done with punk, made clear with a musical
declaration that dubby, noisy, atmosheric, ambitious art rock was where it was
at. And though these forays into dance clubs and anti-religious poetry night at
the pub contain more pretension than a Silver Jubilee’s worth of Sex Pistols
singles, they also seem more thrilling and challenging. Their only “hit” off
the album (ahe band’s theme song…something I endorse wholeheartedly for all
bands) may be the most familiar thing here, but even that sounds fresh in the
context of this nice packaging. There’s also a lengthy archivsl interview, but I
can only take about five minutes of Johnny Lydon talking.
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