County Marriage Records

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. Lydon emerged after the break-up of the Sex Pistols with PiL’s First Issue (1978). His new band had a more experimental sound: Wobble’s “droning, slow-tempo, bass-heavy noise rock, overlaid by Lydon’s distinctive, vituperative rant.” Their early work is often regarded as some of the most challenging and innovative music of the post-punk era. The Flowers of Romance is the third studio album by Public Image Ltd, released in the UK in April 1981 by Virgin Records. The title of the album makes reference to The Flowers of Romance, an early punk band of which Keith Levene (as well as Sid Vicious) was a member. “The Flowers of Romance” was also the title of an early Sex Pistols song. The cover photograph is of the band’s videographer, Jeanette Lee. 1.”Four Enclosed Walls” — 4:44 2.”Track 8″ — 3:15 3.”Phenagen” — 2:40 4.”Flowers of Romance” — 2:51 5.”Under the House” — 4:33 6.”Hymie’s Him” — 3:18 7.”Banging the Door” — 4:49 8.”Go Back” — 3:46 9.”Francis Massacre” — 3:31
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