Public Image Limited – First Issue – 1LP – Black Vinyl [Record Store Day 2025]

This product is a RECORD STORE DAY 2025 title and not available to pre-order. Available to buy in-storefrom 8am on Saturday, 12/04/2025 (Record Store Day). Remaining copies will be available to buy online from 8pm on Monday14/04/2025.

First Issue’ is the debut album by PiL, originally released in 1978 by Virgin Records

An alternative version of ‘First Issue’ was initially intended for release by Warner Bros

in 1979, but it never saw the light of day

It was thought the recordings were lost

However, the misfiled tape was later accidentally discovered in the Warner Brothers vault in the USA and features mixes and re-recordings of tracks from the original debut

These mixes were created during the 1979 sessions for ‘Metal Box” and even includes ‘Swan Lake” (aka ‘Death Disco’) from the album

The intention behind the original release was to prevent further importing of the Virgin UK edition into the US

This strategy also aimed to create a unique enough release for the Warner Bros

territories so it could stand out in terms of sales

This version of ‘First Issue’ has never been released and the release includes different sleeve artwork compared to the original version

Track Listing

Side A
1. Theme
2. Annalisa

Side B
1. Public Image
2. Low Life
3. Attack
4. Swan Lake