1 No 1 Public Image. (UK ). (Vinyl).

PILs First single.

2 No 2 Public Image.(UK).(2nd pic sleeve issue). (vinyl).

This is Pils second UK single on the old gold label which was released in 83 it is listed as the B side. The A side is This Is Not A Love Song. The cover is the Old Gold Factory issue, the label is orange in colour and is now hard to find.

3 No 3 Public Image.(France).(1st European pic sleeve issue).

This is the first different pic sleeve, it has unique blue labels.

4 No 4 Public Image.(Spanish). (vinyl).

This one has a slightly different pic cover,and has unique silver labels.

5 No 5 Public Image.(Italian). (vinyl).

This one has a unique pic cover, different from any of the others.It has the original blue and white virgin labels and is the rarest of all the Euro pressings.

6 No 6 Public Image.(Greek). (vinyl).

This is a very rare pressing and it is rumoured that only 100 ever got pressed,and is very hard to find.

7 No 7 Public Image.(Australian/Wizard). (vinyl).

This came in the news paper sleeve same as the uk issue the only difference is that it is black and white (without the red).

8 No 8 Public Image.(New Zealand). (vinyl).

This comes with the original virgin blue labels in a plain white sleeve with Marketed By RTC... black and white sticker on the cover.

9 No 9 Public Image.(New Zealand Re Issue). (vinyl).

This is a reissue and came  with the red and green labels, it also comes without a pic cover and it is in a plain white sleeve.

10 No 10 Death Disco.(UK).Vinyl).

This is Pils second single it comes in a hard cadboard pic cover,it reached no 12 in the uk charts.The song was released in an alternate version as Swan Lake on the groups second album.The song was written for his mother, he spoke of how his mother was treated badly by the church and they would not give her the last Rites in hospital, this song expressed his feelings.

11 No 11 Death Disco.(France).(Vinyl).

Yet again this is the second single to be released in Europe by Pil.The label is moulded in blue vinyl and the cover is different from the UK issue. 

12 No 12 Death Disco.(West German).(Vinyl).

This is the West German issue slightly different pic sleeve,and different labels it has the green and red ones and is hard to find.

13 No 13 Death Disco.(Australian).(Vinyl).

This was issued on the Wizard label and comes in a hard carboard sleeve.

14 No 14 Death Disco.(New Zealand).(Vinyl).

This is the New Zealand issue,it comes in a die cut red and green plain  sleeve.The labels are the original virgin blue and white ones.this is really a unique issue as the track listings are completly different from all the other issues and is by far the most hard to find Death Disco.

53 No 53 Seattle - 7(vinyl).

Seattle - Limited Edition 7" Box Set.  (Thanks Mick)

The 7 inch box contains the following;

Seattle / Selfish Rubbish UK 7" in picture sleeve.

6cm Sew-on PiL logo patch.

1 inch "Happy?" badge.

PiL group photo postcard.

The vinyl is the standard 7" pressing of Seattle that was available to buy individually.

The contents label was stuck to the front of some issues of the box set and on the back of others.

The postcard has to be held at a certain angle towards a light source to be able to view the image properly.

55 No 55 Cruel, Ltd Edition 10inch.(vinyl).

Cruel, Limited Edition, Individually numbered 10".  (Thanks Mick).

This was the very first PiL vinyl I bought, back in 1992 from John Menzies in Airdrie. Think is cost about two quid at the time.

The sleeve is a gatefold that folds out to show pictures of the band.

My copy is numbered 5600.

The record features a live track, recorded in New York City in 1989.

56 No 56 Cruel, white label 7inch pressing.(vinyl).

Cruel, white label 7inch pressing.  (Thanks Mick)

The single was published in early 1992 so it is possible that this white label was already pressed in 1991. No way to be sure though.

These white label vinyls usually turn up on ebay advertised as "test pressings" however genuine test pressings are usually only created in such small numbers (2 or 3 usually) that it wouldn't really explain the number of such vinyls on the market.

More commonly labels like Virgin etc issued these white label pressings as promo records, usually distributing them to journalists and radio stations etc. That's why they appear so often in collections and on the market.

57 No 57 Cruel, 7inch. (Vinyl).

Cruel, 1992 7 inch.  (Thanks Mick)

This is the standard 7 inch pressing of the Cruel single.

The version that I have seems to have been used as a promo tool as it has a Virgin Records PR sticker on it with the guys name and contact details on along with a date stamp; "10 Feb 1992"

58 No 58 The Body UK 7 inch.(vinyl).

The Body, UK 7"  (Thanks Mick)

Unfortunately this was PiL's worst selling single, only reaching 100 on the UK charts. It's still my favourite song from the later 80's period.

59 No 59 Bad Life, UK 7 inch.(vinyl).

Bad Life, UK 7".  (Thanks Mick)

Bad Life is a reworked version of the Commercial Zone track called "Mad Max" from 1982.

The single was released as 7" and 12". A special Ltd Edition 7" with an embossed PiL logo on the sleeve was also released. The standard 12" also featured the embossed logo.

The single charted fairly poorly and was even excluded from 1990's Greatest Hits collection.

A very crappy promo video was shot.

60 No 60 Home autopgraphed UK 7inch.(vinyl).

Home, UK 7inch.  (Thanks Mick).

This is the same 7inch that was added to the site a few months ago. John Lydon was kind enough to sign the sleeve for me after PiL's recent gig in Cardiff.

61 No 61 Public Image, German autographed 7inch..(vinyl).

Publik image, autographed German 7inch.  (Thanks Mick).

This is the same 7inch that was added to the site a few months ago. John Lydon was kind enough to sign the sleeve for me after PiL's recent Cardiff gig.

977 No 977 Public image - Japanese 7 inch.(vinyl).

Public image / The Cowboy Song

 Japanese edition of PiL's first ever single.

Front sleeve features the "First issue" design of the UK LP and the rear sleeve features the lyrics of both songs in Japanese & English.

I bought this item on ebay in 2003. Sometimes turns up on ebay for a ridiculous price. Eil.com were selling one once for about £200. (Rock n Roll Swindle?)

979 No 979 Public image - German 7 inch.(vinyl).

This is the German issue of PiL's first ever single.

The record was a hit in Germany, although the single itself is relatively hard to come by. When it appears on ebay it usually sells for a pretty hefty price.

I have two copies in my collection. The first was purchased from ebay  a year ago for about £18 and the second copy was bought for only 2 euros in a second hand record store in Kiel, Germany. Quite a find!

The sleeve design is the same both front and back.

Has "made in Germany" etched onto the run-out grooves.