Talk:Public Image Ltd

message: the trip to Jamaica also involved an attempt at shoe-horning John Lydon into Devo... they  had Devo in one room, and Lydon in another... Devo walked as soon as they realized what was happening.
The first album was known as "First Edition", wasn't it?  not "First Issue".
* No, your confusing their first album with their second album, their first album was definately called "First Issue"
Mabsy (talk) 15:54, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It appears to be the result of an edit on Mar. 4 (). I've put it back the way it was, as the edits in question lacked attribution. -- Gyrofrog  (talk) 17:41, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  jamaica 

message: http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=360114
Why is this missing from the discog and not mentioned in the history. Surely it's an important piece in musical history. I have added it along with covered and acid drops as they are listed as singles on some discogs though i can't confirm it. I believe they may have been cancelled though there are promos. I'll put cancelled aside them if anyone doesnt think they should be there remove them. I can't find the chart position for warrior. --Neon white 15:07, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Warrior 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:PiLFirstIssue.jpg

message: The link to Pete Jones' website describing his time in PiL is fine, but the links to myspace and selling mp3s violates WP:SPAM. Freshacconci 00:40, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pete Jones website 

message: This is not Lydon and Wobble, it is Lydon and Levine - Lydon even utters 'Keith' at one point. I have changed the reference. Robojam 21:09, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fodderstompf 

message: The text describing how Kate Bush tried to duplicate Wobble's sound belongs in a different section, not the one about Flowers of Romance. Wobble was no longer in the band when that album was recorded. -- Gyrofrog  (talk) 21:50, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kate Bush 

message: No one could seriously call PiL a rock band. It's major audience is probably avant-guard rock/pop fans, but that doesn't make them a rock band. And anyhow, the band themselves claimed to be post-rock and roll. If anyone really wants me to prove that, I can find the interview on Youtube again. Anyhow, I removed one single word from the entire article: the word "rock" in the first sentence. --MQDuck (talk) 05:42, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: They often called themselves a "Company", from intervies etc. I've seen. (YouTube of course) 125.238.109.21 (talk) 01:12, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Genre 

message: I can't understand why a photograph of John Lydon is in the infobox when he isn't even listed even in the primary former members category of bandmates. Can't a photo of the band be found, or at least one showing a few members who are/were active together? --leahtwosaints (talk) 06:31, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It's also an incredibly fuckign sad photo.. Could we get an early photo from '78/79 perhaps? http://www.johnlydon.com/images/jlc020.jpg perhaps this seeing as how this is very widley used as a PiL fote. here's moar: http://www.last.fm/music/Public+Image+Ltd./+images Thakmere (talk) 19:46, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

text: Well, users upload them (probably from google), so I could only assume its public domain...Thakmere (talk) 04:42, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo 

message: I don't know how to edit the article but wanted to let you know the number of tour dates of UK Dec 2009 is increased.  Article says five dates - currently there are seven dates.  http://www.pilofficial.com/shows.html  Can somebody change it?  (And I agree about changing to a photo of the band.  Or how about something like this?  http://www.pilofficial.com/image.html  PIL might allow it; worth a try. )  Thx and here are my tildes... although I don't see any tildes in the above text (?) 72.49.198.169 (talk) 05:07, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: More tour dates

message: I spent about an hour or so compiling the new navbox, because I think that PiL are worthy enough of having one. Feel free to add anything I've missed out, especially with members and related articles. 
Taco chopper (talk) 15:36, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  pil navbox 

message: Public Image Ltd. →  — PiL did not use a full stop after their name, nor is a full stop normally used after abbreviations ending in the final letter of the word. McLerristarr / Mclay1 07:16, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree. Ceoil (talk) 08:35, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

text: Agree. Rothorpe (talk) 12:21, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

text: Agree. I requested this over a month ago and nothing ever became of it. This was moved without discussion from the title without a full stop a few years ago. Radiopathy •talk•   13:32, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: What happened to the request? It's not on this page. McLerristarr / Mclay1 13:50, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I filed this at Requested moves on 27 July. Radiopathy •talk•   14:03, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

text: Agree - perfectly logical move. Ohconfucius ¡digame! 14:16, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

text: Im taking this as concencus and have asked for a move over a redirect. Ceoil (talk) 16:26, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 

message: I believe the "generic branding" of the 1986 album is an hommage to the 1984 film Repo Man, where the characters drink "beer" and eat from cans of "food".  The typefaces and colours seem extrememly similar.  See for example at 0:54 in the trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLGrXGEMOSo.
Stopserver (talk) 20:24, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Album/Compact Disc/Cassette - hommage to Repo Man? 

message: Steve New is listed as a band member, this is incorrect. He only guested on one single song in 1980, that's all. Please change/remove!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.149.241.3 (talk) 04:24, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Steve New 

message: Surely something should be mentioned about PiL getting back in the studio? http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20110729_cotswolds.shtml 86.130.249.193 (talk) 01:39, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Material 

message: Could PiL's original incarnation be considered a supergroup? --TangoTizerWolfstone (talk) 01:15, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I wouldn't have thought so. You usually need several established musicians for a supergroup, while in this case only Lydon was a big name at the time.--Michig (talk) 06:07, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Supergroup

message: removed the link (which was to the indian footy player of the same name); dias deserves his own wikipedia page, to judge from this very interesting interview, but currently he doesn't have one.
http://www.fodderstompf.com/INTERVIEWS/diasint.html
duncanrmi (talk) 20:54, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  allan dias 

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message: There is an inconsistency in the current article intro section regarding the members that formed the band.
The intro first says:
:Public Image Ltd (abbreviated as PiL) are an English post-punk band formed by singer John Lydon, guitarist Keith Levene, bassist Jah Wobble, and drummer Jim Walker.
It then says:
:Following his departure from the Sex Pistols in January 1978, Lydon sought a more experimental "anti-rock" project and formed PIL
These two statements are inconsistent.  The first says that all founding members were involved in forming the band.  The seconds says the band was formed by Lydon alone.
I suspect there's confusion between founding and forming members but it is beyond my knowledge to definitively correct this.  I hope a fellow Wikipedian is able to do so.
Wantnot (talk) 10:15, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inconsistency in Article Regarding Forming Members 

message: The article refers to Wobble letting off a fire extinguisher because Lydon had 'started a fire' this is false.  The fire extinguisher was let of by Wobble to show his "frustration at society" (quoted from vocal) there was absolutely no fire.  I am cited on the 'first Issue' page as being present during the recording and I am referred to in the vocal as "the long haired hippie roadie".  Three members of the group were present for the vocal: Lydon, Levene and Wobble, not two. I haven't edited. Thelisteninghand (talk) 17:06, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fire? There was no fire. 

message: The Ritz Riot could have its own heading - I have tried to provide a citation but I think there are problems with the website. Perhaps someone who isn't also a beginner could check.  There are two excellent first hand accounts of the gig, one by Sounds magazine.  You'll need to either copy and paste the link or go to fodderstompf.com and click the pull down menu, click Gig Archives - then scroll to 1981 New York Ritz. This is an updated note to a previous question. Thelisteninghand (talk) 17:12, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ritz Riot 

message: For the avoidance of any doubt the Ltd company was real, not simply a description or an artistic concept.  It was founded by Lydon in July '78 with the band members as directors.  Here's data from Companies House: https://companycheck.co.uk/company/01377652/PUBLIC-IMAGE-LIMITED/companies-house-data
I'll edit to include this somehow Thelisteninghand (talk) 17:39, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Limited Company 

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