First Issue

 The second side of the debut album opened new scenarios in the music of PIL: long proto-dub litanies and furious vitriolic attacks delivered by the demented voice of the now-former Johnny Rotten.

 'First Issue is just the first of a series of attempts by Lydon to exorcise his uncomfortable past as Johnny Rotten.'

 Discover how Johnny Rotten reshaped punk music with Public Image Ltd’s 'First Issue' — listen now and explore the roots of post-punk!

 A sparse sound, minimal, powerful yet melodic, that certainly did not prelude to a devastating follow-up like 'First Issue'.

 The innovative strength expressed by its alienating tones laid some fundamental foundations in musical language.

 Listen to Public Image Ltd's 'First Issue' and discover the roots of post-punk innovation!

 Listening to First Issue is hard and trying: the record can be irritating, cacophonous, and brutal, but carefully delving beneath the deliberately repellent surface reveals small sonic gems of stark darkness and programmatic madness.

 The opener "Theme" sends one message: welcome to the post-punk.

 Dive into Public Image Ltd's First Issue and experience the raw, groundbreaking sound that transformed punk into post-punk innovation.