The Slab \/ Lou Reed 1 \/ Lou Reed 2 \/ Blue Water \/ Miller Hi-Life<\/a><\/p>\nStuck this on because I could not find my Public Image Limited live at the Rainbow, London, 26\/12\/78 tape. Oh balls! While writing this I have just remembered I have the New York \u2018Riot\u2019 gig from May 1981 on a 33 rpm 7\u2033 bootleg. Will put that on at some time no doubt\u2026<\/p>\n
Anyway this is a\u00a0Keith Levine mixed\u00a0version of\u00a0the tracks that\u00a0would eventually be released as the \u2018This Is What You\u00a0Want, This\u00a0Is What You Get\u2019 LP, which was released in 1984 by Virgin.<\/p>\n
Keith Levine had left the band by the time he tampered with the original tapes and got them pressed up in 1983. At the time it caused quite a bit of fuss, see some snippets\u00a0below courtesy of Fodderstompf site:<\/p>\n
I have not\u00a0owned or heard \u2018This is What You Want, This Is What You Get\u2019 so can not comment on whether some of the tracks that made it to the official release are better or worse, maybe you can enlighten me via comments.<\/p>\n
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Issued by Keith Levene on his departure from the band these are the original versions of some of the tracks that were later re-recorded for \u2018This is What You Want\u2026\u2019 (alternative titles are in brackets). \u2018Blue Water\u2019 & \u2018Love Song\u2019 are the only two tracks to receive an official release; on the 12\u2033 of \u2018This is Not a Love Song\u2019. \u2018Bad Night\u2019 and \u2018Miller Hi-Life\u2019 never appeared elsewhere.<\/span><\/p>\nThe infamous \u2018Commercial Zone\u2019 where to start\u2026? After all these years \u2018Commercial Zone\u2019 still hasn\u2019t received an official release; and probably never will due to licensing problems and all sorts of internal wrangles. Lydon & Atkins still dispute Levene\u2019s ownership of the album. Levene, somewhat unfairly, claims that the album is all his own work. And never the twain shall meet? Lydon is also rumoured to be unhappy with his vocal work; which would scupper any release.<\/span>Whether or not CZ is the last true PiL record, as is often touted, is highly debatable. However, it\u2019s certainly more than the \u2018bootleg of demos\u2019 as is counter claimed. Although largely unfinished, there is no doubt that parts are magnificent. Warts and all\u2026<\/span><\/p>\nOriginal pressing of \u2018Commercial Zone\u2019, issued in a blank white card sleeve with label hole. Labels feature b&w PiL logo on one side; and track listings on the other. <\/span>The LP was initially only available in the US, but later re-issued with better distribution and a proper sleeve as\u00a0\u2018Commercial Zone \u2013 Limited Edition\u2019\u00a0 in 1984. <\/span><\/span>In New York, Levene personally distributed some one-off custom sleeves to record shops. Including a sandpaper edition (designed to \u201cfuck up all your other record sleeves\u201d); another with grip tape & computer discs; and even a copy with a pair of boots stuck to the cover! These custom sleeves are extremely rare\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nQuotes:
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201cI did an independent deal and they pressed up about 30,000 copies. Then, Richard Branson just sent these guys a writ, telling them to put a stop to it. Then I went back to Richard, got some more money to sign off of PiL. I thought I was also signing myself off of Virgin. But what happened was he said \u201cUnofficially, you do have the rights to this record in America. But I\u2019m going to tell everybody that you don\u2019t. The only way they can find out different is by taking me to court.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u2013 Keith Levene, Perfect Sound Forever 2001 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cLicensing from who? Keith stole the tapes! It\u2019s not supposed to be sold or released anywhere. We own those recordings. I mean Keith didn\u2019t know about half of those songs until he stole the fucking tapes. Tracks like \u2018Miller Hi-Life\u2019 he wasn\u2019t even there it was me, Pete Jones, and Bob Miller our sound guy. Who was almost part of the band at that time. That\u2019s where \u2018Miller Hi-Life\u2019 came from, well, it\u2019s a beer too\u2026 We were experimenting by putting drum kits through synthesisers in 1982. That\u2019s what we did, we experimented\u201d.
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