Public Image Ltd.: Public Image Ltd. (Virgin)
Kris Needs, New York Rocker, February 1979
THE EAGERLY-ANTICIPATED debut offering by Public Image Ltd. landed like a depth charge in the mire of self-congratulatory entrenchment that unfortunately bogs down much of our rock press (usually NME excepted).
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