This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get
A re-recording of earlier material, with Martin Atkins and session players, horns included.
Public Image Ltd, 1984
- Released
- 6 July 1984
- Recorded
- 1983 to 1984
- Studio
- Maison Rouge Studios, London
- Label
- Virgin
- Producer
- Public Image Ltd
- Length
- 36:36
Five of the songs here are re-recordings of tracks that first appeared on Commercial Zone, among them Bad Life, This Is Not a Love Song and The Order of Death. Atkins played drums, percussion, guitar and keyboards, and brass came from Gary Barnacle. It reached number 56 in the UK. Mojo's Andrew Perry wrote that it was panned at the time but has dated well. The Order of Death was used in the 1990 film Hardware.
Track listing
- Bad Life5:15
- This Is Not a Love Song4:12
- Solitaire3:59
- Tie Me to the Length of That5:17
- The Pardon5:19
- Where Are You?4:18
- 19813:17
- The Order of Death4:59
Personnel
- John Lydon vocals, synth bass, violin, brass, synthesiser, keyboards, percussion
- Martin Atkins drums, percussion, synth bass, guitar, keyboards
- Colin Woore guitar
- Louis Bernardi bass
- Richard Cottle keyboards
- Gary Barnacle brass, keyboards
More from Public Image Ltd
Public Image: First Issue (1978), Metal Box (1979), The Flowers of Romance (1981), Album (1986)
Sources
- This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get, Wikipedia
- Sex Pistols, PiL and John Lydon's Best Albums Ranked, Mojo (2024-08-16)