# Plastic Box > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Plastic_Box > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Plastic_Box.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_Box > Source revision: 1298510895 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article is about a compilation album. For plastic containers, see [plastic container](/source/Plastic_container). For the Jade song, see [Plastic Box (song)](/source/Plastic_Box_(song)). 1999 box set by Public Image Ltd Plastic Box Box set by Public Image Ltd Released 1999 Recorded July 1978–1991 Genre Post-punk, experimental rock, alternative rock, alternative dance Label Virgin Records Producer various Public Image Ltd chronology That What Is Not (1992) Plastic Box (1999) ALiFE (2009) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] Classic Rock [2] Uncut [3] ***Plastic Box*** is a [compilation](/source/Compilation_album) [box set](/source/Box_set) by the post-punk band [Public Image Ltd](/source/Public_Image_Ltd) released in 1999 as a limited edition, but re-released for a standard release on 14 December 2009. It comprises four discs covering the band's activity from their debut in 1978 until their hiatus beginning in 1992. ## Packaging and title The album title *Plastic Box* is a reference to the band's album *[Metal Box](/source/Metal_Box)*. Both *Plastic Box* and *Metal Box* are named simply after the type of packaging; *Plastic Box* was released in a standard 4CD fatbox case. The album was probably going to be titled differently as the original idea was for the album to be released in a metal box, but the Virgin Records budget was not big enough.[4] The album cover is similar to the band's [1986 album](/source/Album_(Public_Image_Ltd_album)), the title of which originally depended on the format, the most popular title being *Album*. ## Content - *[Public Image: First Issue](/source/Public_Image%3A_First_Issue)* is represented with 7 of its 8 tracks, with only "Fodderstompf" excluded. Also included is "[Public Image](/source/Public_Image_(song))" B-side "The Cowboy Song". - *[Metal Box](/source/Metal_Box)* is represented with 10 of its 12 tracks, four of them are in different versions, three of these in a BBC [John Peel](/source/John_Peel) session and the remaining track, "Swan Lake", in the form of its 12" remix as "[Death Disco](/source/Death_Disco)". The "Death Disco" B-sides "No Birds Do Sing" and "1/2 Mix"/"Megga Mix" are also included along with "[Memories](/source/Memories_(Public_Image_Ltd_song))" B-side "Another". - *[The Flowers of Romance](/source/The_Flowers_of_Romance_(album))* is represented in its entirety, with the single version of "[Flowers of Romance](/source/Flowers_of_Romance_(song))". Also included is "Flowers of Romance" B-side "Home Is Where the Heart Is" and rarity "Pied Piper". - *[This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get](/source/This_Is_What_You_Want..._This_Is_What_You_Get)* is represented in its entirety, with a previously unreleased LP remix of "[This Is Not a Love Song](/source/This_Is_Not_a_Love_Song_(song))" and the 7" version of "Bad Life". Other tracks from this era include "Blue Water" and "Bad Life" B-side "Question Mark". - *[Album](/source/Album_(Public_Image_Ltd_album))* is represented with 6 of its 7 tracks, with only "Bags" excluded. - *[Happy?](/source/Happy%3F_(Public_Image_Ltd._album))* is represented with 3 of its 8 tracks: "Seattle", "Angry" and the US 12" mix of "The Body". Also included is "Seattle" B-side "Selfish Rubbish". - *[9](/source/9_(Public_Image_Ltd._album))* is represented with 4 of its 10 tracks, with a UK 12" Remix version of "Warrior". "Don't Ask Me", a standalone single from 1990 released to promote *[The Greatest Hits, So Far](/source/The_Greatest_Hits%2C_So_Far)*, is also included along with "Criminal" from the *[Point Break](/source/Point_Break)* soundtrack. - *[That What Is Not](/source/That_What_Is_Not)* is represented with 6 of its 10 tracks, 4 of them from a BBC [Mark Goodier](/source/Mark_Goodier) session. ## Track listing ### Disc one 1. "[Public Image](/source/Public_Image_(song))" 1. "The Cowboy Song" 1. "Theme" 1. "Religion I" 1. "Religion II" 1. "Annalisa" 1. "Low Life" 1. "Attack" 1. "Poptones" (BBC John Peel Session) 1. "Careering" (BBC John Peel Session) 1. "Chant" (BBC John Peel Session) 1. "[Death Disco](/source/Death_Disco)" (12" Remix) 1. "1/2 Mix Megamix" 1. "No Birds Do Sing" 1. "[Memories](/source/Memories_(Public_Image_Ltd_song))" ### Disc two 1. "Another" 1. "Albatross" 1. "Socialist" 1. "The Suit" 1. "Bad Baby" 1. "Radio 4" 1. "Pied Piper" 1. "[Flowers of Romance](/source/Flowers_of_Romance_(song))" (Single Version) 1. "Four Enclosed Walls" 1. "Phenagen" 1. "Track 8" 1. "Hymie's Him" 1. "Under The House" 1. "Banging The Door" 1. "Go Back" 1. "Francis Massacre" 1. "Home Is Where The Heart Is" ### Disc three 1. "[This Is Not a Love Song](/source/This_Is_Not_a_Love_Song_(song))" (LP Remix)[5] 1. "Blue Water" 1. "[Bad Life](/source/Bad_Life_(Public_Image_Ltd_song))" (7" edit) 1. "Question Mark" 1. "Solitaire" 1. "Tie Me To The Length Of That" 1. "Where Are You?" 1. "The Pardon" 1. "1981" 1. "The Order Of Death" 1. "F.F.F." 1. "[Rise](/source/Rise_(Public_Image_Ltd_song))" 1. "Fishing" 1. "Round" 1. "[Home](/source/Home_(Public_Image_Ltd_song))" 1. "Ease" ### Disc four 1. "Seattle" 1. "Angry" 1. "The Body" (US 12" Mix) 1. "Selfish Rubbish" 1. "[Disappointed](/source/Disappointed_(Public_Image_Ltd_song))" 1. "Happy" 1. "Warrior" (12" Extended Version) 1. "USLS 1" 1. "Don't Ask Me" 1. "Criminal" 1. "Luck's Up" 1. "God" 1. "Cruel" (BBC Mark Goodier Session) 1. "Acid Drops" (BBC Mark Goodier Session) 1. "Love Hope" (BBC Mark Goodier Session) 1. "Think Tank" (BBC Mark Goodier Session) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Kellman, Andy. ["Public Image Ltd. - Plastic Box review"](http://www.allmusic.com/album/plastic-box-mw0000667016). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. [All Media Network](/source/All_Media_Network). Retrieved 20 October 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-classic_2-0)** Doran, John (February 2010). "Public Image Limited – Reissues". *[Classic Rock](/source/Classic_Rock_(magazine))*. No. 141. p. 93. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Spencer, Neil](/source/Neil_Spencer) (8 February 2010). ["PiL - Metal Box/Plastic Box"](http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/pil-metal-boxplastic-box). *[Uncut](/source/Uncut_(magazine))*. Retrieved 20 October 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["PiL Discography | Plastic Box CD"](http://www.fodderstompf.com/DISCOGRAPHY/CD/3plasticCD.html). Fodderstompf. Retrieved 29 September 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["PiL Official Discography | PiL: Plastic Box"](http://www.pilofficial.com/disco.html). ## External links - [The Independent review](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/pop-this-weeks-album-releases--public-image-ltd-plastic-box-virgin-1073248.html) v t e Public Image Ltd John Lydon Lu Edmonds Bruce Smith Scott Firth Keith Levene Jah Wobble Jim Walker Richard Dudanski Karl Burns Martin Atkins Stella Nova Ken Lockie John McGeoch Jeannette Lee Studio albums Public Image: First Issue Metal Box The Flowers of Romance Commercial Zone This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get Album Happy? 9 That What Is Not This Is PiL What the World Needs Now... End of World Live albums Paris au Printemps Live in Tokyo Compilation albums The Greatest Hits, So Far Plastic Box Singles "Public Image" "Death Disco" "Memories" "Flowers of Romance" "This Is Not a Love Song" "Bad Life" "Rise" "Disappointed" Related articles Members Discography Sex Pistols The Clash The Damage Manual Cowboys International The Flowers of Romance Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Plastic Box](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_Box) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_Box?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.