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In the wake of the demise of the Sex Pistols, John Lydon vaulted over punk and helped birth post-punk with PiL. And now, in the wake of the Public Image Ltd. documentary "The Public Image Is Rotten," we have these two big boxed sets, both of which span the career of this trailblazing band via an abundance of singles (1978–2015), B-sides, 12" mixes, dance tracks and previously unreleased recordings. You’ll find all that in the 6-LP vinyl set plus a download card, and both sets include a 72-page book, poster, prints and a sharp-looking debossed black-and-gold-foil box. In the CD/DVD box only: 1979 Peel sessions ("Poptones," "Careering," "Chant"), 1992 Mark Goodier BBC sessions ("Cruel," "Acid Drops," "Love Hope"), a live 1989 concert at the NY Ritz ("Happy," "Public Image," "World Destruction," "Brave New World," "Same Old Story," "Rise," "This Is Not a Love Song"…) and more. And on those 2 DVDs: ’70s and ’80s BBC performances of "Rise," "Disappointed," "Flowers of Romance," live 1988 Tallinn performances of "FFF," "Home," "Bags," "Rise," "Hard Times," "Religion," "Angry," "Opening & Revolving," live 2013 Australia performances of "Four Enclosed Walls," "Albatross," "Out of the Woods," "Open Up," "Warrior," promo videos of "Rise," "Home," "Seattle," "Bad Life," "Public Image," "Death Disco," "Reggie Song," "Double Trouble" and more. This was one endlessly influential, fascinating band, and these are two highly desirable boxed sets! Virgin.