Tracklist
| Part 1 | |||
| Death Disco | 4:11 | ||
| Part 2 | |||
| No Birds Do Sing | 4:37 |
Credits (8)
Jah WobbleBass [Uncredited]
David Humphrey (2)Drums [Uncredited]
Richard DudanskiDrums [Uncredited]
Keith LeveneGuitar, Synthesizer [Uncredited]
Porky (5)Lacquer Cut By
John LydonPiano [Uncredited]
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Death Disco
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
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Virgin – VS274 | UK | 1979 | UK — 1979 | ||||
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Death Disco
12", Single, 45 RPM
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Virgin – VS27412 | UK | 1979 | UK — 1979 |
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Death Disco
7", 45 RPM, Single
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Virgin – 100 821 | 1979 | — 1979 |
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Death Disco
7", 45 RPM, Single
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Virgin – VS 274 | New Zealand | 1979 | New Zealand — 1979 |
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Death Disco
7", 45 RPM, Single
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Virgin – 2097 807 | 1979 | — 1979 |
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Death Disco
7", 45 RPM, Single
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Wizard Records (5) – ZS-317 | Australia | 1979 | Australia — 1979 |
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Death Disco
12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo
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Virgin – 2141 163 | Greece | 1979 | Greece — 1979 |
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Death Disco
7", 45 RPM, Single
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Virgin – VS274 | New Zealand | 1979 | New Zealand — 1979 |
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Death Disco
12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Numbered
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Virgin EMI Records – PiL TWIN 001 | Europe | 2014 | Europe — 2014 |
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referencing Death Disco (7", 45 RPM, Single) ZS-317
Genre" Funk/Soul" "Non Music" really?:D (more random words to fill space) -
Edited 5 years ago
referencing Death Disco (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo) VS 274
In our country, and maybe others too, "Death Disco" was misunderstood as an anti-disco song; Johnny Rotten's ultimate statement against disco. Maybe because one week after the record entered the UK chart, Disco Demolition Night was held in Chicago, USA...?
In reality, John Lydon was undergoing hard times, and punk did not give him any more inspiration. "With PiL, I wanted to do something different. But rock and punk was boring back in the days. The only music I really cared about was disco."
The idea of "Death Disco" arose after John saw his mother losing her fight against cancer. Her last wish: make a disco record for her funeral.
"And so, I was putting myself in her place. I pictured myself what it would be like to be possessed by an unstoppable force destined to ruin your body from the inside... from that point of view, we started to jam. We went on for some six, seven minutes... that's how the track was made." -
Edited 11 years agoreferencing Death Disco (12", Single, 45 RPM) VS 27412
Sorry,ignore me,theyre on the "Plastic Box" comp... -
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Edited 20 years ago
referencing Death Disco (12", Single, 45 RPM) VS 27412
This single is a perfect representative of the Post-Punk-Nu-Disco era of the late 70's and early 80's. Here, ex-Rotten John Lydon and his Public Image Limited band turn disco patterns into either punky distorded Funk on the "1/2 Mix" or experimental noisy minimalism on the "Megga Mix" which sounds like it was recorded in your bathroom.
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