Plastic Box
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| 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 | ||||
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Plastic Box is a compilation box set by the post-punk band 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.
The album title Plastic Box is a reference to the band's album 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. The album cover is similar to the band's 1986 album, the title of which originally depended on the format, the most popular title being Album.
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