{"id":22585,"date":"2020-07-19T14:29:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T18:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rockdownload.org\/en\/?p=22585"},"modified":"2020-07-19T14:29:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-19T18:29:29","slug":"download-public-image-ltd-metal-box-1979","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rockdownload.org\/en\/download-public-image-ltd-metal-box-1979","title":{"rendered":"Public Image Ltd. &#8211; Metal Box (1979)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Metal Box<\/strong> is the second album by Public Image Ltd, released by Virgin Records on 23 November 1979. The album takes its name from the round metal canister which contained the initial pressings of the record. It was later reissued in standard vinyl packaging as Second Edition in February 1980 by Virgin Records in the United Kingdom, and by Warner Bros. 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