{"product_id":"john-lydon-sex-pistols-discography-pil-map","title":"Sex Pistols \/ PiL Discography Tube Map Art Print","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gift for John Lydon fans who are tired of him being frozen in 1977, because this maps seventeen releases and the Sex Pistols album is only the first station. They own the records already. What comes after it is far stranger than what happens on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte, archival and acid-free. Produced unframed or framed. Deeply researched and designed by me in East Sussex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI plot these in CAD software. Every credited musician becomes a transit line, every album becomes a station, and anyone who appears only once gets a branch line of their own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe stations run from Never Mind the Bollocks in 1977, through the whole Public Image Ltd catalogue and Lydon's solo record, to End of World in 2023.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy this John Lydon and PiL tube map art makes a gift fans keep\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForty-six years sit on this print, and only one line crosses all of it. Everything else is a short, sharp arrival and departure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne station in the middle of it carries a jazz drummer, a Cream drummer, a shred guitarist and a Japanese composer on the same record. The full story on your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContributing musicians on the map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sex Pistols station is more precise than most people expect. Steve Jones plays guitar and most of the bass, Paul Cook plays drums, Glen Matlock plays bass on Anarchy in the UK, and Sid Vicious plays on two tracks only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublic Image: First Issue brings in Keith Levene, Jim Walker and Jah Wobble, whose credit includes bass, vocals and a fire extinguisher. Levene runs on through Metal Box, The Flowers of Romance and Commercial Zone before leaving the map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJah Wobble's line is short and early, ending after the 1980 live album. Martin Atkins takes the drum chair across five stations through the early 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album in 1986 is the strangest thing on the print. Bill Laswell produced and played bass, and the record credits Ginger Baker and Tony Williams on drums, Steve Vai on guitar, Ryuichi Sakamoto on Fairlight, Bernie Worrell on organ, Shankar on electric violin and Steve Turre on didgeridoo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe late 1980s brought in John McGeoch on guitar, Allan Dias on bass, Bruce Smith on drums and Lu Edmonds. That What Is Not adds the Tower of Power horn section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBruce Smith and Lu Edmonds both leave and come back. Their lines break in the early 1990s and rejoin for This is PiL in 2012, running on with Scott Firth to End of World.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow do I make each print?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach one is a Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper with a textured matte finish, archival and acid-free, so the colours hold for years. Choose A2 or A1, unframed or framed, ready to hang in a hallway, living room or studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eUK\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eUSA \/ CAN \/ AUS equivalent\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eOrientation\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eA2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e594 x 420 mm (23 x 16 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e24 x 18 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eLandscape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eA1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e841 x 594 mm (33 x 23 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e36 x 24 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eLandscape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow much of this is Public Image Ltd?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of it. Fourteen of the seventeen stations are PiL, alongside the Sex Pistols album, the 1996 reunion live record and Lydon's solo album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow much does Sid Vicious actually play?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBass on two tracks of Never Mind the Bollocks. Steve Jones plays most of the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Ginger Baker really on a PiL record?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, drumming on the album in 1986, alongside Steve Vai, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Tony Williams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho lasted the longest apart from Lydon?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBruce Smith and Lu Edmonds, whose lines broke in the 1990s and returned from the 2012 album onwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the fire extinguisher credit?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJah Wobble's, on Fodderstompf, printed on the sleeve of the first PiL album exactly that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are the framing options?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated Music Maps\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the full range of gifts for music fans at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/collections\/music-wall-art-prints\" title=\"all music discography tube map art prints\"\u003eGifts for Music Fans collection\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/collections\/music-icons-tube-maps\" title=\"music icons tube maps and discography art prints\"\u003eMusic Icons collection\u003c\/a\u003e at mikebellmaps.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBruce Smith also plays on Dusk, so the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/products\/the-the-art-print-of-albums-and-musicians-discography-map\" title=\"The The discography tube map art print\"\u003eThe The Discography Map Art Print\u003c\/a\u003e is a direct companion piece, and Shankar connects this map to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/products\/echo-and-the-bunnymen-discography-map\" title=\"Echo and the Bunnymen discography tube map art print\"\u003eEcho and the Bunnymen Discography Map Art Print\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MikeBellMaps","offers":[{"title":"A2 - 23x16 in \/ Unframed","offer_id":57080262492535,"sku":"10-LYDON-A2-UNF","price":42.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2 - 23x16 in \/ Black Frame","offer_id":57080262525303,"sku":"30-LYDON-A2-BLK","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 - 33x23 in \/ Unframed","offer_id":57080262590839,"sku":"20-LYDON-A1-UNF","price":58.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 - 33x23 in \/ Black Frame","offer_id":57080262623607,"sku":"50-LYDON-A1-BLK","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0445\/9551\/1464\/files\/JOHN-LYDON-MUSIC-MAP-TUBE-MAP-01_77cafaa4-3a77-4fd2-a308-9b9d0b7b0853.jpg?v=1778838310","url":"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/it\/products\/john-lydon-sex-pistols-discography-pil-map","provider":"MikeBellMaps","version":"1.0","type":"link"}