The Best of British £1 Notes is a compilation album and DVD by John Lydon

John Lydon

John Joseph Lydon , also known by the former stage name Johnny Rotten, is a singer-songwriter and television presenter, best known as the lead singer of punk rock band the Sex Pistols from 1975 until 1978, and again for various revivals during the 1990s and 2000s...

 showing his work not only with the Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...

 and Public Image Ltd (PiL)

Public Image Ltd.

Public Image Ltd are an English post-punk band formed by vocalist John Lydon , guitarist Keith Levene and bassist Jah Wobble, with frequent subsequent personnel changes. Lydon is the sole constant member of the band....

 but also as a solo artist and collaborator and features "The Rabbit Song", a new song from his upcoming second solo album which is in progress. It is currently being released by EMI

EMI

The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

 and Virgin Records

Virgin Records

Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

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Standard CD edition

1. Sex Pistols - "Anarchy in the UK"
2. PiL - "Public Image"
3. PiL - "This is Not a Love Song"
4. Leftfield
   Leftfield
   Leftfield are a British duo of electronica artists and record producers, namely Paul Daley and Neil Barnes, who formed in 1990 in London, England...
   
   /Lydon - "Open Up"
5. PiL - "Rise"
6. PiL - "Don't Ask Me"
7. PiL - "Seattle"
8. Sex Pistols - "Holidays in the Sun
   Holidays in the Sun
   "Holidays in the Sun" is a song by the English punk rock band the Sex Pistols. It was released on 14 October 1977 as the fourth and final single from their only album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. A number eight chart hit in the UK, the single proved to be the last with singer...
   
   "
9. PiL - "Death Disco"
10. PiL - "Flowers of Romance"
11. Time Zone
    Time zone
    A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
    
     - "World Destruction"
12. PiL - "Warrior"
13. PiL - "Disappointed"
14. John Lydon - "Sun"
15. PiL - "Bad Life"
16. PiL - "Home"
17. PiL - "The Body"
18. PiL - "Cruel"
19. Sex Pistols - "God Save the Queen
    God Save the Queen (Sex Pistols song)
    "God Save the Queen" is a song by the English punk rock band The Sex Pistols. It was released as the band's second single and was featured on their only album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. The song was released during Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee in 1977...
    
    "
20. John Lydon - "The Rabbit Song"

Disc 1

1. Sex Pistols - "Anarchy in the UK"
2. PiL - "Public Image"
3. PiL - "This is Not a Love Song"
4. Leftfield
   Leftfield
   Leftfield are a British duo of electronica artists and record producers, namely Paul Daley and Neil Barnes, who formed in 1990 in London, England...
   
   /Lydon - "Open Up"
5. PiL - "Rise"
6. PiL - "Don't Ask Me"
7. PiL - "Seattle"
8. Sex Pistols - "Holidays in the Sun
   Holidays in the Sun
   "Holidays in the Sun" is a song by the English punk rock band the Sex Pistols. It was released on 14 October 1977 as the fourth and final single from their only album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. A number eight chart hit in the UK, the single proved to be the last with singer...
   
   "
9. PiL - "Death Disco"
10. PiL - "Flowers of Romance"
11. Time Zone
    Time Zone (band)
    Time Zone was a electro band headed by Afrika Bambaataa. Bambaataa worked with different musicians for each Time Zone project.-History:The first Time Zone single was the 1983 electro song "The Wildstyle" which featured music from a German project called Wunderwerke. Bambaataa was introduced to...
    
     - "World Destruction"
12. PiL - "Warrior"
13. PiL - "Disappointed"
14. John Lydon - "Sun"
15. PiL - "Bad Life"
16. PiL - "Home"
17. PiL - "The Body"
18. PiL - "Cruel"
19. Sex Pistols - "God Save the Queen
    God Save the Queen (Sex Pistols song)
    "God Save the Queen" is a song by the English punk rock band The Sex Pistols. It was released as the band's second single and was featured on their only album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. The song was released during Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee in 1977...
    
    "
20. John Lydon - "The Rabbit Song"

Disc 2

1. PiL - "Death Disco" (12" Mix)
2. PiL - "Poptones"
3. PiL - "Careering"
4. PiL - "Religion"
5. PiL - "Banging the Door"
6. PiL - "The Pardon"
7. PiL - "Rise" (12" Mix)
8. PiL - "Disappointed" (12" Mix)
9. PiL - "Warrior" (12" Mix)
10. PiL - "Acid Drops"
11. Leftfield/Lydon - "Open Up" (Full Vocal Mix)
12. Sex Pistols - "God Save The Queen" (Dance Mix)

Music videos

1. Anarchy in the UK (original EMI version)
2. God Save The Queen
3. Public Image
4. Death Disco
5. This is Not a Love Song
6. Bad Life
7. World Destruction
8. Rise
9. Home
10. Seattle
11. The Body (uncensored version)
12. Warrior
13. Disappointed
14. Don't Ask Me (title version)
15. Cruel
16. Covered
17. Open Up
18. Sun

Video extras

Sex Pistols live tracks:

1. "Pretty Vacant" - Finsbury Park 1996
2. "Bodies" - Phoenix Festival 1996
3. "Silver Machine" - Crystal Palace 2002

Audio extras

Unreleased PiL Monitor Mixes:

1. "Death Disco" (unedited monitor mix)
2. "Albatross" (unedited monitor mix)
3. "Albatross" ('Melodrama' mix)

External links

• The Best of British £1 Notes Micro-Site