Public Flipper Limited Live 1980–1985 Explained

Public Flipper Limited is the second live album by San Francisco-based punk rock band Flipper, released in 1986 by Subterranean Records.^{[1] [2]} It contains recordings from 1980–85.^[3] The title is a nod to John Lydon's post-punk outfit Public Image Ltd. Earlier the same year Public Image Ltd. had released an album titled Album whose title resembled that of Flipper's debut release, Album.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that the "obnoxious onstage patter only adds to the mind-boggling raucous entertainment."^[2]

Track list

Side 1 (20:46)

1. New Rules No Rules (2/24/80, San Francisco) (2:19)
2. Hard Cold World (3/14/82, Washington DC) (7:47)
3. I'm Fighting (2/24/80, San Francisco) (2:40)
4. The Game's Got a Price (11/15/80, San Francisco) (8:00)

Side 2 (22:10)

1. Love Canal (9/6/80, Berkeley) (4:03)
2. Oh-Oh-Ay-Oh (2/24/80, San Francisco) (1:44)
3. We Don't Understand (2/6/82, San Francisco) (7:30)
4. If I Can't Be Drunk (6/22/82, San Francisco) (8:53)

Side 3 (20:53)

1. Sex Bomb (12/31/84, New York City) (10:21)
2. Brainwash (3/14/82, Washington DC) (0:59)
3. (I Saw You) Shine (4/1/82, San Francisco) (9:33)

Side 4 (22:00)

1. Southern California (1/26/85, Los Angeles) (4:43)
2. Life (8/6/83, Berkeley) (5:42)
3. The Wheel (2/6/82, San Francisco) (5:19)
4. Flipper Blues (1/5/85, Toronto) (6:16)

Personnel

• Ted Falconi – guitar
• Steve DePace – drums
• Bruce Loose – vocals, bass
• Will Shatter – vocals, bass

Notes and References

1. Book: Earles, Andrew. Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. September 15, 2014. Voyageur Press. 9780760346488. Google Books.
2. Web site: Flipper . Trouser Press . 3 August 2020.
3. Web site: Perfect Sound Forever: Flipper's PUBLIC FLIPPER LIMITED. www.furious.com.