The Greatest Hits, So Far

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The Greatest Hits, So Far
Greatest hits album by
Released24 September 1990 (USA), 9 October 1990 (UK)
Recorded1978–1990
GenrePost-punk, alternative rock
Length65:17
LabelVirgin
ProducerDan Hersch
Public Image Ltd chronology
9
(1989)
The Greatest Hits, So Far
(1990)
That What Is Not
(1992)
Singles from The Greatest Hits, So Far
  1. "Don't Ask Me"
    Released: 1990

The Greatest Hits, So Far is a

Modern Rock chart. "This Is Not a Love Song" is not represented in its original single form, but as the remake from This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get. The album's artwork is by notable New Zealand-born artist and musician Reg Mombassa
.

Content

"I wanted 28 tracks",

Memories', to see if there was any vein running through them. And I was very pleased: there is. They sound like a solid piece of work. They could all have been done at the same time. All musically different, but the attitude is predominant. So I'm pleased with myself."[1]

Release

The Greatest Hits, So Far was released on 24 September 1990 by Virgin in the US[2] and 9 October in the UK.[citation needed]

The title suggests there would be more to come —and there was— but PIL released only one more studio album (1992's

What the world needs now). A more comprehensive PIL compilation, the four-disc Plastic Box
, was released in 1999.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Q[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

"Side one provides a chilling testimony to the boy Lydon's vengeful slaying of his own two-chord punk-monster creation", noted Charlie Dick in Q. "The big commercial hits [...] take up side two while the second disc exorcises the older and wiser Antichrist's assault on stadium rock."[4]

Track listing

  1. "Public Image" (from Public Image: First Issue)
  2. "Death Disco" (7" edit of the track from Metal Box)
  3. "
    Memories
    " (from Metal Box)
  4. "Careering" (from Metal Box)
  5. "Flowers of Romance" (from The Flowers of Romance)
  6. "
    This Is Not a Love Song" (from This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get
    )
  7. "Rise" (Bob Clearmountain remix of the track from Album)
  8. "
    Home
    " (from Album)
  9. "Seattle" (from
    Happy?
    )
  10. "The Body" (UK 12" extended remix of the track from Happy?)
  11. "Rules and Regulations" (from Happy?)
  12. "
    9
    )
  13. "Warrior" (Dave Dorrell remix of the track from 9)
  14. "Don't Ask Me" (new track, also released as a single)

References

  1. ^ "[John Lydon interview]". Select. December 1990.
  2. ^ Cocatalog.loc.uk United States Copyright Office website
  3. ^ Kellman, Andy. "The Greatest Hits, So Far – Public Image Ltd. AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  4. ^ a b "[''The Greatest Hits, So Far'' review]". Q. November 1990.
  5. .