Public Image Limited - Public Image, 1978

Following the tumultuous breakup of the Sex Pistols after their US tour in early in 1978 and subsequently the corporate demise of the punk scene in general, front-man Johnny Rotten/John Lydon returned to England determined to create something that was explicitly neither punk nor rock. Working with first-time bassist Jah Wobble, ex-Clash guitarist Keith Levene, and Canadian drummer Jim Walker, Public Image (the Limited was added later) produced an album that represented the punk sound after it had shot itself in the head, in effect literally reconfiguring the manipulated punk image into a commercialized product, and setting the tone for what would become known as the post-punk sound.