Public Flipper Limited Live 1980-1985

Public Flipper Limited
Live album by Flipper
Released	1986
Label	Subterranean Records (original release) Water Records (2008 CD reissue) 4 Men With Beards (2009 LP reissue) Fundamental Records (original release) Domino Records (2009 reissue)
Flipper chronology
Blow'n Chunks (1984) Public Flipper Limited Live 1980-1985 Nurnberg Fish Trials (1991)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Robert Christgau	B+

Public Flipper Limited is Flipper's second live album, featuring recordings from 1980-85. 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 borrowed that of Flipper's debut release, Album.

Track list

Side One (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 Two (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 Three (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 Four (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

• Bruce Loose: Bass and Vocals
• Will Shatter: Bass and Vocals
• Ted Falconi: Guitar
• Steve DePace: Drums