Public Flipper Limited Live 1980–1985

Public Flipper Limited is the second live album by San Francisco-based punk rock band Flipper, released in 1986 by Subterranean Records.[4][5] It contains recordings from 1980–85.[6] 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.

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 (1986) Nurnberg Fish Trials (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Robert Christgau	B+[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	5/10[3]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that the "obnoxious onstage patter only adds to the mind-boggling raucous entertainment."[5]

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

References

1. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Feelies". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
2. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 253.
3. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 153.
4. Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). "Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996". Voyageur Press – via Google Books.
5. "Flipper". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
6. "Perfect Sound Forever: Flipper's PUBLIC FLIPPER LIMITED". www.furious.com.