40 Years of Punk & New Wave 1977: Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols

Pretty Vacant / No Fun - Sex Pistols

Virgin Records

Produced by Chris Thomas

Released 1st July 1977

UK Chart #6

A-Side: Pretty Vacant

 B-Side: No Fun

Roy Carr's Review for the NME 2nd July 1977

When you were used to a Singles Review just being a few lines it was quite remarkable that the NME basically gave Roy Carr an opportunity to give us a mini-essay about the greatness of the third single to be released by the Sex Pistols.  

For those who don't have such great eyesight I'll use a few quotes from the brilliant review just to give you a wee taste:

There are certain all-too-rare occasions when, without warning, a record comes hurtling out of left field...stops you dead in your tracks, floors your expectations, simply SHOCKS you, and promptly sets the adrenalin pumping around your system at then ten times the normal speed.

It happened to me (and I'm certain I'm speaking for countless others), the very first time I heard Little Richard scream "Awopbopaloobop", Chuck Berry motorvatin' through 'Johnny B Goode, The Kinks brutalising 'You Really Got Me', Keith Richard's fuzz guitar intro to '(I Can't Get No) Satsifaction', the psychotic delirium of Hendrix's 'Purple Haze', the we-ain't-gonna-take-no-more-of-this-crap angst of The Who's 'My Generation', The Velvet's cacophonic 'Sister Ray', the contempt with which Dylan spat out 'Like A Rolling Stone', hearing The Stooges' '1969' being played immediately after CS&N's 'Marakesh Express' one humid morning over a New York radio station a couple of weeks after Woodstock, Television's surreal 'Marquee Moon'...

  I experienced the same feeling this Friday when I received an acetate of The Sex Pistols' third single, 'Pretty Vacant'.

 ...Picture yourself trying to describe the sheer overwhelming impact of '(I Can't Get No) Satsifaction', 'My Generation', 'Raw Power' or even 'Dancing in the Street'. Truthfully, there aren't words. And unless you're terminally insensitive, you can't possibly fail to recognise the numbing shock of reality when, on occasions as these, it presents itself with all the subtlety of an earthquake.

 The Sex Pistols' 'Pretty Vacant' is one such instance.

 With this disc, the Pistols postively cream their closest competitors with muscle to spare.

 ***********

I noticed that you can buy the copy of the NME that this appeared in on EBay for £14.99!! Turning rebellion into money eh? 😉

If you can manage to read the whole thing, do so, because it's an epic piece of writing I think. It blew me away reading it way back in 1977 and still gives me the chills as I read it today 40 years later!

Oh, and the record by the way is pretty tidy. Every time I hear that guitar intro I'm transported back to my younger days! It's an absolute belter. It might not have been as revolutionary as Anarchy in the UK or as in the moment as God Save The Queen but it stands the test of time I think.  

Jamie Reid's artwork with the two buses depicting their destinations as 'Nowhere' and 'Boredom' is probably one of my favourite pieces of Punk Art.

The B-Side, a ramshackle version of The Stooges 1969 classic No Fun (that appeared on their Debut Album), stretching beyond six minutes was apparently from an older session produced by Dave Goodman.

The single has been reissued a number of times over the years with various picture sleeves and in various formats like Picture Discs and CD's as well as 7" and 12" Vinyl. You can check out all the different ones over on Discogs (Click Here). 

(Virgin Records Germany 2017 7" Vinyl Picture Disc Release)

NME Best Singles of 1977
1. Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols
2. Watchin' The Detectives - Elvis Costello
3. Sex & Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll - Ian Dury
4. God Save the Queen - Sex Pistols
5. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker - The Ramones
6. Heroes - David Bowie
7. 2 4 6 8 Motorway - Tom Robinson Band
8. Waiting in Vain - Bob Marley & The Wailers
9. Do Anything You Wanna Do - The Rods
10. Alison - Elvis Costello
11. Roadrunner - Jonathan Richman
12. Spiral Scratch EP - Buzzcocks
13. Sweet Gene Vincent - Ian Dury
14. In the City - The Jam
15. All Around the World - The Jam
16. Complete Control - The Clash
17. Looking after No. One - The Boomtown rats
18. Peaches - The Stranglers
19. Oh Bondage! Up Yours - X Ray Spex
20. Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
21. Looking through Gary Gimore's Eyes - The Adverts
22. More Than a Feeling - Boston
23. American Girl - Tom Petty
24. Short People - Randy Newman
25. Showroom Dummies - Krafwerk
26. Dirty Pictures - Radio stars
27. Orgasm Addict - Buzcocks
28. Red Shoes - Elvis Costello
29. Sound & Vision - David Bowie
30. Jamming - Bob Marley & The Wailers

Honourable Mentions to...
Blank Generation - Richard Hell
White Riot - The Clash
Do the standing still - The Table
Daddy cool - Darts
Dancing in the Moonlight - Thin Lizzy
Baby Don’t Change Your Mind - Gladys Knight
Whole Wide World - Wreckless Eric
Psycho Killer - Talking heads
Tryin’ To Love Two - William Bell
My Baby Does Good Sculptures - The Rezillos
Prove it - Television
Cokane - Dillinger
Don’t Dictate - Penetration
Lovers of Today - The Only Nnes
Love Lies Limp - Alternative TV
Uptown Top Ranking - Althea & Donna
Two Headed Dog - Roky Erikson
Straighten Out - The Stranglers
Born for a Purpose - Dr Alimantado
Ain’t Gonna Bump No More - Joe Tex

40 Years of Punk & New Wave 1977: The Pistols Sign for A&M

A few things had changed come March 10th 1977 in the life of the Sex Pistols, still considered Public Enemy Number One in the eyes of many. They were still barred from playing live in many places in the UK, they had a new bassist in Sid Vicious after Glen Matlock was ousted because of "his love for The Beatles", well that was daft the reason that Malcom McLaren was giving. In an interview a few months afterwards, Steve Jones echoed the charge that Matlock had been sacked because he "liked the Beatles." Jones expanded on the matter of the band's issues with Matlock: "He was a good writer but he didn't look like a Sex Pistol and he was always washing his feet. His mum didn't like the songs."  

Matlock told the NME that he had voluntarily left the band by "mutual agreement". He expanded on this with Tony Parsons, "I wanted to leave and they wanted me out. In the beginning it was just mates playing rock and roll and then later all the business side came in and spoiled it." He also outlined his plans for the future, "I just wanna make my music, get a band together. Maybe we'll call it Rich Kids - with my mate Jimmy Norton who plays guitar and sings...and I want it to be good! There's too much dross coming through, ain't there?" - Matlock did indeed put together a new band called the Rich Kids that didn't feature Jimmy Norton but there was Midge Ure (who had jumped ship from PVC2) on lead vocals and guitar, Steve New on lead guitar, Rusty Egan on drums and Matlock on bass and lead vocals. Mick Jones of The Clash also played a small part in the early days of the band. They wouldn't put any music out until January 1978 (strangely enough on EMI!) but they got the opportunity to do a session for John Peel that was broardcast on 7th November 1977.

The band had also been on the hunt for a new label following their departure from EMI in January 1977. They had only been with the label for around four months releasing only their debut single Anarchy In The UK / I Wanna Be Me.

Anarchy In The UK

I Wanna Be Me.

The decision had been made to sign for A&M Records, home to the likes of Rick Wakeman, Peter Frampton, Supertramp and The Carpenters.

On the morning of the 10th March the band had a ceremonial signing outside Buckingham Palace (they had officially signed on the 9th) which was more for the benefit of the press.

Plans were afoot to rush release what would be their second single by 25th March and entering the spirit of the Queen's Silver Jubilee the track chosen was God Save The Queen. "It's not a punk rock version of the National Anthem, but the boys own genuine tribute to the Queen", said Malcom McLaren. You just knew that there was trouble ahead with that one!

backed by No Feeling.

McLaren had also said that there were possible live dates planned in Europe in April and that in May the Debut Album would be recorded.

Big plans indeed and in the uncertain world of the Sex Pistols plans could change at quite a rapid speed!

...To be continued!

Let The Day Begin...Let The Day Start!: Day 149 - The Professionals

I Didn't See It Coming - The Professionals

Virgin

Produced by Nigel Gray

Released November 1981

With the demise of the Sex Pistols the question was what will they do next was on the horizon. Rotten reverted to Lydon and formed Public Image Ltd, Sid Vicious went off the rails and got arrested for the murder of his girlfriend and died from an overdose before the case came to trial, Cook & Jones flirted briefly with the possibility of a combination of Sham 69 and the Pistols but that came to naught except for a few recordings (Check on You Tube for more). A few recordings for what became The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle Soundtrack offered some light on what the future might offer (Lonely Boy and Silly Thing especially).

Andy Allan played bass on Silly Thing and Lonely Boy and after Cook & Jones parted ways with McLaren they teamed up and became The Professionals. Just Another Dream was released as a single in July 1980 and 1-2-3 in October also was issued as a single. An album was recorded and due for release but legal issues relating to Andy Allan (he had no contract with Virgin Records meant that the album was shelved as Allan sued claiming he had not been credited or even paid by the label. Kick Down The Doors had been relased on the Cash Cows Compilation but was withrdrawn during the legal process.

With Allan's departure Paul Myers (formerly of Subway Sect) came in on bass and Ray McVeigh came in as 2nd guitarist. Some of the previous material on the album was re-recorded so that Allan had no claim to future royalties.

In May 1981 the brilliant Join The Professionals single was released (infact it was 35 years ago yesterday). Little Boys In Blue came out as a freebie split single from Sounds music paper and then in October The Magnificent (backed with a re-recorded version of Just Another Dream) was issued as a single and finally in November the album appeared.

A UK and US tour was set up to promote the album but whilst in the States the band had a car accident that saw Cook, McVeigh and Myers injured and that cut short the promotion. The band split in 1982 mainly due to drug issues with Jones and Myers.

Cook & Jones did have some of their music feature in a movie in 1982, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains (with Ray Winstone). Join the Professionals was one of four songs featured in the Soundtrack. Paul Simonon of The Clash does bass duties for The Looters in the film.

The Professionals were out and about doing some live dates in the UK in 2015 and 2016 but without Steve Jones. Tom Spencer was on vocal duties and guitar.

Last year a boxset was also released called The Complete Professionals that's worth getting hold of as it has BBC Sessions, both albums, Sham Pistols songs and The Looters as well.

Let The Day Begin...Let The Day Start!

45RPM: #89 God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols (1977)

When was the last time that music really, and I mean really upset the establishment? Yep, I'm scratching my noggin trying to remember if there is anyone who so disturbed the nation's leaders that they got shut down pretty much everywhere they went. 

Back in 1976 and 1977 the Sex Pistols did just that. It is said of The Beatles that they were the "four lads that shook the world", well the Sex Pistols did exactly that, upsetting everyone and leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. They were front page news and banned from airplay by the BBC (although John Peel had continued to play the single!) and pretty much all of the Independent Radio Stations.

After being dismissed from A&M Records (their second record label who they had signed with on 10th March 1977 outside Buckingham Palace! Though six days later they were fired!) they were like musical lepers that no one would touch! But in May along came Richard Branson and Virgin Records to the rescue! Virgin became their third label in less than a year!

The band have said that the song was never really about the Queen's Silver Jubilee that was to be celebrated that summer. Paul Cook saying that "It wasn't written specifically for the Queen's Jubilee. We weren't aware of it at the time. It wasn't a contrived effort to go out and shock everyone." Johnny Rotten has explained the lyrics as follows: "You don't write 'God Save The Queen' because you hate the English race. You write a song like that because you love them, and you're fed up with them being mistreated." His intentions were apparently to evoke sympathy for the English working class, and a general resentment towards the monarchy. Steve Jones has said, "I don't see how anyone could describe us as a political band. I don't even know the name of the Prime Minister." (that always gave me a good old chuckle!)

I have vivid memories of the day of the Silver Jubilee because everywhere there were street parties and a few of us trundled off to one on Sydenham Park Road and managed to get the DJ to play White Riot, In the City and God Save The Queen. The Pistols song of course created a lot of shock and horror with bemused residents complaining and then having us forcibly removed because we didn't actually live on the street! That was such a fun day invading various parties around Sydenham and Forest Hill and upsetting the locals because we were all punk rockers!

There was a bit of a consipracy to prevent the song reaching the #1 spot on the UK Charts and as a number of Record Outlets like W.H. Smiths had banned the sale of it their chart just had a blank line at #2 and Rod Stewart was at the top of the pile with his Double A-Side I Don't Want To Talk About It/The First Cut is the Deepest.

God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols

Virgin

Produced by Chris Thomas

Released 27th May 1977

UK Chart #2 (though really was #1)

A-Side

God Save The Queen

B-Side

Did You No Wrong

It was going to be released on A&M Records but the band got the sack before it made it out. Apparently there were 25,000 copies pressed, most of them were destroyed. There are surving copies around and they go for big money! Record Collector magazine named the A&M single the most collectable record of all time.

The original B-Side was going to be No Feelings.

Jamie Reid's Original Promo Poster

The Soundtrack4Life Concert Series: Punk Triple Header

As today marks the anniversary of the final show of the Sex Pistols at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco I thought I'd post a Triple Header of the three major players from the UK Punk scene. First up the Pistols gig from Winterland, followed by The Clash in New Jersey and then The Damned in action in Manchester 2004.

Enjoy.

 Sex Pistols

Winterland Ballroom

14th January 1978

The Clash

Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ

1980

The Damned

Machine Gun Etiquette Tour

Manchester Academy

25th Anniversary Tour 2004

Rewind: 1976 Sex Pistols Release 'Anarchy in the U.K.'

It was the single that would change the musical landscape for many and add a whole new perspective to our Soundtrack4Life. 

I was 13 years old when it came out and whilst it was a catalyst for a change of musical scenery for me there were many other bands who would shape my taste buds in the years to come. But it is an important record and one that set about change to a more wild side of life and caused many youngsters up and down the land to start bands of their own.

From a personal standpoint I actually prefer the B-Side! (Yes, beat me with baseball bats etc!).

Formed in London back in 1975 (though the classic line-up didn't emerge until August of that year), Johnny Rotten (Vocals), Steve Jones (Guitar, Vocals), Glen Matlock (Bass, Vocals) and Paul Cook (Drums), were all under the "watchful" eye of manager Malcom McLaren.

Their debut show at Central St Martins College of Art and Design was on the 6th November 1975 supporting Bazooka Joe, that featured Stuart Goddard, who would later become Adam Ant, and John Ellis who would go on to form The Vibrators. The Pistols performed a number of cover versions but prior to launching into some of their own material the plug was pulled by the headliners because their instruments were getting trashed by the Pistols. Goddard was so taken with the Pistols that he left his Bazooka Joe to form his own band The B-Sides that would morph into The Ants.

 
After many other shows including important ones supporting Eddie and the Hot Rods at the Marquee, playing the 100 Club in Oxford Street, and even their first show outside the U.K. in Paris, and of course the famous Punk Rock Festival at the 100 Club where they headlined the opening night, sandwiched inbetween was their TV debut:

'Anarchy in the U.K.' on U.K. TV Debut'So It Goes' 1976. 

On October 8th 1976 the band were signed to EMI Records on a two year contract. And then on this day back in '76 'Anarchy in the U.K.' was unleashed upon the world. It was not that first Punk single though to be released. That fortune fell to The Damned and their classic 'New Rose'. The debut single would only reach #38 in the UK Singles Chart but the Sex Pistols were already front page news after their TV performance on the Today Show with Bill Grundy on 1st December. They had been last minute replacements after Queen had pulled out, and they left their mark on the programme and upon the rest of the land with insults and bad language (at 6pm it was not the done thing!!).

In January 1977 EMI were forced to fire the band from the label after much political pressure was put upon them.

A-Side: Anarchy in the U.K.

B-Side: I Wanna Be Me.

By the start of February Matlock was gone from the band and Sid Vicious was brought in as bass player. The band would go on to sign to A&M on 10th March 1977 (only to be dropped six days later!). Their second single 'God Save the Queen' was scheduled to be released, 25,000 copies were pressed but it never saw the light of day. Some copies of course did make it out and go for a nice price these days (an impressive asking price over £5,000!).

In May 1977 the band signed to Virgin Records and on the 27th 'God Save the Queen' would finally be released. Two more singles would follow ('Pretty Vacant' and 'Holidays in the Sun') and finally the debut album, 'Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols' was released on October 27th 1977. Within a couple of months the band would be no more. Their final live performance was at Winterland, San Francisco on January 14th 1978.

THE FINAL SHOW - WATCH HERE.

Happy Birthday Steve Jones

Black Leather - Steve Jones with Loaded.

Just Another Dream - The Professionals.

Kick Down the Doors - The Professionals.

Join The Professionals (Peel Session) - The Professionals.

Suspicious Minds (Live) - The Professionals.

Suffragette City - Steve Jones.

Mercy - Steve Jones.

Silly Thing - Sex Pistols (Jones Vocal).

Silly Thing (Demo) - Sex Pistols (Paul Cook Vocal).

Play Along with the Pistols - Steve Jones.

Jonesy's Jukebox with Paul Cook Part One.

Jonesy's Jukebox with Paul Cook Part Two.

Jonesy's Jukebox with Malcom McLaren Part One.

Jonesy's Jukebox with Malcom McLaren Part Two.

Jonesy's Jukebox with Malcom McLaren Part Three.

Happy Birthday Glen Matlock

Born on this day in 1956, bassist of the Sex Pistols, founder of The Rich Kids with Midge Ure, frontman of Glen Matlock and the Philistines, bassist for The International Swingers and bassist for The Faces. He's a busy man. 

Click on the links to enjoy the music.

Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols (Live on the Late Late Show).

Rich Kids - Rich Kids (On Top of the Pops).

Born Running - Glen Matlock and The Philistines.

Ghosts of Princes in Towers - Glen Matlock (Acoustic).

Get It On - Glen Matlock and Sylvain Sylvain (Acoustic Live).

Glen Matlock guesting on The Ronnie Wood Show.

Gun Control - The International Swingers.

Stay With Me - The International Swingers (Live in Sydney).

Dancing with Myself - The International Swingers (Live in Sydney).

All The Young Dudes - The International Swingers (Live in Sydney).

Born to Lose - The International Swingers (Live in Sydney).

Sex Pistols - Winterland Ballroom 14th Jan 1978

So it's the anniversary of the final Sex Pistols show today (well final until they got back together again in 1996). The Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco was the final date on their ill-fated American Tour. Malcom McLaren had purposedly book a whole bunch of "Red-Neck" venues in order to provoke a hostile reaction toward the band. And that's exatly what happenend with Vicious getting into serious trouble from the stage at various shows.

Lydon's actions on the night of the Winterland show demonstrated just how disillusioned he was with the whole thing. They performed The Stooges 'No Fun' as the set closer. At the end of the song, Rotten, kneeling on the stage, chanted an unambiguous declaration, "This is no fun. No fun. This is no fun—at all. No fun." As the final cymbal crash died away, Rotten addressed the audience directly—"Ah-ha-ha. Ever get the feeling you've been cheated? Good night"—before throwing down his microphone and walking offstage.

Four days after the show the band would officially split up with Jones and Cook continuing to make music under the Sex Pistols banner before launching out and forming The Professionals, Lydon would put together  Public Image Ltd and Vicious would end up in jail charged with the murder of his girlfriend Nancy before losing his own life on the 2nd February 1979 from a drugs overdose.

Setlist:

1. God Save The Queen

2. I Wanna Be Me

3. Seventeen

4. New York

5. E.M.I.

6. Belsen Was A Gas

7. Bodies

8. Holidays in the Sun

9. Liar

10. No Feelings

11. Problems

12. Pretty Vacant

13. Anarchy in the U.K.

14. No Fun 

Watch The Whole Set Here

Sex Pistols 35th Anniversary Release Boxset

So, the 35th Anniversary of the release of the debut album by The Sex Pistols is due for release on September 24th. The cost of the Boxset according to Amazon's website is £94.99! I'm not exactly certain who this particular release is aimed at because the people I know who grew up listening to it probably would not be found forking out £95 for something they already possess and even the tracks that are "unreleased" have been available on various bootlegs down through the years. It doesn't get my vote I'm afraid.


I had assumed that when the first boxset was released that they had unearthed pretty much everything (because even on that they were scraping the barrel a bit) there was to be found in the vaults. Obviously I was wrong!


Malcom McLaren was accused of creating the 'Great Rock and Roll Swindle' in the way he managed the band (and he seemed to glory in it as well - see the film of the same name and you'll get the drift) and sadly The Sex Pistols brand is still out swindling, or trying to open the wallets of poor beleagured souls who feel that to be a fan they must own every single thing a band has put out - no matter how poor the quality of the release is (for a good point on this I merely mention the inclusion of the some of the live material here and the 'Spunk' demos).


Whilst the DVD that comes with this new boxset looks pretty interesting a few of these things you can actually find online if you search around a little. The inclusion of the footage from the Stockholm Show could be something good to watch, but it all depends on the actual quality of the performance. If Sid is playing bass (and I use those words with great hesitance)  - and he was , you can almost guarantee that it will be a woeful performance!


You would think that I would be just a little excited that an album that meant so much to me back when I was fourteen years old is still being talked about 35 years later? In a way I am, because back then people were saying that bands like the Pistols and The Clash would never be remembered 20 years down the line, but 35 years later here we are still talking about them and their place in the grand scheme of Rock and Roll history. What I'm not excited about though is the fact that if I spend all this cash to get this box set that somewhere down the line they are going to find more stuff "buried" and then release another Boxset say on the 45th anniversary or the 50th anniversary (and it will cost twice as much!)!

The Sex Pistols Boxset (3CD)

The Original Line -Up

 Line-Up featuring Sid Vicious

The Boxset will contain 3 CD's and a DVD along with a host of extras (detailed below).

• CD1 – Never Mind The Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols: 2012 Re-mastered, from the thought lost original master tapes with process overseen by original producer Chris Thomas.
• CD2 – 1977 Studio Rarities & B-Sides: Previously unreleased 1977 recordings including the legendary Belsen Was A Gas with John on vocals plus the original single b-sides, again all remastered from the original master tapes.
• CD3 – 1977 Live: High quality live recordings from 1977, most of which are previously unreleased.
• DVD – 1977: Live 1977 DVD produced by Julien Temple and featuring many previously unseen performances plus DVD extras of promo videos and radio interviews.
• 1977 Diary: Hardback 100 page 12” by 12” diary with quotes, rare and previously unseen photos, memorabilia and exclusive images.
• 7” Single: Replica of the withdrawn God Save The Queen A&M single.
• Poster: 3FT by 4.5FT Never Mind The Bollocks replica promo poster.
• Stickers: Reproductions of the original Never Mind The Bollocks promo stickers.
• Lyrics: A copy of the original handwritten lyrics to God Save The Queen will also be included

Detailed track-listing below:

NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS HERE’S THE SEX PISTOLS

Limited Edition Super Deluxe Box Set

CD1 – Never Mind The Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols*

• 1. Holidays In The Sun
• 2. Bodies
• 3. No Feelings
• 4. Liar
• 5. God Save The Queen
• 6. Problems
• 7. Seventeen
• 8. Anarchy In The UK
• 9. Submission
• 10. Pretty Vacant
• 11. New York
• 12. EMI

CD2 – 1977 Studio Rarities & B-Sides

The single b-sides remastered.

• 1. No Feeling
• 2. Did You No Wrong
• 3. No Fun
• 4. Satellite

Dave Goodman Demos (from original master tapes) **:

• 5. New York (Demo Version)
• 6. Unlimited Edition (Demo Version of ‘EMI’)
• 7. Liar (Demo Version)
• 8. Pretty Vacant (Demo Version)
• 9. Problems (Demo Version)
• 10. No Future (Demo Version of ‘God Save The Queen’)

Chris Thomas Demos and Outtakes (from original master tapes):

• 11. Did You No Wrong (Alternative Vocal)
• 12. Seventeen (Alternative Vocal)
• 13. Satellite (Rough Mix)
• 14. Submission (Rough Mix)
• 15. Holidays In The Sun (Rough Mix)
• 16. EMI (Rough Mix)
• 17. Seventeen (Rough Mix)
• 18. Holidays In The Sun (Alternative Mix)
• 19. Body (Demo Version of ‘Bodies’)
• 20. Submission (Alternate Mix)
• 21. Belsen Was A Gas (Demo)

 CD3 – 1977 Live

Ssamfundet Club, Trondheim, Norway – 21st July

• 1. Anarchy In The U.K.
• 2. I Wanna Be Me
• 3. 17
• 4. New York
• 5. EMI
• 6. No Fun
• 7. No Feelings
• 8. Problems
• 9. God Save The Queen

Happy House, Stockholm, Sweden – 28th July***

• 10. Anarchy In The UK
• 11. I Wanna Be Me
• 12. 17
• 13. New York
• 14. EMI
• 15. Submission
• 16. No Feelings
• 17. Problems
• 18. God Save The Queen
• 19. Pretty Vacant
• 20. No Fun

 DVD – 1977

Riverboat Party, The River Thames, London – 7th July

• 1. Pretty Vacant
• 2.Anarchy In The UK
• 3. Problems

Happy House, Stockholm, Sweden – 28th July***

• 4. Anarchy In The UK
• 5. I Wanna Be Me
• 6. Seventeen
• 7. New York
• 8. Problems
• 9. No Fun

S.P.O.T.S. Tour – Winter Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall – 1st September***

• 10. Problems
• 11.  No Fun
• 12. Anarchy In The UK

DVD EXTRAS

• 1. God Save The Queen video
• 2. Pretty Vacant video
• 3. Holidays In The Sun video

4.       The HeyDay Interviews. Interviews by Judy and Fred Vermorel recorded in August 1977 with:

• a. Steve Jones
• b. Paul Cook
• c.  John Lydon
• d.   Sid Vicious
•  e  Glen Matlock

5.       BBC, Radio 1, Rock On, December 12th 1977 – John Tobler interview with John and Sid (previously unheard full uncensored version)

OTHER CONTENT

• 1977 (The Bollocks Diaries)

100 page full-colour hardback diary detailing every significant band event in this explosive year. Written by former Mojo editor Pat Gilbert, the book includes multiple quotes from key figures, previously unseen photos, recording details, memorabilia and much more.

• + replica A&M GSTQ/No Feeling  7” single.
• + 3FT by 4.5FT Never Mind The Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols replica promo poster.
• + copy of original handwritten lyrics to God Save The Queen.
• + Replica Never Mind The Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols promo stickers.
• + 4 postcards
•  * = remastered from the recently found original album master tapes by Tim Young under the guidance of original producer Chris Thomas. 
  ** = these 6 demo’s would make up the legendary ‘Spunk’ album but are heard here for the very first time in their original, untouched form following the very recent discovery of the original master tapes.
  *** = All tracks previously unreleased except Submission (track   ) which unlike in 2003 when it first appeared is now mastered from the original tapes.  
  **** = This is the legendary original demo featuring John Lydon on vocals and is taken from the recently recovered original master tapes.