For the first time in over 20 years, 20 of SEX PISTOLS' recordings from 1976 to 1978 are collected together to tell the story of one of the world's most influential and extraordinary bands. "Sex Pistols: The Original Recordings" covers a historic period when the band were rarely out of the news or the charts. SEX PISTOLS left the British establishment shaking when they exploded onto the music scene, kickstarting what later became known as punk — a term the band was never comfortable with. Young people ripped up not just their musical forebears but their social ones too and SEX PISTOLS were the snarling, ferocious figurehead of the revolution. They made one perfect, 40-minute album for the ages in 1977's "Never Mind The Bollocks" and from its artwork to the individual players, the attitude and music — every bit of it influenced the world we live in today. The record is frequently listed as one of the most influential albums of all time with musicians from JOY DIVISION and NEW ORDER to Kurt Cobain, Noel Gallagher, GREEN DAY to Yungblud all citing them as key inspiration. And this was not just musically — punk showed that anyone could create and many took the hint across fashion, art and design and more. SEX PISTOLS' 1977 single "God Save the Queen" was banned by the BBC and reached No. 1 on the U.K.'s NME chart, but appeared at No. 2 on the official U.K. singles chart, leading to accusations that the song was purposely kept off the top spot. For the only time in chart history, the track was listed as a blank, to avoid offence to the establishment. The collection soundtracks the period and features key singles "Anarchy In The UK", "God Save The Queen", "Pretty Vacant" and "Holidays In The Sun", essential tracks from "Never Mind The Bollocks", further originals and covers from "The Great Rock & Roll Swindle" soundtrack album and some essential B-sides in "I Wanna Be Me" (the flipside of "Anarchy…"), "Satellite" (the B-side of "Holidays In The Sun") and "Did You No Wrong" (from "God Save The Queen"). Track listing: 01. Pretty Vacant 02. God Save The Queen 03. Bodies 04. No Feelings 05. I Wanna Be Me 06. Anarchy In The UK 07. Submission 08. No Fun 09. (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone 10. Holidays In The Sun 11. New York 12. Problems 13. Lonely Boy 14. Silly Thing 15. Something Else 16. C'Mon Everybody 17. Satellite 18. Did You No Wrong 19. Substitute 20. My Way Formats: * CD * 2LP (Black vinyl) * 2LP (Transparent Green) * 2LP (Transparent Yellow) * Cassette - 5 with individual artwork * Digital Photo credit: Barry Plummer / Outside Organisation
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