SEX PISTOLS NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS FIRST PRESSING A1/B1 MATRIX 12” LP PUNK 77
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SEX PISTOLS - NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS (V2086) FIRST PRESSING WITH A1/B1 MATRIX CONFIGURATION ORIGINAL 1977 AND COMPLETE WITH RARE JEM IMPORT STICKER.
Never Mind The Bollocks V2086 : 11-Track Pressing.
Blue Virgin labels; 11 tracks on the album, omitting the track Submission'; Producers Chris Thomas and Bill Price; timings on labels and correct credits.
Tracks are in a different running order to the subsequent 12-track pressing and comes with plain rear sleeve.
Between the end of August '77 & September '77, members of the Sex Pistols could not decide if the record was going to be released with or without 'Submission'. To speed up the band Richard Branson decided to press an 11 track version without 'Submission', and non-featuring - on purpose - a back cover without any titles. 1000 copies were pressed but the band changed their mind and finally decided to include the song on the record.
Rather than send the whole batch to the bin, Branson decided to recycle the copies exclusively on the promotional circuit, but the Barclay release caused him to change his masterplan again and Virgin Records sent most of the copies to France in order to counter attack Barclay on its own playground, although some copies were also sold in the UK, Sweden and USA, and possibly others countries as a single album without any single or poster bonus.
The best way to know if you have got one of the rare real first 1000 copies is the matrix number: V2086 A1/B1 or V2086 A3/B3. Why use 2 different matrix numbers for the same pressing? Because the manufacturer used several pressing machines at the same time. It was also a good way to test all the different sets of plates.
CONDITION: The vinyl and sleeve are in very good + condition (conservatively graded) please view photographs.
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