SEX PISTOLS Sids Debut (LTD EDITION Only 530 Copies) BLUE MARBLE VINYL

	£		52
	$		69

A BREAKDOWN OF THE ARTIST/S :-

This incandescent UK punk band came together under the aegis of entrepreneur Malcolm McLaren during the summer of 1975. Periodically known as the Swankers, with lead vocalist Wally Nightingale, they soon metamorphosed into the Sex Pistols with a line-up comprising: Steve Jones (Born 3 September 1955, London, England; guitar), Paul Cook (Born 20 July 1956, London, England; drums), Glen Matlock (Born 27 August 1956, Paddington, London, England; bass) and Johnny Rotten (Born John Lydon, 31 January 1956, Finsbury Park, London, England; vocals). By 1976 the band was playing irregularly around London and boasted a small following of teenagers, whose spiked hair, torn clothes and safety pins echoed the new fashion that McLaren was transforming into commodity. The group's gigs became synonymous with violence, which reached a peak during the 100 Club's Punk Rock Festival when a girl was blinded in a glass-smashing incident involving the group's most fearful follower, Sid Vicious (Born John Ritchie, 10 May 1957, London, England, d. 2 February 1979, New York City, New York, USA). The adverse publicity did not prevent the group from signing to EMI Records later that year when they also released their first single, "Anarchy In The UK". From Rotten's sneering laugh at the opening of the song to the final seconds of feedback, it was a riveting debut.

The Pistols promoted the work on London Weekend Television's Today programme with Bill Grundy, which ended in a stream of four-letter abuse that brought the group banner headlines in the following morning's tabloid press. More controversy ensued when the group's "Anarchy" tour was decimated and the single suffered distribution problems and bans from shops. Eventually, it peaked at number 38 in the UK charts. Soon afterwards, the group was dropped from EMI in a blaze of publicity. By February 1977, Matlock was replaced by punk caricature Sid Vicious. The following month, the group was signed to A&M Records outside the gates of Buckingham Palace. One week later, A&M cancelled the contract, with McLaren picking up another parting cheque of £40,000. After reluctantly signing to the small label Virgin Records, the group issued "God Save The Queen". The single tore into the heart of British nationalism at a time when the populace was celebrating the Queen's Jubilee. Despite a daytime radio ban the single rose to number 1 in the New Musical Express chart (number 2 in the "official" charts, though some commentators detected skulduggery at play to prevent it from reaching the top spot). The Pistols suffered for their art as outraged royalists attacked them whenever they appeared on the streets. A third single, the melodic "Pretty Vacant" (largely the work of the departed Matlock) proved their most accessible single to date and restored them to the Top 10. By the winter the group hit again with "Holidays In The Sun" and issued their controversially titled album Never Mind The Bollocks - Here's The Sex Pistols. The work rocketed to number 1 in the UK album charts amid partisan claims that it was a milestone in rock. In truth, it was a more patchy affair, containing a preponderance of previously released material which merely underlined that the group was running short of ideas.

An ill-fated attempt to capture the group's story on film wasted much time and revenue, while a poorly received tour of America fractured the Pistols' already strained relationship. In early 1978, Rotten announced that he was leaving the group after a gig in San Francisco. According to manager Malcolm McLaren, he was fired. McLaren, meanwhile, was intent on taking the group to Brazil in order that they could be filmed playing with the train robber Ronnie Biggs. Vicious, incapacitated by heroin addiction, could not make the trip, but Jones and Cook were happy to indulge in the publicity stunt. McLaren mischievously promoted Biggs as the group's new lead singer and another controversial single emerged: "Cosh The Driver". It was later retitled "No One Is Innocent (A Punk Prayer)' and issued as a double a-side with Vicious" somehow charming rendition of the Frank Sinatra standard, "My Way'. McLaren's movie was finally completed by director Julien Temple under the title The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle. A self-conscious rewriting of history, it callously wrote Matlock out of the script and saw the unavailable Rotten relegated to old footage. While the film was being completed, the Pistols" disintegration was completed. Vicious, now the centre of the group, recorded a lame version of Eddie Cochran's "C'mon Everybody" before returning to New York. On 12 October 1978, his girlfriend Nancy Spungen was found stabbed in his hotel room and Vicious was charged with murder. While released on bail, he suffered a fatal overdose of heroin and died peacefully in his sleep on the morning of 2 February 1979.

Virgin Records continued to issue the desultory fragments of Pistols work that they had on catalogue, including the appropriately titled compilation Flogging A Dead Horse. The group's impact as the grand symbol of UK punk rock has ensured their longevity. The unholy saga appropriately ended in the High Court a decade later in 1986 when Rotten and his fellow ex-Pistols won substantial damages against their former manager.

After years of rumour and sigh it was confirmed that the original band would re-form for one lucrative tour in 1996. The press conference to launch their rebirth was at the 100 Club in London. The usual abuse was dished out, giving rise to the fact that nothing has changed except the lines on their faces and rising hairlines - they added that they thought Green Day and Oasis were too "poppy". The tour was awaited with eagerness as this really was a case of putting their mouths where the money is. Their debut at Finsbury Park was nostalgic rather than groundbreaking. Rotten was still obnoxious and they still hated Matlock. What they did prove, however, was that they can still play and sweat, just like the hundreds of pretenders that have followed in their wake over the past two decades.

Four years later Julien Temple's film documentary The Filth And The Fury was released to excellent reviews. Featuring a mixture of archive concert footage, contemporary news reports and recent interviews with surviving members of the band, the documentary was everything The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle should have been and more. The original members reunited for a second time in the summer of 2002 as a riposte to Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee celebrations. "God Save The Queen" was re-released in May, but only managed to reach number 15 in the UK singles chart. They reunited again in August 2003 for a brief USA tour, which included a casino ballroom in Las Vegas.

Discography:
Never Mind The Bollocks - Here's The Sex Pistols (Virgin 1977)*****, Filthy Lucre Live (Virgin 1996)***.

THE COVER :- Single textured sleeve with seperate front cover

THE LABEL :- Nasty Records labels

THE VINYL VISUALLY :- On initial inspection of this piece of vinyl I cannot see any areas of immediate concern. It is very hard to inspect these marble effect vinyls though but a very close examination doesn't show anything that I can see. I would say it is visually Near Mint.

THE VINYL PLAY GRADED :- This is a hard one to grade because the original quality wasn't overly great on these bootlegs. I know this one has barely been played though as I purchased it originaly. Perhaps 2 or 3 plays at the most. As I say though the production level of these was never great on these live recordings. There is some very light crackle in places but it is just light static which will fade after a couple of plays. For what it is I have to grade as Near Mint because I know the history but don't expect super high production value as that was never what this album was about.

THE SLEEVE FRONT CONDITION :- This is the very earliest 1st press textured sleeve. The front of the sleeve is free from writing, free from stickers or evidence of previously removed stickers. The sleeve has a crease in the bottom left corner but that apart it is as new. I'm sure the seperate picture cover was supposed to be pasted on to the sleeve by the purchaser but I'm not 100% on that. The white is still very clean and crisp with no grubby areas. Excellent Condition.

THE SLEEVE REAR CONDITION :- The rear of the sleeve is free from writing, free from stickers or evidence of previously removed stickers. It is the exact same mirror image of the fron , just plain white. The white as on the front is still bright and crisp. The crease has been transfered from the front and is in the bottom right corner. Excellent condition.

THE SEPERATE COVER SLIP CONDITION :- The seperate cover slip with track details, picture and edition number is in perfect condition. There are no creases or damage of any sort. It is graded as Near Mint.

THE LABEL SIDE ONE CONDITION :- Original Nasty label in excellent order free from stickers or writing and no damage at all, no signs of play around the spindle hole. Near Mint condition.

THE LABEL SIDE TWO CONDITION :- Original Nasty label in excellent order free from stickers or writing and no damage at all, no signs of play around the spindle hole. Near Mint condition.

THE SPINE CONDITION :- There was no writing on this spine. It is in Near Mint condition with no wear or damage.

THE INNER SLEEVE CONDITION :- Generic white inner in Near Mint condition

THE EXTRAS :- No extras were given with this album

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER :- SP1

THE YEAR OF RELEASE :-  1977

THE LABEL :- NASTY

THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :-  UK

PLAYING FORMAT :- STEREO

THE MATRIX NUMBERS :-  SP1 A  &  SP1 B//1

TRACK LISTING :-

SIDE ONE :-

1. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
2. I WANNA BE ME
3. SEVENTEEN
4. NEW YORK
5. SATELITE
6. E.M.I.

SIDE TWO :-

1. LIAR
2. PRETTY VACANT
3. PROBLEMS
4. ANARCHY IN THE U.K.
5. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

WHAT WE PLAY THE RECORD ON :- 

We use a Project 6 Perspex Turntable to play grade our records which delivers a rich authoritative sound and achieves a rich and weighty vibrancy unrivalled by the majority of decks within its price range

HOW WE CLEAN YOUR RECORD :- 

We use a V.P.I. HW-16.5 record cleaning machine to clean your vinyl. "A highly recommended machine" as quoted by Stereophile magazine. This removes any excess dirt before playing

HOW WE PACKAGE YOUR RECORD :- 

Your record will be package very securely to minimise any risk of damage during transit. We remove the record from the outer sleeve unless asked not to do so. This helps to minimise the risk of seam spliting. We use a high quality record mailer which is designed to give superior protection for your vinyl record. We place stiffeners either side of the record for added protection. The album will also be placed in a 450 gram Poly outer sleeve for even extra added protection

POSTAGE AND PACKAGING CHARGES FOR UK CUSTOMERS :-

We advise that items reaching over £46 in price to be insured and sent by Special Delivery. This protects both of us and ensures better handling of the parcel during transit.We are in no way out to make money from postage. The postage price includes the record mailer, stiffeners and plastic sleeve. We just want your item to reach you in the best possible condition. A breakdown of insured postal services are listed below. Please choose to use the relevant postal service for your own protection as once these rare records are lost they can quite often seldom be replaced

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SPECIAL DELIVERY NEXT DAY UPTO 500g :- £7.15

SPECIAL DELIVERY NEXT DAY FROM 500g - 1000g :- £8.35

(SPECIAL DELIVERY INSURES YOUR ITEM UPTO £500)

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All records reaching under £15 are sent to the European Union by Airmail small packets. We will not ship abroad without insured post for items reaching over £15

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(These prices are based on a package weight of no more than 500g and can vary for heavier packages)

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INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR :- £13.93 (For items £15 - £50)

INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR :- £16.53 (For items £50 - £500)

(These prices are based on a package weight of no more than 500g and can vary for heavier packages)

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INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR :- £14.21 (For items £15 - £50)

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(These prices are based on a package weight of no more than 500g and can vary for heavier packages)

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BUYERS OF MULTIPLE ITEMS :- 

Postage prices and courier methods for multiple purchases will be calculated after the auction end. It is impossible for us at the pre auction stage to determine these prices as the final weight is unknown.If you are the winner of multiple items the please await contact from us or alternately contact us yourself for a breakdown of the shipping costs.You will only pay the stamp price + relevant packaging charges so there are big savings to be made with multiple purchases

HOW TO PAY FOR YOUR RECORD :-

We can accept the following payment methods

UK BUYERS :- 

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• Bankers Draft
• Postal Order

OVERSEAS BUYERS :-

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS :-

We always try to appraise the record for sale as openly and honestly as possible and provide plenty of pictures for you to look at but please be aware that errors however rare do occur and not everyone has the same audio  equipment. There is no problem that cannot be worked out in a civilised manner. We urge you to contact us so that we can discuss any small problems that may occur. We offer a refund of the purchase price for returned items within 7 days of purchase and are happy to help you with any questions or concerns you may have during the auction

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