SEX PISTOLS - The Biggest Blow 12" Rare "LABEL CROP MISTAKE" SID VICIOUS Rotten.
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SEX PISTOLS - The Biggest Blow 12" Rare "LABEL CROP MISTAKE" 1978.
The first single to appear from McLaren's master scam The Great Rock n Roll Swindle bearing the Sex Pistols name, Malcolm's idea to use a former great train robber as the Sex Pistols new front man was never going to fool anyone, Biggs was in exile in Brazil so was never going to be anything other than a guest vocalist at best, the idea was a non starter and ended as quickly as it began.
Issued as a double A sided single McLaren insisted that the other track was My Way, Sid Vicious sticking his biker boots in the teeth of the Sinatra standard, starting off slow in a mockery of the original before ending with the signature Sid Vicious Sneer and a two fingered salute.
The single did well and was issued as NO ONE IS INNOCENT - McLaren pushed for the 12" to be called - COSH THE DRIVER, to give the record some added shock value but in the end Virgin bottled it and chose The Biggest Blow for the 12", McLaren however eventually got his way when the record was issued in France on his dodgy Matrixbest label.
Back to this 12" release, this is an original UK, first pressing on the Virgin label.
The Sleeve has seen better days and has a fair amount of storage wear and bumped corners (see photo), the record is in better shape than the sleeve with just a few light surface marks that shouldn't affect play.
The collectible thing about this issue is the 'T' on The and the 'T' on Great are cropped off slightly, compare the two photos of the close up My Way labels, there should be a full white label edge but this one has been cropped off slightly in the manufacturing process.
It's only a small thing I know but some people collect things like this.
This came to me as part of a recent large purchase of punk records.
A great 12" to own is this, start price to reflect current condition, worth having in your collection just for the oddity factor.
Don't forget to check out my other punk and Sex Pistols listings for more great rare items.
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