Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks (UK ed.)

The Sex Pistols one and only true studio album. The legendary ‘Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols’. Pre-release orders were so high it immediately charted at Number 1 in the Album chart. “Sex Pistols Number 1”.

Now considered one of the greatest albums of all time, the importance and power of ‘Never Mind the Bollocks’ can not be disputed. There was nothing like it before (or since). Grounded in Steve Jones’ relentless full-on rhythm guitar and Paul Cook’s no-nonsense drumming ‘NMTB’ had a genuine wall of sound. In John Rotten Lydon they also had a frontman, lyricist, and vocalist like no other. The albums’ subject matter covered everything from Monarchy to Abortion to Record Companies. Nothing was sacred.

Sid Vicious, who replaced original bassist Glen Matlock in February 1977, does not play on the album. Although rumour has it he appears somewhere in the mix on ‘Bodies’. With the exception of ‘Anarchy in the UK’ – which features Matlock – bass duties were supplied by Steve Jones.

The album’s working title was ‘God Save The Sex Pistols’ but changed to the far superior ‘Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols’. A catchphrase coined through Steve Jones. On the album’s release, more controversy surrounded the band when police took exception to its title being displayed in a shop window. The Sex Pistols were charged with the Indecent Advertising Act of 1889! “Bollocks” is a slang name for testicles; however, the Pistols’ lawyer proved that it was actually derived from a nickname for clergymen. The band were found “reluctantly” not guilty. Bollocks was legal!