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by **ghosty** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 11:31 am

I remember as a teen when I first watched that Super 8 "The Punk Rock Movie" on VHS and I said to myself "Man, I gotta get me some Pistols albums". I went to the local record store and headed for the Sex Pistols section to find 20 CD's! I thought I would never be able to get heavily into them as they seemed so prolific! Luckily I did a little reading and found out that there was really only "Never Mind The Bollocks..."
Now I simply hate the idea of someone who might be thinking of getting into the Pistols and going into a record store and picking up one of these knock-off collection of demos and poorly recorded live tracks before learning the full story. In fact, some of these "albums" feature Sex Pistols imitators! I think the newly reformed Pistols should gather up the best of these compilations and release a "Definitive" 2 disc bootleg.After all, these cuts are of dubious legality so why should'nt the Pistols make some cash from all this chaos (sorry, had to do it).
I know "the Great Rock-N-Roll Swindle" sort of covers the Goodman tapes and the post-Rotten stuff but it's filled with such flotsam and jetsom like McLaren's orchestral preamble and that disco Pistols medley.

by **mare_idol** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 3:34 am

True, there was only "Bollocks" but also some singles put out on Virgin Records during that time. A song called "Satellite" which is VERY authentic Sex Pistols; also "Did You No Wrong" and some others, I have to dig them out.

I didn't like "Swindle" v

by **frostie** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 5:35 am

The discography in the book England's Dreaming is pretty good, picking out the few bootlegs that are worth getting. It's a pity that there don't seem to be any comprehensive Pistols discographies online - there are still semi-bootleg CDs coming out that d

by **skinnytie** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 11:45 am

I just saw today in the used CD bin a copy of "Never Mind the Bullocks" as a 2-CD set, the other CD containing outtakes and demos. Anyone else know of this release? Is it worth getting?

by **Ollie Stench** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 1:12 am

Up until about 3 or 4 years ago I was obsessed with the Sex Pistols. Personally I think all recordings are indispenible for their own reasons. Really all you need is Bollocks and Flogging A Dead Horse. Dead Horse is a singles collection with a and b si

by **mare_idol** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 1:24 am

I'd also recommend "Some Product" -- it's filled with interviews and soooo hilarious. I spent hours listening to this with friends as a teenager.

by **frostie** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 5:20 am

skinnytie: The second disc in that set is "Spunk", the best known bootleg album. I think that edition is out of print now, and it's probably worth getting it if you can.

by **skinnytie** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 11:25 am

I passed on it, frostie. Seems there a few selling on eBay, and will probably go for less money than the store I saw it in had it for. Thanks for the info, though. [:)]

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by **bpdp3** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 12:02 pm

Glad to see this topic, as I've read and re-read about the Pistols extensively and their discography IS a shambles.

I agree with Ollie, 'Never Mind' and 'Flogging' are the two to have I also found 'Swindle; to be a disappointment, so much filler, wit

by **LadyLazarus** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 1:16 pm

England's Dreaming is my Bible. [:D]
Great interviews, great stories, amazing photos, and a fantastic discography in the back covering many genres.
Don't leave home without it. [:)]

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