NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS HERE'S THE SEX PISTOLS - Repress LP WB BSK 3147 VG+/EX
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Description
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (often shortened to Never Mind the Bollocks) is the only studio album by the English punk rock band the Sex Pistols. It was released on 28 October 1977 through Virgin Records. As a result of the Sex Pistols' volatile internal relationships, the band's lineup saw changes during the recording of the album. Original bass guitarist Glen Matlock left the band early in the recording process. While he is credited as a co-writer on all but two of the tracks, Matlock played bass and sang backing vocals on only one track, "Anarchy in the U.K."
Recording sessions continued with a new bass player, Sid Vicious, who is credited on two of the songs written by the band after he joined. While Vicious's bass playing appeared on two tracks, his lack of skill on the instrument meant that many of the tracks were recorded with guitarist Steve Jones playing bass instead. Drummer Paul Cook, Jones and singer Johnny Rotten appear on every track. The various recording sessions were led alternately by Chris Thomas or Bill Price, and sometimes both together, but as the songs on the final albums often combined mixes from different sessions, and as it is unclear who of them was present in the recording booth each time, each song is jointly credited to both producers.
Due in part to its notoriety, and in spite of many sales bans at major retailers, the album debuted at number one on the UK Album Charts. It achieved advance orders of 125,000 copies after a week of its release and went gold only a few weeks later, on 17 November. It remained a best-seller for nearly a year, spending 48 weeks in the top 75. The album has also been certified platinum by the RIAA. It has seen several reissues and is frequently listed as the most influential punk album, and one of the greatest and most important albums of all time. In 1987, Rolling Stone magazine named the album the second best of the previous 20 years, behind only the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The same magazine ranked it 73rd on their list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2020. In 2006, it was chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 greatest albums ever.
THIS COPY is a reissue circa 1979-83 from Warner Brothers / Virgin. It is most likely a Jacksonville pressing per the inclusion of "0" in the dead wax (see further Notes, below).
The vinyl has a few marks/rubbings, but per a test listen, plays perfectly. It is in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition.
The original cover shows almost no signs of handling. It is in Excellent [EX] condition.
The original inner sleeve (as noted below) is a plastic Warner Brothers company sleeve, which means it is translucent with the WB logo printed repeatedly over both sides. It is in Very Good Plus [VG+] or better condition.
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Notes
Licensed for US release by Virgin Records
This circa 1979-1983 reissue has labels with pin-striped design.
Some differences between this reissue and earlier US pressings: custom Sex Pistols printed inner sleeve replaced with plastic Warner Brothers company sleeve. Back cover has "Submission" included in the printing, not added as a sticker.Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (This copy: Side A etched + 0 stamp): BSK-1-3147 JW3 #3 0
Matrix / Runout (This copy: Side B etched + 0 stamp): BSK-2-3147 JW4 #2 0
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