GOD SAVE THE QUEEN A&M 12"
The God Save The Sex Pistols' counterfeit/bootleg guide

Technically, these releases should be classed as counterfeit (or pirate) records, not bootlegs.

God Save The Queen / No Feeling (A&M AMS 7284) Actual tracks: Side 1 God Save the Queen (single) / God Save the Queen (Spunk demo) Side 2. Did You No Wrong (Virgin single B-side) / No Feelings (NMTB) Notes. Surfaced June 2012. Matrix GODS 001 A / GODS 001 B. Intially two versions: 12" clear vinyl limited to 300 copies with fold out 3' x 2' poster sleeve plus a tea towel. The clear vinyl edition has the front side of the poster cover printed in black/white. The back side (God Save The Queen poster) is printed in the dark blue/white. 12" black vinyl with fold out poster printed in dark blue/white both sides. 400-500 pieces only. No tea towel. Poster same for both editions. Third colour surfaced July 2012: 12" pink vinyl limited to 209 copies with fold out poster printed in blue/white. Fourth colour surfaced August 2012: 12" green vinyl limited to 47 copies with fold out poster printed in blue/white.

Front of poster cover

Above & below: Other sides of poster cover

Fold out poster cover

Clear vinyl A side

Clear vinyl B side

Pink vinyl A label

Pink vinyl B label

Pink vinyl A side

Pink vinyl B side

Tea towel with clear vinyl edition Below: Towel label & loop/hook

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Special thanks to Mark Gale & Gus Nicholson for scanning their collections for use in this feature. Plus thanks Patrick Lilienthal for additional scans and info .

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