NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS HERE'S THE SEX PISTOLS VINYL WORLDWIDE
The God Save The Sex Pistols A-Z guide to Never Mind The Bollocks vinyl released worldwide Over 150 Pressings

UNITED KINGDOM White Label Test Pressing 11 Track A3 B1 White Label Test Pressing 12 Track A7 B5  White Label Test Pressing Submission 7"  First 1000 Generic First 1000 A1 B1 First 1000 A2 B2  First 1000 A3 B3  A1 B3 plates A2 B3 FNAC Sticker  A3 B2 plates SPOTS 001 with red sticker SPOTS 001 with green sticker SPOTS with orange sticker  SPOTS without skrink wrap A3 B1 SPOTS UK Exported to FRANCE A3 B1 SPOTS UK Exported to USA  Submission 7" In-Store Sleeve  First Main Pressing Sample A7 B5  First Main Pressing Blank Rear/Sticker A5 B5 (added Nov 22) First Main Pressing Blank Rear Second Main Pressings incl. A5 B7 Third Main Pressing Picture Disc Pressing Picture Disc with Press-out Card  Fourth Main Pressing Fifth Main Pressing Sixth Main Pressing  Seventh Promo Pressing  Seventh Main Pressing Eighth Copyproof Eighth Main Pressing Ninth Main Pressing Tenth Main Pressing 1997 180g Pressing V 1 1997 180g Pressing V 2 21st Anniversary Pressing 30th Anniversary Pressing UMC Releases 2012 Single LP + CD 2012 Double Black Vinyl LP 2012 Double Coloured Vinyl LP 2014 Record Store Day 7x7" Alternative Takes Box 2014 Back To Black Series 2015 Record Store Day Picture Disc 2016 HMV Pink Vinyl 2016 Yellow Vinyl 2017 God Save Sex Pistols UK NMTB FULL STORY BEHIND THE HISTORIC LP Complete UK Story and Guide Sleeve Variations Examined Guide to Label Variations 1 Guide to Label Variations 2
ARGENTINA Test Pressing Promo First Pressing AUSTRALIA First Pressing Wizard Second Pressing Second Pressing Promo with CBS credit  Second Pressing with CBS credit Coloured Vinyl Pressings AUSTRIA First Pressing Second Pressing  BRAZIL First Pressing Second Pressing Promo Second Pressing Third Pressing Fourth Pressing CANADA First Pressing Second Pressing Second Pressing CRC Variation  Alternative Sleeve Alternative Sleeve 2  FINLAND Sweden Printed Sleeve Finland Printed Sleeve  FRANCE / BELGIUM (GLITTERBEST) Barclay 940 553 Version 1 Barclay 940 553 Version 2 Barclay 940 553 Version 3 Barclay 940 553 Version 4 Barclay 941 001 Pink / Green Sleeve Barclay 941 001 Blank Sleeve FRANCE (VIRGIN) Virgin Records Pressing 1 Virgin Records Pressing 2 FRANCE CASSETTES Glitterbest 11 Track  Virgin  GREECE First Pressing Unique sleeve Second Pressing Third Pressing Fourth Pressing Re-issue 80s Re-issue ITALY First Pressing First Pressing Alternative Rear Sleeve Second Pressing Third Pressing Fourth Pressing  OVED Re-pressing  UMC La Republica L'Espresso  JAPAN Columbia Promo  Columbia Obi Variation 1 (updated May 2023) Columbia Obi Variation 2 Columbia Obi Variation 3  Columbia Obi Variation 4  Virgin Promo Virgin Toshiba Promo  Toshiba Virgin 1988 Virgin 2007  KOREA NMTB MEXICO Promo Pressing  First Pressing Later Pressing NETHERLANDS First Pressing  First Pressing Mis-pressed Labels  Second Pressing NEW ZEALAND First Pressing Second Pressing Third Pressing?  PORTUGAL First Pressing Different Sleeve 1 Different Sleeve 2  Different Labels RUSSIA First Pressing Different Labels 1 Different Labels 2  SCANDINAVIA/SWEDEN Record Store Box Sweden 1977 Apex Limited First Pressing  Second Pressing  Mis-Pressing  SOUTH AFRICA First Pressing Second Pressing SPAIN First Pressing Second Pressing  Third Pressing  Fourth Pressing Fifth Pressing (added May 22) Sixth Pressing Mid-Price  TURKEY First Pressing Second Pressing UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Jem Import SPOTS  Jem Import  White Label Test Pressing Promo Pressing First Pressing Second Pressing Third Pressing Fourth Pressing Fifth Pressing Columbia Record Club Pressing Second Columbia Record Club Pressing 30th Anniversary 2008 Pressing Record Store Day Picture Disc 2016  2020 Pink Vinyl (added Dec 22) 2020 Pressing (added Nov 22) 2021 Scarlet Lady Red Vinyl  (added Nov 22) 2022 Neon Green Vinyl (added Nov 22) URUGUAY Radio Promo Pressing (added July 22) Promo Pressing First Pressing WEST GERMANY First Pressing First Pressing Mis-Press 12 Track Correct Pressing  Picture Disc Pressing UK Import  Second Pressing Third Pressing Fourth Pressing  German / Benelux Pressing  WEST GERMANY CASSETTE German Cassette
ALSO AVAILABLE ON WWW.SEX-PISTOLS.NET; THE FOLLOWING NMTB SECTIONS
USA 8-TRACK CARTRIDGE Unique 8-Track Cartridge - USA issue only UK VINYL SERIES 2007 (30th ANNIVERSARY RE-ISSUE) Never Mind The Bollocks - sleeve and poster Never Mind The Bollocks - labels Never Mind The Bollocks - 2007 re-issue information & review COUNTERFEIT PRESSINGS Coloured Vinyl & Picture Disc Guide 2013 10" Picture Discs 2015 West German Labels/Blue Vinyl 2015 West German Labels/Red Vinyl  2017 German Liquid Filled Vinyl West German Yellow Vinyl Pressing  2017 Russian 40th Anniversary Edition  10" PICTURE DISC TEST PRESSING Rare European 9 track disc STEVE JONES' UK PLATINUM DISC NMTB disc issued to Steve 1988 JOHNNY ROTTEN'S US PLATINUM DISC NMTB disc issued to Johnny 1992  UK CASSETTE MISPRESS 1992 mispress re-issue UK CD 'MORRISSEY' MISPRESS 1994 Morrissey mispress  USA ECO CD CD release with eco-responsible packaging CHINA FAKE CDs Regular fake CD & "Police" fake
AND FINALLY..... THE ALBUM THAT NEVER WAS GOD SAVE...... (unused sleeve with original LP title for what would become Never Mind The Bollocks) RSD April 2017 - God Save Sex Pistols released

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Special thanks to Jimmy King, Peter Reich, Gus Nicholson, Sub, Rob Wagner, Andreas Buchegger, MoMa, Andy Biddle, Jos Hocks, Nigel S, Jim O'Donnell, Chris Mackay, Gerrit Haller, Bengt Persson, Chris Visser, Geant-Vert, Simon Gallagher, Mart Linnas, Rab Muir, Renato, Patrick Lilienthal, Jeff, Yoshiki Saito, Marko Luojus, Ian Prior, André Folloni, Frank Groeneveld, Claude Reed, Andrew Brooksbank, Rob Crangle, Pasquale Ficara, Neil Pearson, Ruud Zijp, Tjakko Kleimeer, Rob Crangle and Gimme A Fix for scanning their collections for use in this feature.

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