God Save The Sex Pistols - Bootleg Guide: Sid Vicious

BOOTLEGS (updated November 2018)

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SID VICIOUS – VINYL

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Naked & Ashamed (Wonderful Records WO-73) Side One. Naked Side Two. I'm ashamed Notes. 7" single. Interviews.
The Sid Vicious Experience – Jack Boots and Dirty Looks (Antler 37) Live, Electric Ballroom, London, 15th August 1978. Side One. C'mon Everybody / Stepping Stone / No Lip / I Wanna Be Your Dog Side Two. Belsen was a Gas / Chatterbox / Tight Pants / My Way Notes. Re-released with cat. no. Jack 001. UK bootleg released in 1986. Deluxe black & white cover, white labels.
The Vicious White Kids (Ritchie 1) Live, Electric Ballroom, London, 15th August 1978. Side One. C'mon Everybody / Stepping Stone / No Lip / I Wanna Be Your Dog Side Two. Belsen was a Gas / Chatterbox / Tight Pants / My Way Notes. UK LP. Picture disc. Around the label, there is a handwritten, 'MPO'. MPO is the major French record mastering factory. Despite this, it is a UK bootleg. Released in 1987.
Sid Vicious Live (Creative Industry Inc. JSR 21) Live, Max’s Kansas City, NYC, 7th September 1978. Side One. Search And Destroy / I Wanna Be Your Dog / No Lip / Something Else / Belsen was a Gas Side Two. Stepping Stone / Chinese Rocks / My Way / Take A Chance With Me Notes. USA LP. First Sid bootleg, released at the beginning of 1980. Heavy paper insert, printed black, red & white, & folded around the record. No Lip is not listed on the cover. The sound is the worst of all Sid's bootlegs. Rare pictures on the cover. Black & white printed labels. Take A Chance With Me listed as '10 Min. Ago' on the cover.
Vicious Burger (VD 6336 on the cover, UD-6535 on the label) Live, Max’s Kansas City, NYC, 7th September 1978. Side One. Search And Destroy / I Wanna Be Your Dog / No Lip / Something Else / Belsen was a Gas Side Two. Stepping Stone / Chinese Rocks / My Way / Take A Chance With Me Notes. USA LP released mid 1980 with a deluxe giant printed pink insert, folded around a plain white sleeve. The second Sid bootleg released. The labels title is Sid, Take A Chance On Me. Curiously, the record has two different catalogue #. The sound is very good. Take A Chance With Me listed as 'Take A Chance ON Me' on the cover. Mick Jones credited as guitar player, however it's Steve Dior.
Sid Live At Max’s Kansas City (JSR 21) Live, Max’s Kansas City, NYC, 7th September 1978. Side One. Search And Destroy / I Wanna Be Your Dog / No Lip / Something Else / Belsen was a Gas Side Two. Stepping Stone / Chinese Rocks / My Way / Take A Chance With Me
Sid Vicious (JSR 21 - Innocent Records) Live, Max’s Kansas City, NYC, 7th September 1978. Side One. Search And Destroy / I Wanna Be Your Dog / No Lip / Something Else / Belsen was a Gas Side Two. Stepping Stone / Chinese Rocks / My Way / Take A Chance With Me Notes. American bootleg released in the 1980s with the same plates as Vicious Burger. However, poor quality. Plain white sleeve with à l'italienne A4 insert glued on it. Re-released with slightly different photocopied insert, minus any mention of Innocent Records. White labels, ('JSR 21' etched in run-out grooves).
Fuck Off You Cunt (Cleopatra Records / Anarchy Music) Live, Max’s Kansas City NYC, September 1978. Notes. Surfaced August 2007. 12" Sid Vicious picture disc. Limited to only 1000 copies worldwide, and features the usual live material.
Swindle (Cleopatra Records / Anarchy Music ARY8080) Live, Max’s Kansas City NYC, September 1978. Side A: Chatterbox Side B: My Way Notes. Surfaced August 2007. 7" vinyl. Picture insert. Hand numbered limited edition of 500 on purple vinyl.
Swindle (Cleopatra Records / Anarchy Music ARY8080) Live, Max’s Kansas City NYC, September 1978. Side A: Chatterbox Side B: My Way Notes. Surfaced December 2007. 7" vinyl. Picture insert. Hand numbered limited edition of 200 on red vinyl.
Swindle (Cleopatra Records / Anarchy Music ARY8080) Live, Max’s Kansas City NYC, September 1978. Side A: Chatterbox Side B: My Way Notes. Surfaced December 2007. 7" vinyl. Picture insert. Hand numbered limited edition of 200 on green vinyl.
I'm A Mess (DOL 2007HLMT) (added to guide November 2018) Live, The Electric Ballroom, Camden, London August 1978 & Max’s Kansas City NYC September 1978. Side A (Electric Ballroom): C'Mon Everybody / Steppin' Stone / No Lip / I Wanna Be Your Dog / Belsen Was A Gas Side B (Tracks 1-4 Electric Ballroom): Chatterbox / Tight Pants / My Way / Search & Destroy / Chinese Rocks (Max's Kansas City) / Take A Chance On Me (Max's Kansas City) Notes. Surfaced October 2018.

SEX PISTOLS - VINYL

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SID VICIOUS – VINYL

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