| SINGLES | |
26th
November 1976 EMI
2566. "Anarchy In The U.K."
/ "I Wanna Be Me"
Notes. Chart position no.38. The single was available in both standard
EMI sleeve and plain black sleeve to disguise the contents. | 
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March 1977 A&M AMS 7284 "God Save
The Queen" / "No Feeling"
Notes.
Withdrawn prior to release when group dismissed by A&M. | |
27th May 1977 Virgin
VS 181. "God Save The Queen" / "Did
You No Wrong"
Notes. Chart position no. 2. | |
1st July 1977 Virgin VS 184. "Pretty
Vacant" / "No Fun"
Notes. Chart position
no.6.
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14th
October 1977 Virgin
VS191. "Holidays
In The Sun" / "Satellite"
Notes. Chart position no.8. | |
30th June 1978 Virgin VS 220. "No One Is Innocent
(A Punk Prayer By Ronald Biggs)" /
"My Way"
Virgin VS 220 12 A 1/2. "The Biggest
Blow (A Punk Prayer By Ronald Biggs)" / "My
Way"
Virgin VS 220 12 A 3. "The Biggest
Blow (A Punk Prayer By Ronald Biggs)" / "My
Way" / "Interview"
Notes. Double
A-side. Vocals on "...Innocent" by Ronnie Biggs.
"...Blow" is the title given to "...Innocent" on the 12" issue. A limited
no. of 12" were pressed with an addional Biggs/Cook/Jones
interview. "My Way", vocals by Sid Vicious. Chart
position No. 6. |  No
one Is Innocent 7" |
 The
Biggest Blow 12" |
23rd February 1979 Virgin VS 240. "Something
Else" / "Friggin' In The
Riggin'"
Notes. "Something Else", vocals by Sid
Vicious. "Friggin'...", vocals by Steve
Jones. Chart position no.3. | |
30th March 1979 Virgin VS 256. "Silly Thing"
/ "Who Killed Bambi"
Notes. Double A-side. "Silly...", vocals by
Steve Jones. "...Bambi", vocals by Tenpole
Tudor. Chart position no. 6. | |
1st July 1979 Virgin VS 272. "C'mon Everybody"
/ "The God Save The Queen Symphony" /
"Watcha Gonna Do About It"
Notes. "C'mon...", vocals
by Sid Vicious. "Watcha...", vocals by Johnny
Rotten. Chart position no. 3. | |
12th September 1979 Virgin VS 290. "The Great Rock
'n' Roll Swindle" / "Rock Around The Clock"
Notes .Double A-side. "...Swindle", vocals Tenpole
Tudor, Jones, Cook, & "kids auditioning". "Rock...",
vocals by Tenpole Tudor. Some pressings included
American Express lawyers telephone conversation, whose credit card design was
"used" on the sleeve. Chart position no. 21. | |
6th
June 1980 Virgin
VS 339. "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone" / "Pistols
Propaganda"
Notes. "Stepping...", vocals by
Johnny Rotten. "...Propoganda" is the trailer for the "Swindle"
movie, voice-over by the late BBC commentator John Snagge. Chart
position no. 21. | |
12th
December 1980 Virgin
SEX 1. PISTOLS PACK.
Six singles comprising
back to back A sides, packaged in a plastic wallet. Couplings as follows:
Virgin
Sex 1.1 "God Save The Queen" /
"Pretty Vacant"
Virgin
Sex 1.2 "Holidays In The Sun"
/ "My Way"
Virgin
Sex 1.3 "Something Else"
/ "Silly Thing"
Virgin
Sex 1.4 "C'mon Everybody" /
"The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle"
Virgin
Sex 1.5 "(I'm
Not Your) Stepping Stone" / "Anarchy In The U.K."
Virgin
Sex 1.6 "Black Leather" / "Here
We Go Again" Notes.
Limited edition of 40,000. | 
Black Leather (Sex
1.6) |
 Here
We Go Again (Sex
1.6) |
September 1981 Virgin VS 443. "Who Killed Bambi"
/ "Rock Around The Clock"
Notes. Credited
to "Tenpole
Tudor with the Sex Pistols". Released to cash in on Tenpole
Tudor's own chart success on Stiff Records. "...Bambi" is different
take to previous release. | |
6th
May 1983 Virgin
VS609. "Anarchy In The U.K. /
"No Fun"
Virgin VS 609-12. "Anarchy In
The U.K. //
"No Fun" / "E.M.I."
Notes. Re-released
to coincide with the 1983 General Election. The front and back of the sleeves
were totally black to reflect the original EMI release. The song titles etc were
on the back of the sleeve. |  7"
sleeve |
 12"
sleeve |
27th July 1988 Virgin CDT 3. "Anarchy In The U.K.
/ "No
Fun" / "E.M.I."
Notes.
3" CD format. | Cover
same as 12" single Virgin VS 609-12 |
5th
December 1988 Virgin CDT 37. " God Save The Queen" /
"Did You No Wrong" /
"Don't Give Me No Lip Child"
Notes. 3" CD format. | Cover
same as 7" single Virgin VS 181 |
21st September 1992 Virgin VS 1431 " Anarchy
In The U.K." / " I Wanna Be Me"
Notes.
7" single.
Virgin VSC 1431
" Anarchy In The U.K." / " I Wanna Be Me"
Notes.
Cassette single.
Virgin
VSCDT 1431 " Anarchy
In The U.K." / " I Wanna Be Me"
/ "Anarchy In The U.K. (Demo Version)" Note:
Standard CD single
Notes. Standard CD single. 28th September 1992
Virgin VSCDX 1431 " Anarchy In The U.K."
/ " I Wanna Be Me" / "Anarchy
In The U.K. (Demo Version)" Note:
Poster CD single
Notes. Released to coincide with the "Kiss This"
compilation. Chart position no. 33. |  Poster
CD single sleeve
Note: All formats carried
the same cover design. |
23rd
November 1992 Virgin
VS 1448 "Pretty Vacant" / "No
Feelings (Demo Version)"
Notes.
7" single.
Virgin
VST 1448
"Pretty Vacant" / "No Feelings (Demo Version)"
// "Satellite (Demo Version)" /
"Submission (Demo Version # 1)"
Notes. 12" single.
Virgin VSCDG
1448 "Pretty Vacant" /
"No Feelings (Demo Version)" / "E.M.I. Unlimited
Edition (Demo Version)" / "Satellite (Demo Version)"
Notes: CD single part 1.
30th November 1992 Virgin
VSCDT 1448 "Pretty Vacant" / "Seventeen
(Demo Version)" / "Submission (Demo Version # 2)"
/ "Watcha Gonna Do About It"
Notes:
CD single part 2.
Chart
position no. 56. |  7"
sleeve |
12"
sleeve |
 CD
single part 1 |
 CD
single part 2 |
Virgin
Records celebrated the 1996 "Filthy Lucre Tour" by releasing: 15th
July 1996 Virgin
VUS 113. "Pretty Vacant Live"
/ "Buddies"
Notes. Silver
vinyl 7". Recorded Finsbury Park 23/6/96.
Virgin VUSCD
113. "Pretty Vacant Live" /
"Buddies" / "No Fun"
/ "Problems (demo)"
Notes.
CD single. Tracks 1-3 recorded Finsbury Park 23/6/96. "Buddies"
is "Bodies", mixed from "within the audience"
i.e. a crowd "sing-a-long" perspective. "Problems" is a Chris Spedding
produced demo. Virgin.
VUSCDJ 113 "Pretty Vacant Live"
Notes.
One track CD promo single in card sleeve with different cover design to standard
CD. Virgin
DPRO-115500. "Pretty Vacant Live"
Notes. One track CD promo
single in jewel case. No cover/insert. Chart
position no. 18. |  7"
sleeve |
CD
single |
 CD
promo single in card sleeve |
 Back
of CD promo in jewel case |
July
1996 Virgin SEXDJ96
"Anarchy In The U.K." /
"God Save The Queen" / "Bodies"
/ "Pretty Vacant" / "Holidays In The Sun"
Notes.
5 track CD promo released in summer 1996, coinciding with the Filthy Lucre reunion.
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27th
May 2002 (25 years to the day since God Save The Queen was originally released). Virgin
VS 1832. "God Save The Queen" /
"God Save The Queen (Neil Barnes & the Sex Pistols - 7" extended
mix)"
Notes.
7" single. Virgin
VST 1832. "God Save The Queen" / "God
Save The Queen (Neil Barnes & the Sex Pistols - 7" extended mix)"
// "God Save The Queen (Neil Barnes & the Sex Pistols
- dance mix)"
Notes.
12" single. Virgin
VSTDJ 1832. "Original"
/ "Neil Barnes & the Sex Pistols 7" extended
mix" // "Neil Barnes & the Sex Pistols
dance mix"
Notes.
12" promo single in custom stickered sleeve, with generic
title God Save The Queen. Virgin
VSCDT 1832. "God Save The Queen" /
"God Save The Queen (Neil Barnes & the Sex Pistols - dance mix)" /
"God Save The Queen (Neil Barnes & the Sex Pistols - 7" extended
mix)"
Notes.
CD single. Virgin
VSCDTDJ 1832. "God Save The Queen" /
"God Save The Queen (Neil Barnes & the Sex Pistols - dance mix)" /
"God Save The Queen (Neil Barnes & the Sex Pistols - 7" extended
mix)"
Notes.
CD promo single. EMI.
"God Save The Queen. Neil Barnes & the Sex Pistols 7" mix"
Notes.
The
Pistols back on EMI. No catalogue number on disc or sleeve. The
rarest of all 2002 GSTQ related pressings. One track CD promo single, on EMI. Chart
Position no. 15. |  7"
sleeve
12" and CD carried same design |
12"
promo custom stickered sleeve |
 CD
promo 3 track single |
 EMI
1 track CD promo |
| ALBUMS | |
| 28th
October 1977 Virgin
V 2086. "Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex
Pistols" Side
One: Holidays in the Sun / Bodies / No Feelings / Liar / God Save the Queen /
Problems
Side Two: Seventeen / Anarchy in the UK / Submission / Pretty Vacant
/ New York / EMI Notes.
12 track album, 1000 copies have plain pink rear sleeve, with no track listing.
Some initial pressings were 11 track (SPOTS 001), & included the omitted
song, "Submission", on a one sided single (VDJ 24) packaged with a free poster.
For futher details see the NMTB
Complete UK Guide.
Re-released on vinyl Oct '85 (OVED 136). Re-released on CD Oct. '85 (CDV 2086)
& May '93 (CDVDX 2086).
Chart position no. 1. | |
January
1978 Virgin VP
2086. "Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols"
Notes. Picture disc pressing. | |
26th
February 1979 Virgin
VD 2510. "The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle" Side
One. God Save The Queen (Symphonic) / Johnny B. Goode / Road Runner / Black Arabs
/ Anarchy In The U.K.
Side Two. Substitute / No Lip Child (Don't Give Me)
/ Stepping Stone / Anarchie Pour L'U.K. / Belsen Was A Gas / Einmal Belsen War
Wirflich Bortefflich (Belsen Vos A Gassa)
Side Three. Silly Thing / My Way
/ I Wanna Be Me / Something Else / Rock Around The Clock / Lonely Boy / No One
Is Innocent
Side Four. C'mon Everybody / E.M.I. (Orch.) / Great Rock 'N' Roll
Swindle / Friggin' In The Riggin' / You Need Hands / Who Killed Bambi Notes.
Double album released in 2 versions with varying track listings. Above is the
most common vinyl track listing. Re-released
on CD July '85 (CDVD 2510), '89, & May '93 (CDVX 2510). Chart
position no. 7. | |
27th July 1979 Virgin
VR 2. "Some Product. Carri On Sex Pistols" Side
One: The Very Name 'Sex Pistols' / From Beyond the Grave / Big Tits Across America
Side
Two: Complex World of Johnny Rotten / Sex Pistols Will Play / Is the Queen A Moron?
/ The Fucking Rotter Notes.
Album of interviews & radio adverts. Re-released on CD May '93 (CDVR 2). Chart
position no. 6. | |
7th
December 1979 Virgin V2144. "Sid Sings" Side
One: Born To Lose / I Wanna Be Your Dog / Take A Chance On Me / Stepping Stone
/ My Way
Side Two: Belsen / Something Else / Chatterbox / Search And Destroy
/ Chinese Rocks / I Killed The Cat
Notes. Compiled from two performances
at Max's Kansas City, September '78, plus studio take of My Way.
For further
details on the development of the album visit the special Sid
Sings section. Re-released
on CD Feb '89 (CDV 2144). Chart
position no. 30. | |
February 1980 Virgin V 2142. "Flogging
A Dead Horse" Side One: Anarchy In The UK / I Wanna Be Me / God Save
The Queen / Did You No Wrong / Pretty Vacant / No Fun / Holidays In The Sun
Side
Two: The Biggest Blow / My Way / Something Else / Silly Thing / C'mon Everybody
/ Stepping Stone / Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle Notes. Singles compilation.
The sleeve lists The Biggest
Blow but the label states No One Is Innocent, both titles for the same
song. Silly
Thing is the 'Swindle' LP version, not the single take. Re-released
on vinyl April '86 (OVED 165). Re-released on CD Oct '86 (CDV 2142). Chart
position no. 23. | |
May
1980 Virgin V
2168. "The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle" Side
One. God Save The Queen (Symphony) / The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle / You Need
Hands / Silly Thing / Lonely Boy / Something Else
Side Two. Rock Around The
Clock / C'mon Everybody / Who Killed Bambi / No One Is Innocent / Anarchie Pour
L'U.K. / My Way /
Notes. Single LP, highlights of VD 2510 released to
coincide with the release of the film. Anarchie Pour L'U.K actually plays
Anarchy In The UK, from the double 'Swindle' LP. Limited no. with film poster.
Re-released on
vinyl April '89 (OVED 234). | |
| V
2168 was the last "official" release of the pre- CD age. The
story continues in 1992 with CDs the main format. |
17th
October 1992 Virgin V 2702. "Kiss This"
Notes. 20 track compilation including all "Never Mind The Bollocks". Vinyl double
album.
Virgin CDV 2702. "Kiss
This"
Notes. CD issue.
Virgin CDVX 2702. "Kiss
This" / "Live In Trondheim 21st July 1977" Tracks: Anarchy In The UK
/ God Save The Queen / Pretty Vacant / Holidays In The Sun / I Wanna Be Me / Did
You No Wrong / No Fun / Satellite / Don't Give Me No Lip Child / Stepping Stone
/ Bodies / No Feelings / Liar / Problems / Seventeen / Submission / New York /
EMI / My Way / Silly Thing Notes. Limited edition double CD. Chart position
no. 10. | |
July
1996 Virgin Spunk
1. "This Is Crap. Never Mind The Bollocks / Spunk" Disc
1: "Bollocks"
Tracks: Holidays In The Sun / Bodies / No Feelings
/ Liar / God Save The Queen / Problems / Seventeen / Anarchy In The UK / Submission
/ Pretty Vacant / New York / EMI Disc
2: "Spunk"
Tracks: Seventeen / Satellite / Feelings (No Feelings)
/ Just Me (I Wanna Be Me) / Submission / Nookie (Anarchy In The UK) / No Future
(GSTQ) / Problems / Lots of Fun (Pretty Vacant) / Liar / Who Was It? (EMI) / New
York (Looking For a Kiss) / Problems / No Feelings / Pretty Vacant / Sub-Mission
/ No Feelings / EMI / Satellite / Seventeen / Anarchy In The UK
Notes.
Double CD combining "Never Mind The Bollocks" with the bootleg "Spunk",
"...Bollocks" demos, and Chris Spedding produced demos. |  This
Is Crap (back of booklet)
Front
of CD same as Never Mind The Bollocks |
29th
July 1996 Virgin VUSLP 116 "Filthy Lucre Live"
Notes. Vinyl double album. Recorded live at Finsbury Park,
London, 23/6/96.
Virgin CDVUS 116 "Filthy
Lucre Live"
Notes. CD issue. Tracks: Bodies / Seventeen / New York
/ No Feelings / Did You No Wrong / God Save the Queen / Liar / Satellite / (I'm
Not Your) Steppin' Stone / Holidays in the Sun / Submission / Pretty Vacant /
E.M.I. / Anarchy in the U.K. / Problems
Chart position no. 26. | |
1997 Virgin
7243 8 42802 15 "Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's
The Sex Pistols"
Notes. "First Centenary" pressing on high grade
vinyl to mark 100 years of E.M.I.. | Cover
as per Virgin V 2086 |
28th
October 1998 Virgin
VT 2086 "Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols"
Notes. Re-released to mark the albums 21st Anniversary. Pink vinyl album, limited
to 2000 copies.
Virgin CD VP2086 "Never Mind
The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols"
Notes. CD sized book accompanied
the 21st Anniversary CD issue. |  CD
book cover |
8th
May 2000 Virgin
CDVD2909 "The Filth And The Fury" CD
1:
God Save the Queen (Symphony) / Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang /
The Who - Pictures of Lily / Roxy Music - Virginia Plain / Alice
Cooper - School's Out / Simaryp - Skinhead Moonstomp / Sailor
- Glass Of Champagne / The Creation - Through My Eyes / David Bowie
- The Jean Genie / Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen / Submission / Don't Gimme
No Lip, Child / What'cha Gonna Do About It / Road Runner / Substitute / Seventeen CD
2:
Anarchy In The UK / Pretty Vacant / Did You No Wrong / Liar / EMI (Unlimited
Edition) / No Feelings / I Wanna Be Me / Tappa Zukie - Way Over (In Dub)
/ New York Dolls - Looking For A Kiss / Holidays In The Sun / Bodies /
No Fun
Notes.
29 track double CD soundtrack released to accompany the film of the same name.
Comprises 18 Sex Pistols tracks (all previously available) and 11 songs by various
artists from the '70's. | |
3rd
June 2002 Virgin
CDV2961 "Jubilee" Tracks:
God Save The Queen / Anarchy In The UK / Pretty Vacant / Holidays In The Sun /
No One Is Innocent / My Way / Something Else / Friggin’ In The Riggin’
/ Silly Thing / C’Mon Everybody / The Great Rock ‘N’ Roll Swindle
/ (I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone / Pretty Vacant (Live) / EMI (Unlimited Edition)
PLUS: God Save The Queen (video) / Anarchy In The UK (video) / Pretty Vacant (video).
Notes.14 track
'Best Of' compilation. Plus includes videos for "God Save The Queen",
"Anarchy In The UK" (1992 video), "Pretty Vacant". | |
3rd
June 2002 Virgin
SexBox1 "Sex Pistols" Disc
One - Studio Tracks & Early Demos
Disc Two - Demos & Rarities
Disc Three - Live at
Screen on the Green '76, plus live rarities Notes.
3 CD box set. For full tracklisting see Sex
Box
section. Each disc finishes
with a 'hidden' unreleased backing track ("Anarchy In The UK", "God
Save The Queen"and "Pretty Vacant"), produced by Mike Thorne | |
| IMPORTANT
US COMPILATION | |
1998 Atlantic
83052-2 "MTV 120 Minutes Live" Notes.
Contains "Pretty Vacant" from 1996 MTV
studio live performance. US release. | |
