LIVE RECORDINGS

Live Recordings Information Resource by Dino Everett.
Updated by Hervé Labyre, Gerrit Haller and Phil Singleton.
The guide was originally compiled during the era of cassette trading. Online digital sharing and YouTube have made many of these recordings easier to access

Part One: 1976

Jan 19, 1976 - St. Albans, Hertfordshire College Total Running Time (Trt) - ? Number of Songs - 11 (supposedly) Format - ? Sound Quality - ?? Rating - ? Official/Semi Official Release - none known REVIEW Lee Wood says this gig exists but most people have never seen, or heard a copy. The tape that says it is St Albans, is usually not. It is more likely the 8 song fake April 4, 1976 El Paradise gig from the St. Albans LP. If the 11 song tape as mentioned in the Day By Day book ever surfaces we will have a better review to offer. Note from Phil: Lee Wood still maintains it does exist. SETLIST (again supposed) Did you No Wrong No Lip Understanding New York Seventeen Steppin Stone Submission No Fun Whatcha Gonna Do About It Pretty Vacant Substitute

Feb 21, 1976 - Welwyn Garden City Trt - ? Number of Songs - 11 (supposedly) Format - ? Sound Quality - ?? Rating - ? Official/Semi Official Release - none known REVIEW This gig exists but most people have never seen, or heard a copy, so no review is available. SETLIST Did You No Wrong No Lip Understanding New York Seventeen Whatcha Gonna Do About It Submission Steppin Stone Pretty Vacant Substitute

April 3, 1976 - Nashville Rooms, London Trt - 57:28 Number of Songs - 15 (Complete gig) Format - cassette, CD, vinyl LP Sound Quality - sonically clear with a bit of light modulation in the beginning Rating - 7.5 Official/Semi Official Release - Savage Young Pistols CD, Nashville Rooms vinyl LP REVIEW This is probably one of the most mislabeled gigs out there and unfortunately this confusion comes from the mix up in the otherwise excellent Lee Wood book, Day by Day. The setlists for April 3rd & April 23rd Nashville rooms gigs are backwards in the book. The easiest way to tell is on one tape “Pretty Vacant” (23rd) falls apart due to the fight and one doesn’t. Overall this gig is a great one because it is early enough to feature some of the cover versions that would soon be dropped from the setlist most notably “Understanding” and ‘Whatcha Gonna Do About It”. The version on Savage Young Pistols features a near complete version of the gig sans the reprise of “Did You No Wrong”, however they mislabel “Problems” & "Understanding” as coming from the later two Nashville rooms gigs (probably to make the CD seem more collectible) when in fact they come from this gigs tape. DRAWBACKS The tape does cut a few times which always make documenting that much more difficult. Most notably is the end of “Substitute” which is actually cut off, but in this case the tape probably just ran out as the remaining songs sound sonically identical. The best way to tell is the recorder was placed near a sqeaky door that you can hear opening during the gig and then again before and after “Problems” and it is at the same volume. Also Glen's back ups are great but somewhat overpowering especially on “Problems” & “Understanding”, and the voice that shouts “T.T.F.N.” (Ta Ta For Now) on “Understanding”, other than that this is one you will probably listen to again and again. SETLIST Did You No Wrong No Lip Seventeen New York Whatcha Gonna Do About It Stepping Stone Submission Satellite No Feelings Pretty Vacant No Fun Substitute (end is cut) Problems Understanding Did You No Wrong (not on CD version)

April 4, 1976 - El Paradise Strip Club Trt - 25:38 Number of Songs - 8 Format - vinyl LP Sound Quality - horrible Rating - 5 Official/Semi Official Release - St. Albans Bash vinyl LP ? REVIEW This is taken from the LP entitled “St. Albans Bash” which has nothing to do with that particular gig but has often been reported as the El Paradise gig. Basically this is just another copy of the April 23rd Nashville room gig but probably the worst version available and horribly incomplete. DRAWBACKS The biggest one being the simply awful sound quality of the gig and the cuts that occur after almost every song, which is generally, a red flag for fakes and makes actual documentation difficult. Basically the tape has been circulated in this and a longer form with both being a poor copy of the April 23rd gig. Don’t seek this tape out, wait until it drops on your doorstep like a bad relative, and then tuck it away in the guest room. SETLIST Stepping Stone No Feelings No Fun Substitute Problems Satellite No Lip New York

April 23, 1976 - Nashville Rooms, London Trt - 41:45 Number of Songs - 12 (incomplete?) Format - cassette, CD, vinyl LP Sound Quality - slight distortion from a hot recording Rating - 7 Official/Semi Official Release - Nashville Fight Night vinyl LP and CD (included in England's Dreaming CD box set) REVIEW This in some ways is one of the most important gigs in the history of the band as it is “The Night of the Fight”, that is the Vivienne Westwood fight that members of the band reportedly left the stage to join in and you can actually hear it happening during “Pretty Vacant”. Which is good because they were actually crucifying the song. The violence that occurred this night was never again to leave the reputation of the Pistols and in some ways could have influenced future punks who attended Pistols gigs. The playing is great and the tape sounds pretty good but is a little hot sonically, most noticeably Johnny’s vocals. Most copies of this tape that circulate are mislabeled as the April 3rd gig and include two tracks actually from that gig tacked on at the end. The easiest way to spot this tape is go straight to “Pretty Vacant” and listen for the fight. The song falls apart, there is screaming and what sounds like Glen saying “Leave it out, don’t do that” and then the song starts up again and they finish. Brilliant! Unfortunately that is the last song so either the club didn’t allow them to play anymore or the tapes are incomplete. Does anybody who was there remember if they played more after “Pretty Vacant”? To make sure your is not the April 3rd gig check the setlists as they are different, most noticeably is the position of “Steppin Stone” and the omission of “Whatcha Gonna Do About It” which actually could have been played since there is a slight cut after “Seventeen” which could have just been due to the tuning. Hard to tell. DRAWBACKS Obviously the slight distortion on the tape and the fact that it is usually mislabeled and the possibility that it is incomplete. The cuts, one on the opening song “Did You No Wrong” has the beginning cut off and the one in between “Seventeen” & “Steppin Stone” and then again after “Problems” before “Satellite”. Nothing sounds inserted however. SETLIST Did You No Wrong No Lip Seventeen Stepping Stone No Feelings New York No Fun Submission Substitute Problems Satellite Pretty Vacant

June 4, 1976 - Lesser Free Trade Hall, Manchester Trt - 48:15 Number of Songs - 13 (incomplete?) Format - CD, vinyl LP Sound Quality - slightly hot vocals on the recording Rating - 8 Official/Semi Official Release - Live '76 official box set, Aggression Thru Repression CD, Good Time Music Of The Sex Pistols vinyl LP, I Swear I Was There vinyl LP / CD + I Swear I Stayed For The Encore vinyl EP (Problems / No Fun) Video - some 8mm footage exists and is shown in “I Swear I was There” REVIEW Well if you really want a review of this gig read the excellent book “I Swear I Was There” by David Nolan, It really is an interesting read about this gig. Basically this gig was influential in starting a whole scene in Manchester, or so the book says. The tape was first released on the wonderful Aggression Thru Repression CD, that includes not only the entire gig but also gave us our first glimpse of the August 29 Screen on the Green gig that wasn't to get released until 2001. The 2006 CD, I Swear I Was There, also includes the full 14 song set. The official Live '76 recording omits No Fun for some reason. This gig still includes “Whatcha Gonna Do About It” adding to the importance, since that song would no longer starting in August. There is lots of interesting in between song banter between Johnny and the crowd that is reall yenjoable to listen to and you can tell by the sound quality that the hall was only partially filled. DRAWBACKS There seems to be some volume adjustment on the first song “Did You No Wrong” which also sadly fades up in the beginning. As with a lot of tapes the taper seems to adjust things on the first song and then lets it roll. Why would there be a copy of the first Manchester gig which not that many people went to but not the highly attended second one in July? Also the fact that to get the complete gig you have to get both the CD and the LP versions. SETLIST Did You No Wrong No Lip Seventeen Steppin Stone New York Whatcha Gonna Do About It Submission Satellite No Feelings No Fun Substitute Pretty Vacant Problems No Fun

June 29, 1976 - 100 Club, London Trt - ?? Number of Songs - 15 songs Format - cassette, CD (1 track) Sound Quality - clear audience recording Rating - 7 Official/Semi Official Release - 1 song on Aggression Thru Repression CD REVIEW This is another one of those gigs that has yet to surface in it’s complete form. The opening track “Flowers Of Romance” appears on the Aggression CD, but that is all. This track though proves that the gig does exist, however most of the Pistols early traders are now in there forties and have apparently tucked them away. For now all we have is one song, but at least it is a good one and an important one. DRAWBACKS There is only one and that is that this gig, one of the early 100 Club performances is still in the “missing” or “hoarded” file. SETLIST Flowers Of Romance Seventeen No Lip Steppin Stone New York Whatcha Gonna Do About It Submission I Wanna Be Me Satellite No Feelings No Fun Substitute Problems Pretty Vacant Did You No Wrong

July 6, 1976 - 100 Club, London Trt - 49:20 Number of Songs - 13 songs Format - cassette, vinyl singles (4 songs) Sound Quality - varies as there are two versions Rating - 5 (songs 1-8) 7.5 (Songs 9-13) Official/Semi Official Release - Pretty Vacant and Problems on Out To Lunch 7", Substitute and Did You No Wrong on 100 Club 7" REVIEW The bulk of this tape is just awful. It actually sounds like someone played the tape through a stereo and then rerecorded the gig on one of those little Radio Shack tape recorders that everyone had back in the 70’s. The reason for this guess is the sound quality of songs 9-13 is excellent. If the last 5 songs sound that good then somewhere the first 8 do as well. Unfortunately they haven’t popped up yet. Overall it is a pretty good gig for the time and Johnny is beginning to speak more in between songs and says a few recognizable things you can use for documenting, most notably “still about certain members of society” before they play "Pretty Vacant". It was quite nice when the shorter but better quality version popped up as it contained the encore “Did You No Wrong” which was not mentioned in the Day By Day book. DRAWBACKS Besides the obvious sound quality overall on songs 1-8 there is a small cut/edit in the middle of “I Wanna be Me” also there are small breaks before and after “Substitute” but it doesn’t sound inserted as on both versions of the tape (good & bad) the song sounds comparable in quality to the rest. The biggest drawback I can think of it that it seems the taper didn’t record No Feelings or “Flowers of Romance” which were probably played as they were played 1 week earlier on June 29th and they were both played on the next recorded gig 1 month later. SETLIST I Wanna Be Me No Lip Seventeen Stepping Stone New York Whatcha Gonna Do About It Submission Satellite No Fun Substitute Pretty vacant Problems Did You No Wrong

August 14, 1976 - Birmingham, Barabarellas Trt - 50:33 Number of Songs - 13 songs Format - cassette, vinyl LP Sound Quality - a somewhat muddy/muffled sounding audience Rating - 7 Official/Semi Official Release - Boredom In Birmingham vinyl LP REVIEW This is the last time we will hear “Flowers Of Romance “ recorded with the exception of the brief bit before “Pretty Vacant” on the August 31st tape. “Whatcha gonna do about it” has also basically bitten the dust by this point. This is the first time we get to hear both “Anarchy in the UK” and “Liar”. Previously available in a shorter version this new upgrade (?) contains the complete gig, although I wonder why they didn’t play “No Lip” as it was still a regular at this point and would be played in two weeks at the Screen gig. Oh and check out the delay-crazy heavy metal lead on “New York”, a hint at the Jonesy that was to come. Ha ha.Oddly it is on this song that Jonesy apparently breaks a string and John is forced to stand there and talk to the audience and says something very puzzling. It is hard to make out due to the quality but it sounds like he says “I was gonna sing God Save The Queen..but last time there was a riot.” My guess is he is talking about the traditional version as the Pistols song would not be performed for yet another three months and may not even of been written. In spite of this comment the setlist does not however indicate a mislabel on the tape. DRAWBACKS Even with the upgrade the gig is still a low 7 sounding tape. It sounds like it is either heavily generated or more likely recorded poorly, as in many ways it is a wonder tapes recorded in the seventies are even listen-able. There is also a slight break before “Anarchy” but it is easy to spot as legit due to the funny comment John says “You want to see my bollocks?” SETLIST Flowers Of Romance I Wanna Be me Liar Substitute Seventeen New York Steppin Stone No Fun Satellite No Feelings Pretty Vacant Problems Anarchy in the UK

August 29, 1976 - Screen on the Green, Islington Trt - 56:26 Number of Songs - 15 songs Format - CD, vinyl LP Sound Quality - wonderful Rating - 8 Official/Semi Official Release - Sex Pistols (SEXBOX) official CD box set / Live '76 official box set, Midnight Special CD / Screen On The Green Islington 29.8.76 vinyl LP. REVIEW Until the SEXBOX CD set came out 2002 the only songs from this gig that were actually circulating were the two from the Aggression CD. Thankfully the bootleggers finally put this out so it could wind up on the box set, so people don't have to pay the bootleg prices. Overall a great sounding gig and one that you will listen to more than once not only for the quality but the performance as well. These are still the gigs that are covered with delay from their soundman. The beginning seems to be an abbreviated version of “Flowers” without any vocals. You can hear the “Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh” backups on “New York” pretty nicely, cover bands are you listening??? Some good Johnny dolphins sounds before “Satellite” as well, if you go for that sort of thing. It was mentioned in the Day By Day book that one fan described this as “probably the Sex Pistols finest gig”. The book however left out the last four songs on it’s setlist. Perhaps this tape existed in a shorter form previously. DRAWBACKS There is a slight fluctuation from time to time in the sound quality but nothing too bad. “Satellite” gets cut in the middle though, probably due to the taper flipping the tape since it is in the middle of the gig. The vocals get a tad hot at times as well, but again nothing too bad. SETLIST Anarchy In The UK I Wanna Be Me Seventeen New York No Lip Stepping Stone Satellite Submission Liar No Feelings Substitute Pretty Vacant Problems Did You No Wrong No Fun

August 31, 1976 - 100 Club, London Trt - 47:36 Number of Songs - 15 songs Format - cassette, vinyl LP Sound Quality - audience recording with intermittent static Rating - 7 Official/Semi Official Release - Late Bar 100 Club vinyl LP, Exposure Indecent vinyl LP, The Fellas Of Romance vinyl LP, all exactly the same pressings and incomplete REVIEW The next to the last time the band would play at the 100 club. This is a nice fairly clear tape and is one of my favorites(too bad about the static) as the band sounds great and Johnny is interacting with the audience pretty regularly at this point. This is the gig where the Ray Stevenson picture of Steve swinging his guitar at the back wall of the 100 club was taken and probably accounts for the break between “Substitute” and the “Flowers” tidbit. It is a shame because it sounds like a great version of “Flowers” and is the only one recorded where he actually says ‘Flowers ..OF.. Romance” Also the version of “Submission” has a really weird Goodman-delay in the middle of it. And the guitar drops out on “No Fun” for an interesting bass & vocal dub version. Ha ha..There is also a quite interesting version of “New York” where Glen plays a bassline from the Batman theme and John either makes up words, forgets words, who cares it is one of my favorite versions they have ever played. Also it sounds like you can hear Sid talking in the crowd before "Satellite”, but maybe that’s going a bit too far. DRAWBACKS There are quite a few cuts in between songs on this tape most notably the beginning of ‘Anarchy” is slightly snipped. There are cuts before and after “Liar”, after "Substitute” and carries over to cut off the beginning of “Flowers”. I wonder how long they played it? There is also a cut before “Problems”. None of these sound inserted with the exception of “Liar” since it is before and after. The static unfortunately begins in the middle on “I Wanna Be Me” it clears up slightly on the later songs but the tape never again sounds like the first song which is a shame. SETLIST Anarchy In The UK I Wanna be Me Seventeen New York No Lip Stepping Stone Satellite Submission Liar No Feelings Substitute Flowers of Romance (end only) Pretty Vacant Problems No Fun

September 3, 1976 - Châlet du Lac, Paris, France. Trt – ? Number of Songs - 17 Format - encore on vinyl single Sound Quality - solid but flat Rating - 7 Official/Semi Official Release - Did You No Wrong and Anarchy In The UK on Rotten Boys In Paris 7" REVIEW http://www.philjens.plus.com/pistols/pistols/ChaletduLac_feature.htm DRAWBACKS  See Sept 5 notes. The recording posted on www.partnersincrime.fr by Michel Esteban is incorrectly labelled. It is from Sept 5th, not Sept 3rd. The concert from Sept 3rd has encores of Did You No Wrong and Anarchy In The UK and this encore is the only part of the gig to have surfaced. SETLIST Flowers of Romance Anarchy in the UK I Wanna Be Me Seventeen New York Don't Give Me No Lip Stepping Stone Satellite Submission Liar No Feelings Substitute Pretty Vacant Problems No Fun Did You No Wrong Anarchy in the UK

September 5, 1976 – Châlet du Lac, Paris, France. Trt - 53:02 Number of Songs - 14 Format - online www.partnersincrime.fr, vinyl LP Sound Quality – Soundboard Rating – 8.5 Official/Semi Official Release – Club Du Chalet Du Lac double vinyl LP / Something Rotten In The City Of Love double vinyl LP REVIEW http://www.philjens.plus.com/pistols/pistols/ChaletduLac_feature.htm Live tape made available September 2016 on www.partnersincrime.fr Sometimes incorrectly believed to be 3rd September Same running order as on the 3rd September gig, minus encore of Did You No Wrong / Anarchy. DRAWBACKS Sound qualitiy is a little bit lower for the last six songs than for the first eight songs. The original online recording has a running time of 53:42; there is a small gap (28:06 to 28:53) with an unknown band after "Submission" due to the recording having been made on a tape previously used. SETLIST Anarchy in the UK I Wanna Be Me Seventeen New York Don't Give Me No Lip Stepping Stone Satellite Submission Liar No Feelings Substitute Pretty Vacant Problems No Fun

Sept 17, 1976 - Chelmsford Maximum Security Prison Trt - 63:24 Number of Songs - 16 songs Format - CD, vinyl LP Sound Quality - soundboard Rating - 8.5 Official/Semi Official Release - Live '76 official box set. See also Pistols In Prison + Pistols In Prison The Encore EP. Ignore other releases of this gig. REVIEW In 2016 the gig was included in Universal's Sex Pistols - Live '76 Box set and for the 1st time included Anarchy in the UK and No Feelings, although both are incomplete. This quality recording first appeared in 2009 on Goodtimes Music spread across two vinyl (one CD) releases, Pistols In Prison LP and Pistols In Prison The Encore EP - although the section where Steve changes guitar string is slightly edited. For gig review, see previous review below by Dino. DRAWBACKS The sound quality is excellent and the best version is the official Live '76 LP/CD because the set is in correct order and it is nearly complete. The first song, Anarchy in the UK, starts late and is incomplete at the start, and No Feelings is also incomplete. No major drawbacks. Pistols In Prison LP/EP and CD is also excellent quality. SETLIST Anarchy in the UK (incomplete) I Wanna Be Me Seventeen New York No Lip Steppin Stone Satellite Submission Liar No Feelings (incomplete) Substitute No Fun Pretty Vacant Problems Anarchy In The UK Did You No Wrong Previous review of version circulating prior to 2009 upgrade. Sept 17, 1976 - Chelmsford Maximum Security Prison Trt - 52.:02 Number of Songs - 14 songs Format - CD Sound Quality -soundboard Rating - 8.5 Official/Semi Official Release - Quite a few, most have been altered. REVIEW Johnny is in rare form at this gig and why not, I especially enjoyed the line change in “Seventeen”, which becomes “Now they’ve caught you”. The band is playing well but Paul is pissed and it is evident on a few tracks especially when he falls over before “Satellite” and stumbles on the intro to “Substitute”. As far as the two big September gigs I enjoy this over the Burton one on many levels. Also of note Johnny at one point yells out "God Save the Queen” during one song. Make sure you pick up the Dojo version and none of the other ones with the horrible fake chatter in between songs..UGH! The transition between songs is pretty good if they did alter the set’s running order though. DRAWBACKS The possibility that Dave Goodman has done it yet again and even altered the Dojo release since Jon Savage’s review states that they started with “Anarchy” which in this setlisting is the 8th song. I wish people who release live gigs would do it more like the Screen on the Green CD where they just give it to you straight, the way it was recorded. Oh sure clean up the recording but don’t ever alter it. SETLIST Seventeen New York No Lip Steppin Stone Satellite Submission Liar Anarchy In The UK Did You No Wrong Substitute No Fun Pretty Vacant Problems I Wanna Be Me

Sept 20, 1976 - 100 Club, Punk Festival Trt - 50:09 Number of Songs - 13 1/2 songs Format - cassette, vinyl LP Sound Quality -muddy audience recording Rating - 7 Official/Semi Official Release - 100 Club Punk Rock Festival vinyl LP. REVIEW This is a very important and enjoyable gig. The recording is the quintessential 7 rating, because it is decent enough to listen to but muddy enough to sound like a bootleg. The punk scene exploded after this gig. The band is playing along ferociously throughout the tape and Johnny is really putting a lot into this performance. The band is really hitting their stride in this month as evident by the three recordings that exist. It is a shame that more don’t exist. DRAWBACKS Any time I have received a tape that claims to be COMPLETE it has Satellite & Steppin Stone inserted from the August 31, 1976 100 club gig. There also seems to be some modulation from time to time, most notably on “Submission” and on the final version of “Anarchy”. The end of “No Lip” is cut slightly and it is here that you miss “Steppin Stone” and only get the very tail bit of “Satellite’, which is a shame, but even the tapers had to go for a pee now and then, or didn’t notice the side of the tape ended ,etc..so it is not that uncommon to miss a song here and there.. SETLIST Anarchy In The UK I Wanna Be Me Seventeen New York No Lip Stepping Stone (not on tape) Satellite (ending only) Submission Liar No Feelings Substitute Pretty Vacant Problems No Fun Anarchy In The UK

Sept 24, 1976 - 76 Club, Burton on Trent Trt - 49:59 Number of Songs - 14 songs Format - CD, vinyl LP Sound Quality - soundboard Rating - 8 Official/Semi Official Release - Live '76 official box set CD / vinyl LP. Truly Indecent Exposure CD, Indecent Exposure vinyl LP and countless others. REVIEW This is probably the most released of all the Pistols live gigs, but many were incomplete, until finally the complete gig showed up. It is a good one, although not quite as good as the Chelmsford tape. The band seems rather lifeless although playing well and Johnny rarely says anything. Make sure you get the Live '76 set with the full 14 songs as there are plenty that are out there that aren't complete. DRAWBACKS Not that many although the sound quality is not quite as good as the Chelmsford recording and even dips in volume here and there. Also the vocals get a tad hot from time to time…None of this takes away from the enjoyment of this recording. SETLIST Anarchy In The UK I Wanna Be Me Seventeen New York No Lip Stepping Stone Satellite Submission Liar Substitute No Feelings No Fun Pretty Vacant Problems (false) Problems

Oct 20, 1976 - Birmingham, Bogart’s Trt - 35:00 Number of Songs - 9 songs Format - cassette, vinyl LP Sound Quality - audience recording w/ low vocals Rating - 7 Official/Semi Official Release - Better Late Than Never vinyl LP REVIEW Overall this is a pretty decent tape (albeit the low vocals) and sadly the only tape from October of 1976. It definitely seems like it is incomplete as they only play 9 songs, however it is reported that they arrived at the club late so perhaps they had to cut the set short. They had just recorded Anarchy 3 days prior for EMI. DRAWBACKS The possibility that it is incomplete and the major drawback being the low volume of the vocals are indeed drawbacks. The music sounds nice and clear and if the vocals were up in the mix this would be a nice strong 7.5 and one I would recommend to get. There is a break before “No Fun” and in fact some tapes have “No Fun” on them twice in a row. SETLIST Introduction Anarchy In The UK I Wanna Be Me Seventeen Satellite Substitute Liar No Feelings No Fun Pretty Vacant

Nov 15, 1976 - Notre Dame Hall, London Trt - 43:23 (46:30) Number of Songs - 12 (14) songs Format - cassette Sound Quality - bad audience recording Rating - 6 Official/Semi Official Release - none known Video - The London Weekend Show broadcast bits of 4 songs including “No Fun” , “Submission”. “Pretty Vacant” & “Anarchy”. REVIEW Unfortunately the tape of this gig is piss poor to say the least, thankfully the video that is available is rather good and definitely worth picking up as it is still the Pistols in their prime and has the missing “No Fun” or at least 2:45 minutes of it anyway and a few bits of “Submission”. The odd thing is they play “Seventeen” twice. I have thought that it was possible that they played two sets that night since the TV cameras were there or they played it again since Johnny seemed to stumble on the words in the first version. It is also nice that they play “Whatcha Gonna Do About It” which had sort of been dropped by this point from the regular sets. This will be the last time we hear that song and the last time we get to hear “Did You No Wrong”, The video is nice because this is still early enough that you can spot all the future pop stars wandering around in the audience as the cameras pan by. The quality of the TV songs warrants a high 7. DRAWBACKS First and foremost is the horrible sound quality and there are a few cuts, most notably is the beginning of “Anarchy” which is cut off although if you want you can hear the “hello, hello” beginning on the video. Also the fact that neither “No Fun” nor “Submission” is included. There is also a major cut before “No Feelings” which in fact clips off the beginning of that song, which could be where the missing two songs were played which would make sense since the TV broadcast doesn’t contain any songs after “No Feelings” and quite honestly I can’t see the TV people sitting through the whole gig, they probably recorded what they needed in the first 6-7 songs then took off as that is what they usually do. SETLIST Anarchy In The UK I Wanna be me Seventeen Pretty Vacant No Feelings No Lip Whatcha Gonna Do About It Did You No Wrong Seventeen Stepping Stone Satellite Problems New York -- No Fun (some tapes have the 2:45 minute version recorded from TV) Submission (only 30 seconds exist of this also from the TV broadcast)

Dec 6, 1976 - Leeds Polytechnic Trt - 38:20 Number of Songs - 10 songs Format - cassette, CD, vinyl LP Sound Quality -audience recording Rating - 6.5 Official/Semi Official Release - Never Mind The Bans CD set, Anarchy In Leeds 1976 vinyl LP REVIEW This was the first night of the ANARCHY tour and one of only three recordings from that tour that exist. There was a really bad tape that made the rounds for quite some time but was upgraded a year or so ago without the beginning bit where Johnny was talking. Now the two have been put together so you get the majority of the gig in a somewhat listenable quality and the rough version of Johnny talking to the crowd before it. This also marks the first time we get to hear a live version of “God Save The Queen”. DRAWBACKS They supposedly played two encores ‘Whatcha Gonna Do About It” and “No Fun” which weren’t recorded, also even with the upgrade this is a pretty rough tape. SETLIST Johnny talks Anarchy In The UK I Wanna Be Me Seventeen Stepping Stone God Save The Queen Substitute No Feelings Liar Pretty Vacant Problems

Dec 9, 1976 - Manchester, Electric Circus Trt – 45:25 Number of Songs - 12 songs Format - CDR, Vinyl LP Sound Quality - clear audience recording Rating – 7.5 Official/Semi Official Release - We Mean It Manchester vinyl LP REVIEW Remastered upgrade direct from taper. Sound is clearer than the previous versions. We Mean It Manchester vinyl LP contains the full gig, unlike Anarchy Tour '76 vinyl LP. DRAWBACKS None! SETLIST Anarchy In The UK I Wanna Be Me Seventeen Stepping Stone Satellite Submission Substitute No Feelings Liar Pretty Vacant God Save The Queen Problems Previous review of version circulating prior to 2013 upgrade. Dec 9, 1976 - Manchester, Electric Circus Trt – 44:57/45:26 Number of Songs – 11/12 songs Format – LP/CDR Sound Quality – decent audience recording Rating – 7 Official/Semi Official Release - Anarchy Tour 76 vinyl LP, Never Mind The Bans CD. REVIEW The gig overall is a pretty good one performance wise and definitely decent enough sonically. There is an exchange between the crowd and Steve after “Liar” where he tells them to stop gobbing or the band will leave. The encore “Problems” is on the Never Mind The Bans CD but not on the Anarchy Tour 76 LP. DRAWBACKS There are a few bits of sounds modulation from time to time most notably on side 2 of the LP and especially on “Substitute” and “No Feelings” and the LP mislabels song # 2 as “New York”. You can hear the taper talking to his friend before GSTQ making sure the tape doesn’t get cut off I suppose. SETLIST Anarchy In The UK I Wanna Be Me Seventeen Stepping Stone Satellite Submission Substitute No Feelings Liar Pretty Vacant God Save The Queen Problems

Dec 20, 1976 - Cleethorpes, Winter Gardens Trt - 34:38 Number of Songs - 10 songs Format - vinyl LP Sound Quality - poor audience recording Rating - 6 Official/Semi Official Release - Anarchy In Cleethorpes vinyl LP REVIEW First ever release of that gig as a vinyl LP, Anarchy In Cleethorpes, released 2016. This is one of the rare concerts that took place during the Anarchy Tour of December 1976. Two songs are incomplete, I Wanna Be Me and Seventeen and the set is short. DRAWBACKS Althought the cover claims the original tape has been discovered and restored, the sound quality is nearly the same as the other versions available. Let's say it's a bit better, but nothing really different. It's the kind of recording you could be happy to have in your collection, but you won't listen more than once. SETLIST Anarchy In The UK I Wanna Be Me (cut in middle) Seventeen (cut in middle) Stepping Stone Satellite God Save The Queen Substitute Liar No Feelings Pretty Vacant Previous review of version circulating prior to 2016 upgrade. Dec 20, 1976 - Cleethorpes, Winter Gardens Trt - 34:17 Number of Songs - 10 songs Format - cassette, CD, vinyl LP Sound Quality - poor audience recording Rating - 5.5 Official/Semi Official Release - 3 songs on the Never Trust A Hippie CD / LP REVIEW A terribly harsh and muddy sounding recording but historically important as it is one of the “pick-up” gigs from the infamous ANARCHY tour. This is one of those gigs that seems’ to get doctored on a regular basis. I have rec’d it countless times in countless different versions. More often than not people feel the need to insert songs when they get a slightly better version (ie: the ones off the Never Trust A Hippy CD) however all that does it make the tape sound more suspect. The best thing to do is to make a copy of the tape in its purest form and then add the better versions of the song(s) to the end. Trust me the trader/tape buyer will be happier to receive it this way. There are two common versions each one seems to have a different placement of the song but are incomplete.. There is also a not so common version that includes the ¾ version of ‘Seventeen” and is in the correct order listed below. DRAWBACKS The horrible sound quality makes this tape almost unlistenable but also the fact that people always insert the songs from Never Trust A Hippy CD (Stepping Stone, Satellite, Substitute) makes this tape annoying. I mean you are going along and then the quality and volume changes then it changes back again. Also there is an edit in the middle of “I wanna be me” on all versions, most versions have a lot of tape hiss as well. The version that circulates that is of slightly better quality is also the one that sounds the most altered.. SETLIST Anarchy In The UK I Wanna Be Me Seventeen (cut in middle) Stepping Stone Satellite God Save The Queen Substitute Liar No Feelings Pretty Vacant

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