SID SINGS

For a complete guide to Sid related releases visit the discography sections under "Sex Pistols" www.sex-pistols.net. (This includes Sid's three contributions to "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle": My Way / Something Else / C'mon Everybody).

For a complete accurate guide to all known Sid Vicious solo gigs and tapes, visit the Pistols Live Resource link under "Sex Pistols" www.sex-pistols.net

The following is a guide/selection of the most notable releases to feature Sid's post - Swindle solo output. The following are taken from live recordings. Much of this material has been duplicated many times and spread over many releases.

December 1979
Virgin V2144 "Sid Sings"

Track Listing: Born To Lose / I Wanna Be Your Dog / Take A Chance On Me / Stepping Stone / My Way / Belsen / Something Else / Chatterbox / Search And Destroy / Chinese Rocks / I Killed The Cat

Notes. "Official" release. Culled from two performances at Max's Kansas City, September '78. Virgin did the best they could with the quality of the source tape.
Despite clever editing, "My Way" isn't from the same performances. Vocally, "My Way" sounds the same as the "Swindle" movie/video performance.
Re-issued on CD (CDV2144) in '89.

1991
Deloren Records STR CD 601 "The Vicious White Kids featuring Sid Vicious"

Track Listing: C'mon Everybody / Stepping Stone / No Lip / I Wanna Be Your Dog / Belsen Was A Gas / Chatterbox / Tight Pants / Something Else / My Way

Notes. CD. Recorded at London's Electric Ballroom on 15th August 1978, this concert was billed as "Sid Sods Off". Sid left for the USA shortly after.
Line-up: Vocals: Sid Vicious
Bass: Glen Matlock
Guitar: Steve New
Drums: Rat Scabies
Backing vocals: Nancy Spungen

Subsequently re-issued on Receiver Records (RRCD 180) including additional interview with Rat Scabies and Glen Matlock.

1997
Anagram CD Punk 86 "Sid Dead Live"

Track Listing: Search And Destroy / Chatterbox / Something Else / I Wanna Be Your Dog / Belsen Was A Gas / Stepping Stone / Take A Chance On Me / No Lip / Chinese Rocks / My Way / Search And Destroy / Chatterbox / I Wanna Be Your Dog / Something Else / Stepping Stone / No Lip / Belsen Was A Gas

Notes: CD. Another attempt at the Max's Kansas City tapes. Features overdubbing. From the same two performances in September '78 as "Sid Sings", omitting "Born To Lose".
Line-up: Vocals: Sid Vicious
Bass: Arthur Kane
Guitar : Steve Dior
Drums: Jerry Nolan

Released in the US as "Never Mind The Reunion Here's Sid Vicious" in 1997 (Cleopatra CLP 9911-2). US version omits the last four tracks.

2004
EMI "Vicious: Too Fast To Live"

Track listing: Something Else / C'mon Everybody / My Way (Tracks 1 - 3, UK singles) / Born To Lose / I Wanna Be Your Dog / Take A Chance On Me / Stepping Stone / My Way / Belsen / Something Else / Chatterbox / Search And Destroy / Chinese Rocks / I Killed The Cat (Tracks 4 - 14, from 'Sid Sings') / My Way (take 3) / From Beyond The Grave (from 'Some Product') / Something Else (1st Mix)

Written and researched by Phil Singleton.
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