Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks (1977) [Full Album]

Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols is the only studio album by English punk rock band the Sex Pistols, released on 28 October 1977 through Virgin Records in the UK and on 11 November 1977 through Warner Bros. Records in the US. As a result of the Sex Pistols' volatile internal relationships, the band's lineup saw changes during the recording of the album. Original bass guitarist Glen Matlock left the band early in the recording process, and while he is credited as a co-writer on all but two of the tracks, he only played bass and sang backing vocals on one track, "Anarchy in the U.K." Recording sessions continued with a new bass player, Sid Vicious, who is credited on two of the songs written by the band after he joined. While Vicious's bass playing appeared on two tracks, his lack of skill on the instrument meant that many of the tracks were recorded with guitarist Steve Jones playing bass instead. Drummer Paul Cook, Jones and singer Johnny Rotten appear on every track. The various recording sessions were led alternately by Chris Thomas or Bill Price, and sometimes both together, but as the songs on the final albums often combined mixes from different sessions, or were poorly documented who was present in the recording booth at the time, each song is jointly credited to both producers.

The album has influenced many bands and musicians, and the industry in general. In particular, the album's raw energy, and Johnny Rotten's sneering delivery and "half-singing", are often considered game changing. It is frequently listed as the most influential punk album, and one of the greatest and most important albums of all time. In 1987, Rolling Stone magazine named the album the second best of the previous 20 years, behind only the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The same magazine ranked it 73rd on their list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2020. In 2006, it was chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 greatest albums ever.

Tracklist
00:00 Holidays In The Sun
03:22 Bodies
06:25 No Feelings
09:16 Liar
11:58 God Save The Queen
15:18 Problems
19:30 Seventeen
21:33 Anarchy In The UK
25:05 Submission
29:18 Pretty Vacant
32:35 New York
35:40 E.M.I.

Audio: 320 kbps 48.000 kHz

Sex Pistols
Johnny Rotten – lead vocals
Steve Jones – guitar, bass on all tracks except for "Anarchy in the UK", backing vocals
Paul Cook – drums
Glen Matlock – bass and backing vocals on "Anarchy in the UK"
Sid Vicious – partial bass on "Bodies" and "God Save the Queen"

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