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Our casual Sex Pistols stroll down memory lane concludes today with a look at the covers they performed themselves. If youâve been with us through the series, weâve presented their one-and-only studio album Never Mind The Bullocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols as a Full Album feature along with several single-artist tributes to the entire album. Weâve also covered the covers spawned from each of their four singles: âAnarchy In the U.K.,â âGod Save The Queen,â âPretty Vacant,â and âHolidays In The Sun.â
Covers performed by the band first started to appear on official commercial releases only after the Rotten/Jones/Cook/Vicious line-up imploded in January of 1978. However, like most new bands with limited original material, covers were part of their live sets from the start. And since the band’s break-up, several poorly recorded versions from those early shows have found their way to market. But the bulk of any discussion about cover versions performed by the punk icons will focus on The Great Rock ânâ Roll Swindle, the early 1979 double soundtrack album from the âmockumentaryâ film about the band of the same name. Continue reading »