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Sex Pistols / ’76/77′ a new four-CD box set

The path to ‘Never Mind The Bollocks…’

By Paul Sinclair

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Sex Pistols / 76/77 4CD box set

76/77 is a new four-CD box set featuring recordings of the Sex Pistols before the release of Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols in 1977.

The set features 80 alternate versions of tracks recorded between May 1976 and Sept 1977 and while most of these have been issued on various previous collections, the record label have still found eight previously unreleased versions.

The band formed in the summer of 1975 but it would be some 10 months before they first ventured into a recording studio with Chris Spedding, on May 15th 1976 at Majestic in London. Later that summer they’d record first at Decibel and then at Riverside with Dave Goodman and subsequently at Landsdown and Wessex later that October.

76/77 features 80 tracks (click image to enlarge)

All these early recording sessions are included on 76/77, along with the EMI sessions at their Manchester Square studio. EMI dropped them, of course, in January 1977 and further sessions with Dave Goodman at Eden and Gooseberry studios. Around this time Glen Matlock left to be replaced by Sid Vicious. Recording sessions continued after the A&M signing/dropping of the band in March the same year and the in May Virgin finally signed the Sex Pistols.

There was plenty more recording in August and September of 1977 leading up to the release of Never Mind The Bollocks... which eventually came out in October 1977.

The 76/77 four-CD box set is released on 24 September 2021. SDE Members can ‘rate this release’ at the top of the page.

Tracklisting

    • CD 1
      1. Problems (Chris Spedding – Majestic Studios Mixes, May 15th 1976)
      2. Pretty Vacant (Chris Spedding – Majestic Studios Mixes, May 15th 1976)
      3. No Feelings (Take 1) (Chris Spedding – Majestic Studios Mixes, May 15th 1976)
      4. No Feelings (Unreleased Take 2) (Chris Spedding – Majestic Studios Mixes, May 15th 1976)
      5. No Feelings (Unreleased Take 3) (Chris Spedding – Majestic Studios Mixes, May 15th 1976)
      6. Submission (Dave Goodman – Decibel Studios Mixes, July 30th 1976)
      7. Seventeen (Dave Goodman – Decibel Studios Mixes, July 30th 1976)
      8. Satellite (Dave Goodman – Decibel Studios Mixes, July 30th 1976)
      9. I Wanna Be Me (Dave Goodman – Decibel Studios Mixes, July 30th 1976)
      10. Pretty Vacant (Dave Goodman – Decibel Studios Mixes, July 30th 1976)
      11. Arnarchy in the UK (Dave Goodman – Decibel Studios Mixes, July 30th 1976)
      12. No Feelings (Dave Goodman – Decibel Studios Mixes, July 30th 1976)
      13. Anarchy in the UK (Dave Goodman – Wessex Studios Sessions October 17th 1976)
      14. Substitute (Dave Goodman – Wessex Studios Sessions October 17th 1976)
      15. (Don’t Gove Me) No Lip (Dave Goodman – Wessex Studios Sessions October 17th 1976)
      16. (I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone (Dave Goodman – Wessex Studios Sessions October 17th 1976)
      17. Johnny B Goode (Dave Goodman – Wessex Studios Sessions October 17th 1976)
      18. Road Runner (Dave Goodman – Wessex Studios Sessions October 17th 1976)
      19. Watcha Gonna Do About It? (Dave Goodman – Wessex Studios Sessions October 17th 1976)
      20. Through My Eyes (Dave Goodman – Wessex Studios Sessions October 17th 1976)
      21. No Fun (Full 7 Minute Version) (Dave Goodman – Wessex Studios Sessions October 17th 1976)
    • CD 2
      1. Anarchy In The UK (Instrumental (Manchester Square backing track)) [Mike Thorne Machester Square Studio Session Dec 11th 1976]
      2. No Future (aka GSTQ) [Mike Thorne Machester Square Studio Session Dec 11th 1977]
      3. Liar [Mike Thorne Machester Square Studio Session Dec 11th 1978]
      4. Problems (Manchester Square Demos)) [Mike Thorne Machester Square Studio Session Dec 11th 1979]
      5. God Save The Queen (Instrumental) [Mike Thorne Machester Square Studio Session Dec 11th 1980]
      6. Pretty Vacant (Instrumental) [Mike Thorne Machester Square Studio Session Dec 11th 1981]
      7. No Feelings (Instrumental (EMI backing tracks for TV)) [Mike Thorne Machester Square Studio Session Dec 11th 1982]
      8. New York [Dave Goodman Eden Studio Mixes January 28th 1977 (recorded at Gooseberry Studios Jan 1977)]
      9. Unlimited Edition (aka EMI) [Dave Goodman Eden Studio Mixes January 28th 1977 (recorded at Gooseberry Studios Jan 1977)]
      10. Liar [Dave Goodman Eden Studio Mixes January 28th 1977 (recorded at Gooseberry Studios Jan 1977)]
      11. Pretty Vacant [Dave Goodman Eden Studio Mixes January 28th 1977 (recorded at Gooseberry Studios Jan 1977)]
      12. Problems [Dave Goodman Eden Studio Mixes January 28th 1977 (recorded at Gooseberry Studios Jan 1977)]
      13. No Future (aka GSTQ) [Dave Goodman Eden Studio Mixes January 28th 1977 (recorded at Gooseberry Studios Jan 1977)]
      14. God Save The Queen (Unreleased Instrumental ) [Dave Goodman Eden Studio Mixes January 28th 1977 (recorded at Gooseberry Studios Jan 1977)]
      15. Pretty Vacant [Dave Goodman Riverside Studio Mixes 31/5/77 (Recorded at Denmark Street July 1976 but mixed 1977)]
      16. Seventeen [Dave Goodman Riverside Studio Mixes 31/5/77 (Recorded at Denmark Street July 1976 but mixed 1977)]
      17. Satellite [Dave Goodman Riverside Studio Mixes 31/5/77 (Recorded at Denmark Street July 1976 but mixed 1977)]
      18. No Feelings [Dave Goodman Riverside Studio Mixes 31/5/77 (Recorded at Denmark Street July 1976 but mixed 1977)]
      19. I Wanna Be Me [Dave Goodman Riverside Studio Mixes 31/5/77 (Recorded at Denmark Street July 1976 but mixed 1977)]
      20. Submission [Dave Goodman Riverside Studio Mixes 31/5/77 (Recorded at Denmark Street July 1976 but mixed 1977)]
      21. Anarchy In The UK [Dave Goodman Riverside Studio Mixes 31/5/77 (Recorded at Denmark Street July 1976 but mixed 1977)]
    • CD 3
      1. Anarchy In The UK (Wessex Studios Rejected version Oct. 1976) [Wessex Studio]
      2. Did You Know Wrong (Alternative Vocal March 3rd 1977) [Wessex Studio]
      3. 17 (Alternative Vocal March April 21st 1977) [Wessex Studio]
      4. Satellite (Rough Mix April 22 1977) [Wessex Studio]
      5. Submission (Rough Mix April 22 1977) [Wessex Studio]
      6. Holidays In The Sun (Rough Mix April 22 1977) [Wessex Studio]
      7. EMI (Rough Mix April 22 1977) [Wessex Studio]
      8. 17 (Rough Mix May 16 1977) [Wessex Studio]
      9. Holidays In The Sun (Alterntive Mix June 11 1977) [Wessex Studio]
      10. Body (Demo & The Banter June 11 1977) [Wessex Studio]
      11. Submission (Alternative Mix August 12 1977) [Wessex Studio]
      12. EMI (Outtake – March 3rd 1977 ) [Chris Thomas NMTB Sessions, Wessex Studios March – August 1977]
      13. God Save The Queen (Outtake – March 3rd 1977 ) [Chris Thomas NMTB Sessions, Wessex Studios March – August 1978]
      14. Bodies (Outtake – Instrumental June 18th 1977 ) [Chris Thomas NMTB Sessions, Wessex Studios March – August 1979]
      15. EMI (Outtake – August 12th 1977 ) [Chris Thomas NMTB Sessions, Wessex Studios March – August 1980]
      16. Satellite (Outtake – August 12th 1977 ) [Chris Thomas NMTB Sessions, Wessex Studios March – August 1981]
      17. Submission (Version 1 – Alternative Mix – August 12th 1977) [Chris Thomas NMTB Sessions, Wessex Studios March – August 1982]
      18. EMI (Alternative Mix – April 22nd 1977) [Chris Thomas NMTB Sessions, Wessex Studios March – August 1983]
      19. Seventeen (Alternative Mix – April 21st 1977) [Chris Thomas NMTB Sessions, Wessex Studios March – August 1984]
      20. No Feelings (Alternative Mix – April 14th 1977) [Chris Thomas NMTB Sessions, Wessex Studios March – August 1985]
      21. Submission (Version 2 – Alternative Mix – August 12th 1977) [Chris Thomas NMTB Sessions, Wessex Studios March – August 1986]
      22. Belson Was A Gas (Demo) [John Boogie Tiberi Denmark Street Rehearsal Room, London, Sept 20th 1977]
      23. Belson Was A Gas (Demo 2) [John Boogie Tiberi Denmark Street Rehearsal Room, London, Sept 20th 1978]
    • CD 4
      1. Seventeen (Spunk Version) [Spunk – Bootleg – Bonus Disc]
      2. Satellite (Spunk Version) [Spunk – Bootleg – Bonus Disc]
      3. Feelings (aka No Feelings) (Spunk Version) [Spunk – Bootleg – Bonus Disc]
      4. Just Me (aka I Wanna Be Me) (Spunk Version) [Spunk – Bootleg – Bonus Disc]
      5. Submission (Spunk Version) [Spunk – Bootleg – Bonus Disc]
      6. Nookie (aka Anarchy In The UK (Spunk Version) [Spunk – Bootleg – Bonus Disc]
      7. No Future (aka God Save The Queen) (Spunk Version) [Spunk – Bootleg – Bonus Disc]
      8. Problems (Spunk Version) [Spunk – Bootleg – Bonus Disc]
      9. Lots Of Fun (aka Pretty Vacant) (Spunk Version) [Spunk – Bootleg – Bonus Disc]
      10. Liar (Spunk Version) [Spunk – Bootleg – Bonus Disc]
      11. Who Was It (aka EMI) (Spunk Version) [Spunk – Bootleg – Bonus Disc]
      12. New York (aka Looking For A Kiss) (Spunk Version) [Spunk – Bootleg – Bonus Disc]
      13. Anarchy In The UK (Denmark Street Demo July 76) (Spunk Version) [Spunk – Bootleg – Bonus Disc]
      14. Pretty Vacant (Denmark Street Demo July 76) (Spunk Version) [Spunk – Bootleg – Bonus Disc]
      15. No Fun (Unedited Version) (Spunk Version [Spunk – Bootleg – Bonus Disc]

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