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Sex Pistols – The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle (VG+/VG+) – 2xLP, JP 1981, With OBI
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The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle is an LP by Sex Pistols from 1981 released on the Virgin label.
About this album
The Great Rock ’N’ Roll Swindle is a mischievous, fragmented companion to the Sex Pistols legend, turning punk rebellion into a soundtrack and media stunt at once. Issued in 1979 alongside the film, it mixes Pistols performances, orchestral cues, covers and outsider material to underline the band’s collapse into spectacle and satire. With contributions associated with Malcolm McLaren’s edit of the story, the release highlights the group’s impact beyond a conventional studio album, turning songs such as My Way and Anarchy in the U.K. into part of a larger argument about fame, sabotage and cultural provocation. It remains one of punk’s most notorious artefacts.
Genre: Punk & Alternative
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Artist: Sex PistolsLabel: Virgin – VIP-9911~2Format: LP, Album, ReissueUnits: 2Country: JapanReleased: 1981Genre: Punk & AlternativeStyle: Punk
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A1 God Save The Queen (Symphony)
A2 Johnny B Goode
A3 Road Runner
A4 Black Arabs
A5 Anarchy In The U.K.
B1 Substitute
B2 No Lip
B3 Stepping Stone
B4 L'Anarchie Pour Le Uk
B5 Belsen Was A Gas
B6 Belsen Was A Gasser
C1 Silly Thing
C2 My Way
C3 I Wanna Be Me
C4 Something Else
C5 Rock Around The Clock
C6 Lonely Boy
C7 No One Is Innocent
D1 C'Mon Everybody
D2 Emi (Orch)
D3 The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle
D4 Friggin' In The Rigin'
D5 You Need Hands
D6 Who Killed The Bambi