Number Fifteen: They Only Released One Album.
Despite the Sex Pistols being so revered, they only released one album before they broke up. Nevermind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols was released in October 1977 and the band broke up in January 1978.
Number Fourteen: Sid Vicious Only Played on One Song of Nevermind the Bollocks.
When Vicious started playing bass with the Sex Pistols, he didn’t really know how to play the instrument. For this reason, former Pistols bassist Glen Matlock and guitarist Steve Jones played bass on most of the tracks of the album. Vicious did play on one song “Bodies,” but Steve Jones has said that he dubbed another bass track over it and mixed Vicious’ to almost inaudible levels.
Number Thirteen: The Final Song …show more content…
After the final cymbal rolls die out, Rotten famously says at the end of the song “ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated? Good night.”
Number Twelve: Malcom McLaren Initially Wanted Syl Sylvan to Front the Band.
When the lead singer of the Strand, the band which preceded the Sex Pistols, was kicked out of the band, Malcom McLaren needed to find a new frontman. Since he had recently come back from a trip to New York, where he briefly managed The New York Dolls, his first thought was to call Syl Sylvan and offer him the position. Sylvan turned him down, as did Richard Hell. McLaren resorted to looking for short-haired males hanging out in his store and asking them if they ever thought about singing in a band. That is how he found John Lydon (Johnny Rotten).
Number Eleven: They Have the Most Censored Single in British History.
When “God Save the Queen” was released in 1977, it almost didn’t get pressed. First, the single’s cover art offended the printers at Virgin Records. Once the single was pressed, no one would play it or stock it because of its lyrics’ negative image of the British monarchy. It is widely believed that when the single was released, it was supposed to be number one, but ended up coming in at number two after sales from label-related shops (like Virgin) were excluded for that
Despite the Sex Pistols being so revered, they only released one album before they broke up. Nevermind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols was released in October 1977 and the band broke up in January 1978.
Number Fourteen: Sid Vicious Only Played on One Song of Nevermind the Bollocks.
When Vicious started playing bass with the Sex Pistols, he didn’t really know how to play the instrument. For this reason, former Pistols bassist Glen Matlock and guitarist Steve Jones played bass on most of the tracks of the album. Vicious did play on one song “Bodies,” but Steve Jones has said that he dubbed another bass track over it and mixed Vicious’ to almost inaudible levels.
Number Thirteen: The Final Song …show more content…
After the final cymbal rolls die out, Rotten famously says at the end of the song “ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated? Good night.”
Number Twelve: Malcom McLaren Initially Wanted Syl Sylvan to Front the Band.
When the lead singer of the Strand, the band which preceded the Sex Pistols, was kicked out of the band, Malcom McLaren needed to find a new frontman. Since he had recently come back from a trip to New York, where he briefly managed The New York Dolls, his first thought was to call Syl Sylvan and offer him the position. Sylvan turned him down, as did Richard Hell. McLaren resorted to looking for short-haired males hanging out in his store and asking them if they ever thought about singing in a band. That is how he found John Lydon (Johnny Rotten).
Number Eleven: They Have the Most Censored Single in British History.
When “God Save the Queen” was released in 1977, it almost didn’t get pressed. First, the single’s cover art offended the printers at Virgin Records. Once the single was pressed, no one would play it or stock it because of its lyrics’ negative image of the British monarchy. It is widely believed that when the single was released, it was supposed to be number one, but ended up coming in at number two after sales from label-related shops (like Virgin) were excluded for that