However, Matlock denied the "session musician" label, stating that all but two of the songs appearing on the album had already been recorded as singles or b-sides before his departure. “Anarchy In The UK” (Wessex Studios Rejected version Oct.In his autobiography, Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs, John Lydon stated that Matlock worked on Sex Pistols material (including their album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols), after he had left the band, as a paid session musician. “God Save The Queen” (Unreleased Instrumental)ĭave Goodman Riverside Studio Mixes 31/5/77 (Recorded at Denmark Street July 1976 but mixed 1977) “No Feelings” (Instrumental (EMI back tracks for TV))ĭave Goodman Eden Studio Mixes Janu(recorded at Gooseberry Studios Jan 1977) “Anarchy In The UK” (Instrumental (Manchester Square backing track)) Mike Thorne Manchester Square Studio Session Dec 11 1976 On Friday May 13 they signed to Virgin Records and would continue recording right up until Sept 1977, with Never Mind The Bollocks being released the following month.Ĭhris Spedding – Majestic Studios Mixes, May 15th 1976ĭave Goodman – Decibel Studios Mixes, July 30th 1976ĭave Goodman – Wessex Studios Sessions October 17 1976 Meanwhile the band kept £75K in compensation and recording sessions continued. 25K units were created but on release day A&M announced they’d pulled the single and dropped the band and would destroy the records.
A&M quickly began pressing the single “God Save The Queen” for a March 25 release. They then signed to A&M on March 9th (£150K), re-staging the signing outside Buckingham Palace the following day for the press. Matlock would depart in February and be replaced by Sid Vicious. The band kept the record company advance of £40K and promptly got together again with Dave Goodman at Eden and Gooseberry studios and carried on recording.
#Glen matlock on never mind the bollocks tv
Again these recordings are included on this set.Īfter issuing “Anarchy In The UK”, the adverse publicity around it and the band’s TV appearance (in place of the band Queen) on Bill Grundy’s ITV show on Dec 1 1976, EMI would drop them on January 6 1977. All these early recording sessions are included in this set, giving listeners the opportunity to hear just how the songs and the band’s sound evolved from the start.ĭuring this period the band signed to EMI and also undertook sessions at their Manchester Square studio. Their first studio outing was at the Majestic in London on with Chris Spedding, later that July they’d record first at Decibel and then at Riverside with Dave Goodman and subsequently at Lansdowne and Wessex later that October. The original Sex Pistols’ line-up – John Lydon, Paul Cook, Steve Jones and Glen Matlock – got together in the summer of 1975 and it would be just ten months before they first ventured into a recording studio. What follows is a background into how these tracks line up with the bands history and the release of the final album…
#Glen matlock on never mind the bollocks full
It wasn’t luck but instead inspiration, creativity and hard work over a short and intense period of time full of infamous and now legendary stories…
This Sex Pistols 76-77 set is an audio journey of demos and outtakes potting just how Never Mind The Bollocks came to be.
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