THE SEX PISTOLS SPUNK VINYL LP ORIG UK HAND PAINTED SLEEVE BLANK 1977 RARE PUNK
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THE SEX PISTOLS 'SPUNK'
Original Bootleg Vinyl LP in hand painted SEX PISTOLS sleeve – RARE! Limited to 100 copies and this is 12/100.
1st Issue with 'LYN' etched in run out groove. It has the original 12 song track-listing, (NOT with the extra tracks that came on later pressings). Track 1 on side 2 is "God Save The Queen", but titled on this “bootleg”as "No Future".
'LYN' meant it was a Lyntone pressing, and it has been suggested that Malcolm McLaren has some involvement with this issue; Check out the information below.
Here is some info from the internet about the LP:
"The evidence for McLaren's involvement is speculative, although it can be noted that his company, Glitterbest, retained the rights to the demo recordings as well as the master tapes – and the demos appearing on Spunk were presented in excellent quality. Also, as evidenced by the original album's "LYN-" matrix number prefix, the record had clearly been pressed in the UK by Lyntone, a legitimate independent pressing plant that would presumably not handle anything that appeared to be a bootleg, and would certainly allow the bootlegger in question to be traced if enquiries had ever been made by the genuine copyright owner. McLaren always publicly denied responsibility for Spunk, but said that he preferred it to Never Mind the Bollocks.[2]
Some Sex Pistols fans concur with McLaren[2] – and producer Goodman[3] – that the raw versions of the songs on Spunk are superior to the officially released ones, particularly since Spunk approximates a faithful reproduction of the original Sex Pistols line-up's live sound. The album also features the bass-lines of Glen Matlock, which were not reproduced when guitarist Steve Jones took over bass duties for the recording of Never Mind the Bollocks.[4]
Spunk is therefore often cited as the Sex Pistols' de facto alternative debut album. Certainly a tape of part or all of Spunk had been played to Tony Parsons as early as March 1977, and became the subject of his NME article, "Blank Nuggets in the UK", which described the recordings as if they represented an imminent debut album release.[2]"
Year of release - 1977 Made in UK
Blank Records - BLA 169
Condition:
Vinyl/Labels : VG++ Only the very lightest faint, non feelable hairlines, visible under harsh light. Sounds great, the music powerful and clear. Played through in it's entirety.
Original Hand-painted SEX PISTOLS Sleeve : Very. Good + Limited to 100 copies – this is 12/100. Some ring wear and light edge wear. Overseas/International Buyers only shipped through GSP
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