"cover the manager's legal costs and hired Queen's Counsel John Mortimer as defence. Meanwhile, advertisements for ""Never Mind the Bollocks"" appearing in music papers attempted to politicise the issue, showing newspaper headlines about Sex Pistols controversies that were underlined with the message ""THE ALBUM WILL LAST. THE SLEEVE MAY NOT."" The obscenity case was heard at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on 24 November. Mortimer presented the case as a matter of police discrimination. During his cross-examination of the arresting officer, he asked why the newspapers ""The Guardian"" and ""Evening Standard"" (which had referred to the album's name) had not been charged"
"obscenity hearing for their use of the word bollocks in the title of the Sex Pistols album ""Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"", and the manager of the Nottingham branch of the Virgin record shop chain for the record's display in a window and its sale, led to the defendants' being found not guilty. Mortimer retired from the bar in 1984. Mortimer is best remembered for creating a barrister named Horace Rumpole, inspired by his father Clifford, whose speciality is defending those accused of crime in London's Old Bailey. Mortimer created Rumpole for a BBC ""Play For Today"""
"vulgar exploitation of the worst instincts of human nature for the purchases of commercial profits by both you and your company, we must reluctantly find you not guilty of each of the four charges. The album is often considered one of the greatest albums of all time and one of the best punk albums. In 1985, ""NME"" writers voted ""Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"" the thirteenth greatest album of all time. In 1993, ""NME"" writers voted the album the third greatest of all time. In 1987, ""Rolling Stone"" magazine named it the second best album of the"
"song title changed from ""God Save OZ"" to ""God Save Us"": The trial was, at the time, the longest obscenity trial in British legal history, and it was the first time that an obscenity charge was combined with the charge of conspiring to corrupt public morals. Defence witnesses included artist Feliks Topolski, comedian Marty Feldman, artist and drugs activist Caroline Coon, DJ John Peel, musician and writer George Melly, legal philosopher Ronald Dworkin and academic Edward de Bono. At the conclusion of the trial the ""OZ Three"" were found not guilty on the conspiracy charge, but they were convicted of"
"Save the Queen"" was featured on a compilation in February 2012. Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols is the only studio album by English punk rock band the Sex Pistols, released on 28 October 1977 by Virgin Records. Many bands and musicians comment on the album as being a major influence on their own work, and the industry in general. In particular, the album's raw energy, and Johnny Rotten's sneering delivery and ""half-singing"", are often considered game-changing. It is frequently listed as the most influential punk album, and one of"
"was expected to face copyright issues for sharing a similar name and cover art to Sex Pistols' 1977 studio album ""Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"". The artwork for the EP was created by the Australian artist Ben Frost, and designed by Converge vocalist Jacob Bannon. Continuing with United Nations' ambiguity of contributors, the liner notes for ""Never Mind the Bombings, Here's Your Six Figures"" provide neither writing nor production credits. Never Mind the Bombings, Here's Your Six Figures Never Mind the Bombings, Here's Your Six Figures is the second release from American screamo band United Nations. The"
"Never Mind the Buzzcocks Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a British comedy panel game, themed on pop music, that aired between 1996 and 2015. It first starred Phill Jupitus and Sean Hughes as team captains, with Hughes being replaced by Bill Bailey from the eleventh series, and Bailey replaced by Noel Fielding from series 21 onward. The show was produced by Talkback for the BBC, and usually aired on BBC Two. The title plays on the names of punk rock band Sex Pistols' ""Never Mind the Bollocks"" album, and the punk band Buzzcocks. The series was first hosted by Mark"
"term formerly used to refer to a priest, and which, in the context of the title, meant ""nonsense"". Lawyer Geoffrey Robertson, who appeared with Mortimer, recalled the professor saying that early English translations of the Bible used ""bollocks"" to refer to testicles, this being replaced by the word ""stones"" in the King James version of the Bible, at which point Rotten handed Robertson a note saying, ""Don't worry. If we lose the case, we'll retitle the album ""Never Mind the Stones, Here's the Sex Pistols"""". The chairman of the hearing concluded: Much as my colleagues and I wholeheartedly deplore the"
"number one on the UK Album Charts the week after its release. A ban of the album enacted by major retailers resulted in the record selling well through independent vendors instead. The album was originally going to be titled ""God Save Sex Pistols"". Jamie Reid's cover concept refrained from including a picture of the group and instead was dayglo red and yellow in colour with cutout lettering and a finish resembling crude screen-prints. The album's title changed in mid-1977, based on a phrase supplied by Steve Jones. Jones said he picked up the phrase ""Never mind the bollocks"" from two"
"perform occasionally. In 2012, Matlock made his acting debut in British drama film ""The Paddy Lincoln Gang"", performing a docudrama scene at a live Faces concert. Glen Matlock Glen Matlock (born 27 August 1956) is an English musician best known for being the bass guitarist in the original line-up of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He is credited as a co-author on 10 of the 12 songs on ""Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"", although he had left the band while the album was being recorded, and only played on the track ""Anarchy in the UK""."
"Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols is the only studio album by English punk rock band the Sex Pistols, released on 28 October 1977 by Virgin Records. Many bands and musicians comment on the album as being a major influence on their own work, and the industry in general. In particular, the album's raw energy, and Johnny Rotten's sneering delivery and ""half-singing"", are often considered game-changing. It is frequently listed as the most influential punk album, and one of the most important albums of all time. By the time of"
"under the same act. When the overseeing magistrate inquired about his line of questioning, Mortimer stated that a double standard was apparently at play, and that ""bollocks"" was only considered obscene when it appeared on the cover of a Sex Pistols album. The prosecutor conducted his cross-examination ""as if the album itself, and not its lurid visage, was on trial for indecency"", according to Heylin. Mortimer produced an expert witness, Professor James Kinsley, Head of the School of English at the University of Nottingham, who argued that the word ""bollocks"" was not obscene, and was actually a legitimate Old English"
"commonly referred to as ""the"" bass player for the Sex Pistols, only plays on one track out of sixty-four on this box set. (*)This is a different song from that of the same title recorded by Rotten's later band Public Image Limited Sex Pistols Boxed Set Sex Pistols is a box set anthology of the career of the punk band The Sex Pistols with singer Johnny Rotten. It was released on 3 June 2002. The set comprises three themed CDs and an 80-page booklet. The first disc features ""Never Mind the Bollocks"", the band's only studio album, in its entirety,"
"Glen Matlock Glen Matlock (born 27 August 1956) is an English musician best known for being the bass guitarist in the original line-up of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He is credited as a co-author on 10 of the 12 songs on ""Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"", although he had left the band while the album was being recorded, and only played on the track ""Anarchy in the UK"". He left the band in 1977 over creative differences with the other band members. Since leaving the Sex Pistols in 1977, he has performed with several"
"Trust a Yuppie"", ""Hash From Chaos"" and ""Never Mind The Ollocks Here's The Ex Pistols"", as opposed to ""Never Trust a Hippy, ""Cash From Chaos"" and ""Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols""). A number of the songs from this album are used for the soundtrack of the DVD ""Chaos! - Ex Pistols Secret History"", which details Dave Goodman and his involvement with the Sex Pistols. A Side: B Side: Deny (album) Deny is the second album released by the Ex Pistols in 1992. Due to the cover art, the band is often miscredited as the ""Sexless Pistols"". The"
"couple of tracks in which other artists cover Sex Pistols classics. Four Top Ten singles were culled from the ""Swindle"" recordings, one more than had appeared on ""Never Mind the Bollocks"". The 1978 ""No One Is Innocent""/""My Way"" was followed in 1979 by Vicious's cover of ""Something Else"" (number three, and the biggest-selling single ever under the Sex Pistols name); Jones singing an original, ""Silly Thing"" (number six); and Vicious's second Cochran cover, ""C'mon Everybody"" (number three). Two more singles from the soundtrack were put out under the Pistols brand—Tudor-Pole, among others, singing ""The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle"" and"
"produced by Louie Nicastro and George Allen The album title and cover were a spoof of ""Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"". The Wurzels covered British Sea Power's ""Remember Me"", while British Sea Power covered The Wurzels' ""I Am A Cider Drinker"". The band also supported BSP at their gig at the London Forum in November. In 2004, The Wurzels appeared on ""Never Mind The Buzzcocks"" in that year's Christmas special, performing Christmas songs to Bill Bailey's team. (Bailey is a Wurzels fan, and stood and saluted upon hearing ""Combine Harvester"", later claiming that he had the tune"
"Sex Pistols Boxed Set Sex Pistols is a box set anthology of the career of the punk band The Sex Pistols with singer Johnny Rotten. It was released on 3 June 2002. The set comprises three themed CDs and an 80-page booklet. The first disc features ""Never Mind the Bollocks"", the band's only studio album, in its entirety, as well as four B-sides and the band's first demo session. The second disc has demos and studio outtakes, from July 1976 to January 1977 and from the ""Never Mind the Bollocks"" sessions. This, together with the first disc, includes most of"
"autobiography, """", John Lydon claimed that Matlock worked on later Sex Pistols material (including their album ""Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"") as a paid session musician (Jones played bass on the two songs recorded after Matlock's departure, with Vicious also contributing to the song ""Bodies""); however, Matlock denied this in his own book, stating that all but two of the songs appearing on the album had already been recorded as singles or b-sides before his departure. Music historian David Howard states unambiguously that Matlock did not perform on any of the ""Never Mind the Bollocks"" recording sessions."
"with his other Blondie bandmates. In July 2011, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Gloucestershire, as a result of his drumming project that analyses the physical and psychological effects of drumming. Glen Matlock is best known as the bass guitarist in the original line-up of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He is credited as a co-author on 10 of the 12 songs on ""Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"". He left the band in 1977, and went on to form the Rich Kids, a new wave power pop band. He also worked with"
"boat was raided by the police and McLaren was arrested, thus achieving his goal to obtain publicity. The band released their album ""Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"" in October 1977 and played their last UK gig before embarking upon a U.S. tour in January 1978. During his time managing the band, McLaren was accused by band members (most notably by Lydon) of mismanaging them and refusing to pay them when they asked him for money. McLaren stated that he had planned out the entire path of the Sex Pistols, and in the film ""The Great Rock 'n'"
"McLaren's clothing boutique in London. He is credited as co-writer on 10 of the 12 songs appearing on the album ""Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"". However, his overall contribution to these songs has been disputed: Jones said in a 2011 interview he was ""tired of Matlock's claims that he had co-written some of the punk icon's biggest tunes"", stating that he himself had written as many songs as Matlock, whilst Matlock himself notes in his book that the band only wrote two songs after his departure. According to a 2014 interview, he played a big role in"
"Jamie Reid Jamie Reid (born 1947) is an English artist and anarchist with connections to the Situationists. His work, featuring letters cut from newspaper headlines in the style of a ransom note, came close to defining the image of punk rock, particularly in the UK. His best known works include the Sex Pistols album ""Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"" and the singles ""Anarchy in the UK"", ""God Save The Queen"" (based on a Cecil Beaton photograph of Queen Elizabeth II, with an added safety pin through her nose and swastikas in her eyes, described by Sean O'Hagan"
"and we just let him do it. When he left I dubbed another part on, leaving Sid's down low. I think it might be barely audible on the track."" Following ""God Save the Queen"", two more singles were released from these sessions, ""Pretty Vacant"" (largely written by Matlock) on 1 July and ""Holidays in the Sun"" on 14 October. Each was a Top Ten hit. ""Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"" was released on 28 October 1977. ""Rolling Stone"" praised the album as ""just about the most exciting rock & roll record of the Seventies"", applauding the band"
"of Sex Pistols' album ""Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"". To coincide with the pseudonym, which was used for the first time, the label was changed from ToT 69 to ROT 69 and Totenkopf to Rosenkopf. Never Mind the Hosen, Here's Die Roten Rosen Never Mind the Hosen, Here's Die Roten Rosen, sometimes Never Mind the Hosen, Here's Die Roten Rosen (aus Düsseldorf) is the first cover album of the German punk band Die Toten Hosen, released under the pseudonym Die Roten Rosen (The Red Roses). The band covers German schlagers on the album. This is the first"
"ex-band was extensive—much more so than any other source reports—seemingly to amplify a putdown: ""I think I'd rather die than do something like that."" Music historian David Howard states unambiguously that Matlock did not perform on any of the ""Never Mind the Bollocks"" recording sessions. It was Jones who ultimately played most of the bass parts during the ""Bollocks"" recordings; Howard calls his rudimentary, rumbling approach the ""explosive missing ingredient"" of the Sex Pistols' sound. Vicious's bass is reportedly present on one track that appeared on the original album release, ""Bodies"". Jones recalls, ""He played his farty old bass part"
"previous 20 years, behind only the Beatles' ""Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"". The same magazine named it 41st on their list of the five-hundred greatest albums ever in 2003. In an interview during 2002, ""Rolling Stone"" journalist Charles M. Young stated: ""Never Mind the Bollocks"" changed everything. There had never been anything like it before and really there's never been anything quite like it since. The closest was probably Nirvana, a band very heavily influenced by the Sex Pistols. Kurt Cobain from Nirvana listed the album on his Top 50 favourite albums. In his 1995 book, ""The Alternative Music"
"fellow Sex Pistols members posed as road-crew members, stealing amplifiers and other equipment. Bill Price, the engineer on ""Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"", called Jones one of the tightest guitar players he has ever worked with; this is due to his ""chuggy"" playing in the studio as Price had described it with very little sustain and echo, which required overdubs to hide. Due to the inability of bassist Sid Vicious to perform to a satisfactory standard in the studio, Jones also played the bass-guitar parts on ""Never Mind the Bollocks"", the sole exception being ""Anarchy in the"
"its release, the Sex Pistols were controversial, having sworn on live TV, been fired from two record labels, and been banned from playing live in most parts of England. The album title added to that controversy, with some people finding the word ""bollocks"" offensive. Many record stores refused to carry it and some record charts refused to list its title, showing just a blank space instead. It was finally released in the UK by Virgin Records on 28 October 1977. Due in part to its notoriety, and in spite of many sales bans at major retailers, the album debuted at"
"ceased when it became clear that McLaren had failed to arrange financing. Since the spring of 1977, the three senior Sex Pistols had been returning to the studio periodically with Chris Thomas to lay down the tracks for the band's debut album. Initially to be called ""God Save Sex Pistols"", it became known during the summer as ""Never Mind the Bollocks"". According to Jones, ""Sid wanted to come down and play on the album, and we tried as hard as possible not to let him anywhere near the studio. Luckily he had hepatitis at the time."" Cook later described how"
"God Save the Queen (Sex Pistols song) ""God Save the Queen"" is a song by the British punk rock band the Sex Pistols. It was released as the band's second single and was later included on their only album, ""Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"". The song was released during Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee in 1977. The record's lyrics, as well as the cover, were controversial at the time, and both the BBC and the Independent Broadcasting Authority refused to play the song. The original title for the song was ""No Future"", with the lyrics themselves being"
"and heaviest song in the Sex Pistols canon — characterized by thudding drums, droning buzzsaw guitar, and shouted vocals. ""Bodies"" is one of two songs on ""Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"" which original Pistols bassist Glen Matlock did not co-write. It is also the only song on the album on which Sid Vicious actually plays bass, although his part was later overdubbed by Steve Jones, after Matlock refused to return to play the part. The song was, like all other Sex Pistols songs, credited to the entire band, though Vicious was in the hospital with hepatitis when"
"Sid Vicious Sid Vicious (born Simon John Ritchie, 10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979) was an English bassist and vocalist. He achieved fame as a member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols, replacing Glen Matlock, who had fallen out of favour with the rest of the group. Due to intravenous drug use, Vicious was hospitalised with hepatitis during the recording of the Sex Pistols' only studio album, ""Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols""; his bass is only partially featured on one song. Vicious later appeared as a lead vocalist, performing three cover songs, on the"