A NM/EX+ promotional copy of the Sex Pistols debut single, “Anarchy in the U.K./I Wanna Be Me”, formerly owned by Pistols designer Jamie Reid, and Pistols biographer Jon Savage. As detailed in the accompanying email from Jon Savage, author of the award winning book England’s Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock and Up They Rise: […]
An extremely rare May 1977 press kit for the Sex Pistols issued by Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren’s Glitterbest Ltd., in conjunction with the release of the Sex Pistols’ second single, “God Save the Queen.” This is the fourth (and perhaps rarest) of the Glitterbest Sex Pistols press kits, and undoubtedly the most interesting, as it […]
An ultra rare 1977 German Virgin/Ariola Records promotional poster advertising the Sex Pistols second single, “God Save The Queen”. This is the only example we’ve seen of this rare poster, beautifully printed in silver ink on blue paper matching the GSTQ picture sleeve, and featuring Jamie Reid’s iconic Queen portrait. The German text translates to […]
An extremely rare original first printing concert poster advertising a show by the Sex Pistols, the Clash, the Damned and Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers; at the Kings Hall, Derby, December 4, 1976. This cancelled show was part of the Sex Pistols’ chaotic Anarchy in the UK Tour. While this poster has been bootlegged more […]
A poster for the legendary ‘Punk Special’ held at London’s 100 Club, on September 20, 1976. The show featured the Sex Pistols, Clash, and the live debuts of Subway Sect and Suzie (soon to become Siouxie) and the Banshees, the latter with Sid Vicious on drums. This historic show, organized by Malcolm McLaren as a […]
An original concert poster advertising a Sex Pistols concert on July 14, 1996 show in Hanau, Germany; as part of their Filthy Lucre reunion tour. This features an action shot of Johnny Rotten, and measures 23 1/4″ x 33″. In mint condition.
An extraordinary punk collectible–a studded leather belt owned and worn by Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols, with full documentation. This belt was offered as part of a lot of Sid’s possessions by Vicious’ mother, Anne Beverley, at a sale in June 1988, then sold by the original purchaser at Butterfield & Butterfield’s Auctioneers in […]
A poster for the legendary ‘Punk Special’ held at London’s 100 Club, on September 20, 1976. The show featured the Sex Pistols, Clash, and the live debuts of Subway Sect and Suzie (soon to become Siouxsie) and the Banshees, the latter with Sid Vicious on drums. The historic show, organized by Malcolm McLaren as a […]
A beautiful original UK promotional poster for the Sex Pistols second single, “God Save The Queen.” Pistols art director Jamie Reid appropriated photographer Cecil Beaton’s portrait of Queen Elizabeth, covering her face with his trademark “ransom note” lettering for this, arguably the best-known image he created for the band. This is an absolutely original first […]
An extremely rare partial lyric for the Sex Pistols song “Problems,” handwritten by Johnny Rotten in 1976. Rotten (John Lydon) has written the song title “Problems” and the first nine lines of the song in blue ink, on the top half of a sheet of paper. Below the lyric are the names and home addresses […]
An extraordinary punk collectible–two studded leather boot straps owned and worn by Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols, with full documentation. (these are an unmatched pair and were worn by Sid, one each, on his boots.) These were offered as part of a lot of Sid’s possessions by Vicious’ mother, Anne Beverley, at a sale in […]
A rare 1977 first printing of Jamie Reid’s iconic UK promo poster for the Sex Pistols second single, the highly controversial “God Save The Queen.” Probably the best known of Reid’s Pistols artwork, it appropriates Cecil Beaton’s portrait of Queen Elizabeth and covers her face with Reid’s trademark “ransom note” lettering. A guaranteed original first […]
A fantastic 17″ x 22″ concert poster for Public Image Limited at Los Angeles’s Olympic Auditorium, during their first ever US tour, in May1980. PIL wanted to play unusual venues, and this one, primarily used for (fake) wrestling, fit the bill. The poster has the Sex Pistols logo and a Johnny Rotten Pistols photo, and […]
An original small poster for the famed August 1976 “Screen on the Green” punk concert, featuring the Sex Pistols, the Clash (in their first London performance,) and the Buzzcocks, all for 1 British pound. Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren rented a London movie theatre for this “Midnight Special,” which lasted until dawn. The poster here, designed […]
An original “No Future” handbill (actually a large paper gummed-back sticker) made by the Sex Pistols UK management in 1977, promoting the original title of their soon-to-be-classic “God Save The Queen” and a slogan that would become one of the punk movement’s most oft repeated. With classic artwork by Jamie Reid, this measures 5 […]
An original handbill (actually a large paper gummed-back sticker) made by the Sex Pistols UK management to advertise the Pistols second single, God Save The Queen. The single was released during Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee in 1977; the record’s lyrics and the sleeve’s artwork were controversial at the time, and the BBC refused to […]