31/05/05
17The Story of the Sex Pistols
Whilst sorting through some attic boxes, a hidden treasure was discovered that had been forgotten for over 20 years. “The Smash HIts Yearbook 1984” no less, from a time when Neil Tennant was still working for that popular pop music comic, before deciding to spend the rest of his life standing in front of a motionless Chris Lowe.
The best part of this find, was the comic strip “The Story of the Sex Pistols”. I thought this was so insightful, that I’ve set up a photoset on Flickr so that you too can learn the truth behind the seminal punk band! Here’s a little taster:
“They look like they mean it!” was a cry often heard at those early gigs…
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Colly said 1177 days ago:
Jon, that’s ace. What a find! I still have a copy of Smash Hits with The Stone Roses on the cover from 1989 or 90. I actually used to subscribe to it – made a change from Kylie (bless ‘er) or some tossy pop dribble. Blimey.Mearso said 1177 days ago:
That’s fantastic! The condensing down into a strip makes it somehow more dramatic.Brad Brooks said 1177 days ago:
Um, I don’t want to be the party pooper here, but it occurs to me that this is breaking copyright laws simply because you’ve reproduced it in full, and thereby wiped out any fair usage provision. IANAL, but you might want to think about it…The art looks like it’s by Arthur Ranson, BTW…
John Oxton said 1177 days ago:
Brilliant. This reminds me, I recoreded Kasbian on to tape, yes that’s right a tape, for my car whilst in Wales and when the album was done it flipped over to the B side where I found a Radio one top 40 count down from way back in the 80’s… I must list it, the number one was an absolute cracker!Conánn said 1177 days ago:
Great stuff thanks!stx said 1177 days ago:
That’s great! It is Arthur Ranson, btw. You can see his signature on the first page.Dave said 1177 days ago:
I like.. i like alot!Kate Bolin said 1176 days ago:
“I’m bored! No job, no decent music and there’s hippies everywhere!”It’s like they’ve written down my life!
Lisa Giovanni said 1176 days ago:
This is so unbelievably cool… You’re crazy in the best ways! Thanks for the inspiration!!rutger said 1176 days ago:
Wow, great find. And amazing they did it without all the swearing!Still listen to the Pistols every once in a while, they were really a great band, shame about all the dope and death.
Are there more of these comics?
marty said 1176 days ago:
My motto, my credo, my guiding principle for life, comes courtesy of Jonny Rotten:“never trust a hippy”.
Great stuff.
Daniel Lee said 1176 days ago:
very nice. Are you using ajax for the comment’s live preview?Matt Chaput said 1175 days ago:
How on earth do you zoom in on Flickr so you can read the text?Jon Hicks said 1174 days ago:
Just click ‘view all sizes’ at the top of the image, then you see the original size!funtoosh said 1174 days ago:
mhm, it appears that the ‘view all sizes’ is not visible for everyone, i too can’t see it. maybe it just works for those who are locked in on flickr?i had this problem before, strange …
funtoosh said 1174 days ago:
yep, i just got myself a flickr-account, and now i can see all sizes …is that the way it s supposed to be ? ;~}
anyway: great pics, THX!
Morgan Aldridge said 1170 days ago:
Wow, excellent find! I actually just happened across a “The Filth And The Fury” DVD this past week and totally enjoyed it! Great documentary, I love the quote on the cover too:_“Essential viewing for anyone who loved – or loathed – punk rock. Bizarre, original and brilliantly crafted. Funny and moving!” – New York Times_
Everyone either loved or loathed punk rock! The Sex Pistols and the punk movement have always been interesting to me.