Sold Date: September 20, 2022
Start Date: September 15, 2022
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SEX PISTOLS - The Biggest Blow 12" Rare "AUSSIE IMPORT" 1978.

The first single to appear from McLaren's master scam The Great Rock n Roll Swindle bearing the Sex Pistols name, Malcolm's idea to use a former great train robber as the Sex Pistols new front man was never going to fool anyone, Biggs was in exile in Brazil so was never going to be anything other than a guest vocalist at best, the idea was a non starter and ended as quickly as it began.

Issued as a double A sided single McLaren insisted that the other track was My Way, Sid Vicious sticking his biker boots in the teeth of the Sinatra standard, starting off slow in a mockery of the original before ending with the signature Sid Vicious Sneer and a two fingered salute.

The single did well and was issued as NO ONE IS INNOCENT - McLaren pushed for the 12" to be called - COSH THE DRIVER, to give the record some added shock value but in the end Virgin bottled it and chose The Biggest Blow for the 12", McLaren however eventually got his way when the record was issued in France on his dodgy Matrixbest label.

Back to this 12" release, this is an original Australian import, first pressing on the Wizard label.

The Sleeve has definitely seen better days and has a fair amount of storage wear and bent corners, the record is in better shape with just a few surface marks that shouldn't affect play, this came to me as part of a recent large purchase of punk records.

A great 12" to own is this, now quite hard to find, start price to reflect condition and don't forget to check out my other punk and Sex Pistols listings for more great items.