C’mon Everybody / GSTQ Symphony / Watcha Gonna Do About It (UK 7-Inch Single, VS272)

Here We Go!

Showcasing another gem from my Sex Pistols collection.

This time:

C’mon Everybody / GSTQ Symphony / Watcha Gonna Do About It – UK Original Pressing (Virgin VS272)

🧷 Basic Specs

Title: C’mon Everybody

Artist: Sex Pistols

Format: 7″ single (45RPM)

Release Date: 22 June 1979

Label / Catalogue No.: Virgin VS272

Sleeve: Laminated picture sleeve (1st press)

🧷 Track Listing

Side A:

C’mon Everybody (Vocals: Sid Vicious)

→ A cover of Eddie Cochran’s rock’n’roll classic. Sid’s version is almost a carbon copy.

Side B:

God Save The Queen Symphony (No narration version)

Watcha Gonna Do About It (Vocals: Johnny Rotten)

→ A cover of the Small Faces’ 1965 debut. Features a brief mutter from Johnny at the start.

🧷 Pressing / Variant Info

✔️ Matrix / Runout Etchings

VS-272.A.4 A PORKY PRIME CUT

VS-272-B-1 A PORKY PRIME CUT

✔️ Sleeve

Artwork by Jamie Reid

Back features a film still and the phrase ROT’N’ROLL

Laminated sleeve for 1st press; later versions came with non-laminated finish

A 3rd press with extra glossy laminate is rumoured—mine is glossy too, but I’m curious what “super glossy” looks like!

✔️ Label

Full colour Swindle picture label

Some variations have a yellow solid-colour label

Minor variants include a black mark around the “I” in “SWINDLE”, or even misprints like missing “THE” in the title

🧷 Collector’s Notes

✔️ Rarity & Price (As of July 2025)

Standard (small hole) version trades for €7–15 depending on condition and sleeve.

A large-hole “jukebox” version is scarcer and usually goes for €20–40.

Variants with misprints or matrix phrases like “MR ROTTEN SINGS” are also floating around, often slightly pricier.

✔️ VICIOUS BURGER

The phrase evokes old urban legends about celebrities being eaten… yes, really 😅

But in reality, you’ll just find tasty-looking hamburgers if you Google it today!

✔️ ROT’N’ROLL

The back sleeve includes a pseudo-manifesto text beginning with “ROT’N’ROLL” and phrases like:

“PUNK’S SLOGANS ARE – CASH FROM CHAOS –”

“ANARCHY IS THE KEY, DO IT YOURSELF IS THE MELODY”

A raw snapshot of late-‘70s punk attitude and its chaotic philosophy. Total punk.

🧷 Next Up

Next time: No One Is Innocent / My Way (Virgin VS 255) – another TGRRS-related 7″!

Stay tuned 🎶

byebye 👋

For collectors interested in Japanese editions

If you are drawn to the design and information found on Japanese releases, particularly obi strips, you may want to take a look at my Never Mind The Bollocks Japanese CD OBI Gallery.
This page organises each obi strip variation issued for the album individually, presenting the obi itself as the main focus in a collector-oriented reference format.
It is intended as an entry point for those interested in Japanese obi strips.