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 👋
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