Never Mind The Bollocks (Japan YX-7199AX) – Obi Strip & Pressing Review

This time, we’re featuring the one and only full-length studio album by the Sex Pistols —
the legendary Never Mind the Bollocks, specifically the Nippon Columbia pressing with the famous KURO BUKKAKE OBI.

🧷 Basic Info

• Title: Never Mind the Bollocks (Japanese title: 勝手にしやがれ)
• Artist: Sex Pistols
• Format: LP (33 1/3 RPM)
• Release Date: November 3, 1977
• Label: Nippon Columbia
• Catalog No.: YX-7199-AX (AX-358-263)
• Sleeve: Picture sleeve with wide black “KURO BUKKAKE OBI”

🧷 Tracklist

Side A:

1. Holidays In The Sun (さらばベルリンの陽)
2. Liar(ライアー)
3. No Feelings(分かってたまるか)
4. God Save The Queen(ゴッド・セイブ・ザ・クイーン)
5. Problems(怒りの日)

Side B:

1. Seventeen(セヴンティーン)
2. Anarchy In The U.K.(アナーキー・イン・ザ・ユーケー)
3. Bodies(お前は売女)
4. Pretty Vacant(プリティ・ヴェイカント)
5. New York(ニューヨーク)
6. EMI(拜啟EMI殿)

💡 The Japan Columbia version follows the 11-track UK layout, and does not include the bonus “Submission” single.

🧷 Pressing Details

• Matrix Numbers: AX-358-263-2 / AX-358-264-2
• Sleeve: Slightly different from UK sleeve — no smudging on “THE BOLLOCKS” text
• Label: Beautiful silver-on-blue design ✨

🧷 Collector’s Notes

✔️ KURO BUKKAKE OBI

This wide black obi is 10cm across — much wider than the usual 7cm obi.

Rumor has it the design intentionally covered the word “SEX” on the cover. And yes — it fits perfectly 😆
Still, the obi includes “セックス” in katakana and phrases like “初のアルバム” and even “犯すのは君だ‼” (wildly inappropriate by today’s standards).

✔️ OBI Variants

There are 3 main types of Japanese Columbia obis:

1. Black KURO BUKKAKE (with 100 Years + Nippon Columbia logo)
2. Blue BUKKAKE (with both logos)
3. Blue BUKKAKE (without 100 Year logo)

Type 3 seems to be the rarest.
My copy is the black one — got it cheap back then, but prices are way up now 😥

✔️ The Postcard

At release, buyers received a survey postcard — very few survive today!

My copy came with the postcard for The Great Rock’n’Roll Swindle (similar design), but sadly not this one.

🧷 What’s “Complete”?

In my opinion, a complete copy includes:

• Vinyl
• Insert
• KURO BUKKAKE OBI
• Survey postcard (super rare!)

Posters and badges were part of pre-order bonuses, not standard package items — but yes, I still want them someday 😅

🔜 Coming Next:

In the next post, I’ll highlight books that helped me build my collection — stay tuned!

byebye 👋