Here We Go!
Introducing another gem from my Sex Pistols collection!
This time we’re looking at something rather special—
A UK-exclusive box set of six 7-inch singles released by Virgin after the Sex Pistols disbanded:
Pistols Pack (SEX1)
Limited to just 40,000 copies, this set is a must-have for any collector 😘
This post includes lots of photos—hope you enjoy!
🧷 Basic Info
- Title: Pistols Pack
- Artist: Sex Pistols
- Format: 7-inch singles (45RPM)
- Release Date: 1980
- Label: Virgin
- Catalogue Number: SEX1
- Sleeve: Picture sleeves
🧷 Track Listing
SEX1-1A: God Save The Queen
SEX1-1B: Pretty Vacant
SEX1-2A: Holidays In The Sun
SEX1-2B: My Way
SEX1-3A: Something Else
SEX1-3B: Silly Thing
SEX1-4A: C’mon Everybody
SEX1-4B: The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle
SEX1-5A: (I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone
SEX1-5B: Anarchy In The U.K.
SEX1-6A: Black Leather
SEX1-6B: Here We Go Again
SEX1-6 contains two tracks previously featured only on a Japanese-exclusive best-of album. This marks their first official release in the UK!
I’ve explained these songs in more detail in this post.
🧷 Pressing / Variant Details
✔️ Matrix Numbers (Runout Etchings)
- SEX1-1A / SEX1-1B
- SEX1-2A / SEX1-2B
- SEX1-3A / SEX1-3B
- SEX1-4A / SEX1-4B
- SEX1-5A / SEX1-5B
- SEX1-6A / SEX1-6B
✔️ Sleeves Comparison
(Left = Pistols Pack version, Right = Original sleeve)
SEX1-1
・GSTQ: Same design, but noticeably more blue 😓
・Pretty Vacant: Almost identical to the original
SEX1-2
・Holidays: Infamous sleeve 😅 (I actually quite like it 😆)
・My Way: Brighter than the original (or maybe just paler?)
SEX1-3
・Something Else: Slightly darker than the original? 🤔
・Silly Thing: Nearly identical to original
SEX1-4
・C’mon Everybody: Basically the same
・TGRRS: Uses the original sleeve—no way they could’ve kept the AmEx logo 😅
SEX1-5
・Stepping Stone: Near match
・Anarchy: Original-style sleeve! Looks almost bootleg-ish 😆
SEX1-6
・Black Leather: Cool sleeve matching the lyrics—would’ve been even better with stronger colours. I like it so much I display it on top 😘
・Here We Go Again: Totally unrelated artwork—doesn’t even have the Pistols logo…
“I’ll Knock Him Dead With My Shiniest Leather Outfit!” 😅
✔️ Labels
All six records share the same label design in different single-tone colours.
🧷 Collector’s Notes
- Although these singles had been released before, “Black Leather / Here We Go Again” were officially issued for the first time here.
I still wish we’d get a proper CD release for these two… ☺️ - The six singles are housed in a vertical plastic case.
Despite some light yellowing and cracks due to age, mine’s in fairly good nick!
🇫🇷 There’s also a French pressing, though I don’t have it. From Discogs photos, it looks like the label colour is the main difference.
🇬🇷 The Greek pressing is a box set, not plastic, and titled “The Sex Pistols Box” (VG 8008–VG 8013).
Same content, but the sleeves are pretty poor—like cheap colour photocopies 😣
I’ll review those another time!
🔜 Coming Up Next
In the next post, I’ll be covering two bootleg singles related to The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle!
Stay tuned!
byebye 👋
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