This blog is where I’ll be sharing bits of my personal collection, mainly centred around the Sex Pistols.
It’s really more of a personal archive, but if it ends up helping someone out there in any way, I’d be chuffed.
🧷 How I Got Hooked on the Sex Pistols
I first got into Western music back in junior high. The first artist I truly loved was Joan Jett.
Back then, I didn’t have any mates into music like that – I was completely on my own with it.
Then came high school, and I fully morphed into a metalhead.
I started off with LA metal, but once I discovered Metallica, I dove headfirst into thrash.
The heavier and faster the better. Somewhere along the way, I stumbled across Megadeth’s cover of “Anarchy in the U.K.”
I was blown away and thought, “What’s the original like?”
That’s what led me to the Pistols.
Of course, I knew the name – who didn’t?
But I wasn’t particularly interested in punk at the time.
The first CD I bought was the US pressing of Never Mind the Bollocks.
🤔 First Impression? Honestly… Not That Great
So, I popped the CD in with high expectations… and then, wait, what?
It sounded lighter, slower – just not what I was imagining.
I clearly remember thinking, “Wait… this is punk?”
To me at the time, punk meant mohawks, studs, and absolute mayhem – this wasn’t that.
Still, something must’ve stuck with me. Looking back now, I think it lingered in the back of my mind.
💥 From Thrash to Hardcore and Beyond – But Always Back to the Pistols
After that, I kept chasing more intense sounds – from thrash to hardcore to grindcore.
I mean, Napalm Death’s You Suffer is literally one second long and even holds a Guinness World Record.
(If you’re curious, give it a listen. It really is one second.)
One day, I randomly caught the God Save The Queen music video on MTV – I think it was Music Tomato.
And that’s when Johnny Rotten absolutely floored me.
At first, it was all about the fashion.
I chopped my hair, bleached it with peroxide – all in an attempt to get that Johnny Rotten look.
Classic teenage overkill, really.
But once I went back and gave the CD a proper listen… I fell hard.
The more I listened, the deeper I got.
Before I knew it, the Pistols had become my all-time favourite band.
🎸 And Now… Over 30 Years Later
That was over 30 years ago.
Of course, I can’t compete with some of the more well-known collectors out there,
but I’ve slowly built up a collection that I’m proud of in my own way.
I’ll be sharing it here, piece by piece.
🎉 Kicking Things Off With…
First up is a second pressing of Anarchy in the U.K. – a factory sample copy, no less.
I’ll be writing about it in detail next time, so please do stop by again!
byebye 👋
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