Hi, I’m Elliott — welcome to my little corner of the internet!
This blog is both a personal journal and an archive of my long-time obsession: the Sex Pistols. I’ll be documenting my collection, sharing stories behind the items, and reflecting on a passion that’s stayed with me for decades.
🧷 How I Got Hooked on the Sex Pistols
It all started back in junior high, when I first discovered Western music through Joan Jett. Nobody around me listened to foreign music back then, so it felt like uncharted territory.
By high school, I had gone full-on metalhead 🤘. I was hooked on L.A. metal at first, but once I found Metallica, it was all about thrash. The faster and heavier, the better.
Then came the moment that changed everything — I stumbled across Megadeth’s cover of “Anarchy in the U.K.”. That raw power hit me like a truck. I just had to hear the original.
🤔 First Encounter with the Sex Pistols
I had heard of the Sex Pistols, but I’d never actually listened to them. Still, I was curious enough to pick up one of their CDs.
The first one I bought?
🎵 “Never Mind the Bollocks” — U.S. pressing.
I hit play… and my honest first reaction was:
“Wait… this is punk?”
It felt kind of light. Slower than I expected. Not what I imagined at all.
To me, punk meant chaos — mohawks, spikes, noise. That media stereotype had been baked into my brain.
It didn’t grab me right away. But something about it lingered.
💥 Down the Rabbit Hole
Still craving something heavier, I dove deeper into extreme genres: thrash → hardcore → grindcore.
(Side note: If you haven’t heard Napalm Death’s You Suffer, look it up — the world’s shortest song at just 1 second.)
Then one day, I saw the music video for “God Save the Queen” on TV. Maybe it was MTV, or a Japanese show like Music Tomato?
That was it.
Johnny Rotten appeared on screen, full of attitude and defiance — and I was instantly obsessed.
So naturally, I bleached my hair with hydrogen peroxide and tried to copy his look 😅 One of many questionable decisions from my youth…
But when I went back and re-listened to the album, something clicked.
It sounded different.
It felt different.
The Sex Pistols became my favorite band — dethroning every other group I had loved before.
🎸 More Than 30 Years Later…
Three decades have passed since then.
I’m not a hardcore mega-collector, but I’ve built up a decent collection over the years — and I’m finally ready to share it.
This blog is my way of keeping the flame alive — one record at a time.
🔜 Coming Next:
In my next post, I’ll dive into the very first piece from my collection:
A second press Factory Sample promo of “Anarchy in the U.K.” (EMI 2566)
Don’t miss it!
byebye 👋
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