The Rare Best Of Sex Pistols (TECX-20699) | Neither Rare Nor the Best – Japanese CD

Here We Go!
Another addition to my Sex Pistols collection!

This time, I’m introducing The Rare Best Of Sex Pistols (TECX-20699).

A Japanese compilation album featuring recordings licensed from Receiver Records.。

🧷 Basic Specs

• Title: The Rare Best Of Sex Pistols
• Artist: Sex Pistols
• Format: CD
• Release Date: 21 April 1994
• Released By: Teichiku Records
• Original Label: Receiver Records
• Catalogue Number: TECX-20699
• Packaging: Standard jewel case with booklet and obi strip

🧷 Tracklist

1. Anarchy In The U.K.
2. God Save The Queen
3. Pretty Vacant
4. I Wanna Be Me
5. Seventeen (I’m A Lazy Sod)
6. Problems
7. Liar
8. No Feelings
9. Substitute
10. No Fun
11. EMI
12. Don’t Give Me No Lip Child
13. Satellite
14. New York (Lookin’ For A Kiss)
15. Submission
16. Anarchy In The U.K. (Different Version) 

🧷 Pressing & Variant Details

✔️ Disc Details (Label)

✔️ Sleeve / Booklet

▼ Back Inlay
The back inlay features the same artwork as the back of the booklet,
with the track titles and credits printed over it.

▼ Booklet (Tracklist)
Several tracks are also listed under Japanese titles.

▼ The booklet includes liner notes by Tetsuya Higashi (東 徹也), along with song lyrics.

✔️ Obi Strip

This CD was originally issued with a Japanese obi strip, but unfortunately mine is missing.

The obi carries the BEST ARTIST SERIES logo, along with the following rather enthusiastic promotional claim:

“At last! The ultimate, one-of-a-kind, super-powerful best-of album, featuring historic rare recordings by the Sex Pistols, the band that shook the world!!”

A bit over the top, don’t you think? lol

You can see the original obi here:discogs

🧷 Collector’s Notes

✔️ Neither Rare Nor the Best

Despite the title The Rare Best, this is essentially No Future UK? (commonly known as SPUNK 2) with one version of “Pretty Vacant” removed and two tracks added from The Original Pistols Live (76 Club): “Substitute” and “Don’t Give Me No Lip Child”.

Both of those albums were also released in Japan by Teichiku, using recordings licensed from Receiver Records.

During the 1990s, albums like these were released by various labels, including Teichiku and Toy’s Factory.

Teichiku in particular seemed to be churning out albums featuring Receiver Records material left, right and centre.

Incidentally, the liner notes incorrectly identify both “Substitute” and “No Lip” as covers of songs by The Who. In fact, “No Lip” was originally recorded by Dave Berry.

…So, a compilation drawn from two of the most familiar Sex Pistols bootlegs. Hardly rare at all!

Still, whenever another one came out, I couldn’t resist buying it. lol

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🧷 Coming Up Next

Next time, I’ll be featuring No Feelings (GDR CD 9123), a bootleg CD released in Italy!

Stay tuned!

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For collectors interested in Japanese editions

If you are drawn to the design and information found on Japanese releases, particularly obi strips, you may want to take a look at my Never Mind The Bollocks Japanese CD OBI Gallery.
This page organises each obi strip variation issued for the album individually, presenting the obi itself as the main focus in a collector-oriented reference format.
It is intended as an entry point for those interested in Japanese obi strips.