Sex Pistols | A group of three early Sex Pistols press kits

Property from the Stolper-Wilson Collection

Sex Pistols

Jamie Reid — Group of three Sex Pistols press kits

Lot contains: Press kit, November 1976. 24 pages, including wrappers (300 x 210 mm). Green, yellow, and pink paper wrappers. Comprising early cuttings concerning the Pistols from February 1976 and their appearance at Andrew Logan’s party up to the release of 'Anarchy in the UK' in November 1976. It was produced prior to the expletive-laden television interview with Bill Grundy on 1 December 1976, which brought them unprecedented attention.— Press kit produced for EMI, January 1977. 8 pages, including wrappers (300 x 210 mm). Yellow and pink paper wrappers; minor staining at bottom right of front wrapper. The cover reproduces the Sex Pistols logo created by Reid and the content features press reports on the band including an NME interview with McLaren and Caroline Coon’s interview with Rotten for Melody Maker. It was the third press kit to be issued, produced by Glitterbest for EMI.— Press kit, circa May 1977. 16 pages, including wrappers (303 x 212 mm); stray brown staining across front cover. The contents consist of cuttings concerning the Pistols and their troublesome contracts with EMI, A & M and the successful arrangement eventually reached with Virgin. The fourth press kit to be produced by Glitterbest.

(Sold as a group — not subject to return.)

These press kits were designed by Jamie Reid and compiled by him with Sophie Richmond who was Malcolm McLaren's secretary and oversaw the administrative and financial side of the Pistols. She was in a relationship with Jamie Reid through much of the 1970s.

PROVENANCE:

Joe Corre, London, circa 1993 (November 1976 & May 1977 press kits); Beat Books, 2003 (January 1977 press kit)