Spunk
Studio album (bootleg) by Sex Pistols
Released	September-October 1977
Recorded	13-30 July 1976, 10-12 October 1976, 17-28 January 1977
Genre	Punk rock
Length	40:56
Label	Blank Records
Producer(s)	Dave Goodman

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The album comprises studio demos and chatter recorded with Dave Goodman during 1976 and early 1977, while original bass player Glen Matlock was still a member of the group. Most of the songs would later be re-recorded and officially released on the group's debut album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. ... Dave Goodman (29 March 1951 - 10 February 2005) was a record producer and musician, perhaps best known as the live sound engineer for Sex Pistols, and the producer of three of their studio demo sessions. ... Glen Matlock (born August 27, 1956 in West London, England) was the original bass player of punk rock band the Sex Pistols. ... Never Mind the Bollocks, Heres the Sex Pistols is a 1977 album recorded by the seminal English punk band, Sex Pistols. ...

The alternative debut album

Several parties, including some members of the British music press, immediately suspected that the group's manager, Malcolm McLaren, was responsible for the original Spunk bootleg. This would have been in breach of the band's record contract with Virgin, which was itself planning the release of Never Mind the Bollocks when Spunk appeared. An October 1977 Sounds article by Chas de Whalley discussed Spunk and made reference to this conveniently coincidental timing.^[1] Malcolm McLaren (born 22 January 1946) is an English impresario, musician and self-publicist who is best known as being the manager of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... Sounds was a British music magazine, published weekly from October 10, 1970 – April 6, 1991. ...

The evidence for McLaren's involvement is speculative, although it can be noted that his company, Glitterbest, retained the rights to the demo recordings as well as the master tapes — and the demos appearing on Spunk were presented in excellent quality. Also, as evidenced by the original album's "LYN-" matrix number prefix, the record had clearly been pressed in the UK by Lintone, a legitimate independent pressing plant that would presumably not handle anything that appeared to be a bootleg, and would certainly allow the bootlegger in question to be traced if enquiries had ever been made by the genuine copyright owner. McLaren has always publicly denied responsibility for Spunk, but has stated that he prefers the record to Never Mind the Bollocks.^[2]

Some Sex Pistols fans concur with McLaren – and producer Goodman – that the raw versions of the songs on Spunk are superior to the officially released ones, particularly since Spunk approximates a faithful reproduction of the original Sex Pistols line-up's live sound. The album also features the bass-lines of Glen Matlock, which were not reproduced when guitarist Steve Jones took over bass duties for the recording of Never Mind the Bollocks.^[3] Stephen Phillip Jones (born September 3, 1955) is a British rock and roll guitarist and singer, best known as a guitarist for the punk band Sex Pistols. ...

Spunk is therefore often cited as the Sex Pistols' de facto alternative debut album. Certainly a tape of part or all of Spunk had been played to Tony Parsons as early as March 1977, and became the subject of his NME article, "Blank Nuggets in the UK", which described the recordings as if they represented an imminent debut album release.^[4] De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without... Tony Parsons (born 1955) is a British journalist and author. ... The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a music magazine in the UK which has been published weekly since March 1952. ...

Reissues

The original Spunk was itself copied and bootlegged immediately upon release. The tracks have since been re-bootlegged countless times in many different formats, including a widespread variant called No Future UK?, which added three extra tracks, plus a slew of releases by Dave Goodman himself, which often feature evidence of remixing or other post-production tampering.^[2]

Spunk has also been the subject of several official releases.

Virgin Records released the whole of Spunk (omitting the talking between songs) along with several other early Sex Pistols demos as part of a limited edition double-CD reissue of Never Mind the Bollocks in 1996.

Spunk was also released on 17 July 2006 by Sanctuary Records in its original vinyl format (CMQLP1395, limited to 1,000 copies), complete with studio chatter. The CD version (CMRCD1376) included the three bonus tracks from the original No Future UK? bootleg. July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sanctuary Records is the largest independent record label in the United Kingdom, and the largest music management company in the world, looking after around 120 acts. ...

B-side trivia

• "I Wanna Be Me" (titled "Just Me" on Spunk) had been the B-side of the group's debut single, "Anarchy in the U.K.".
• The Spunk version of "No Feelings" (titled "Feelings") was also the B-side track (titled "No Feeling") to the group's withdrawn A&M single, "God Save the Queen".
• "No Fun", as included on No Future UK?, is the full-length version of the track edited for the B-side of the "Pretty Vacant" single.

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Track listing

All songs written by Jones/Matlock/Paul Cook/Johnny Rotten. All songs on the original bootleg album were simply credited to "Spunk". Several songs were presented with incorrect titles (actual titles noted in parentheses below). Born on July 20, 1956, Paul Cook was raised in the Hammersmith area of London. ... John Lydon John Joseph Lydon (born January 31, 1956), also known as Johnny Rotten (a nickname derived from the state of his teeth) was the iconoclastic lead singer of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd (PiL) and an Irish individualist anarchist. ...

Side one

1. "Lazy Sod" ("Seventeen") – 2:08
2. "Satellite" – 4:10
3. "Feelings" ("No Feelings") – 2:51
4. "Just Me" ("I Wanna Be Me") – 3:11
5. "Submission" – 4:17
6. "Nookie" ("Anarchy in the UK") – 4:07

• Tracks 1-5 recorded at the group's Denmark Street rehearsal room (mixed & overdubbed at Riverside/Decibel Studios), London, 13-30 July 1976.
• Track 6 recorded at Lansdowne/Wessex Studios, London, 10-12 October 1976.

Side two

1. "No Future" ("God Save the Queen") – 3:37
2. "Problems" – 4:19
3. "Lots of Fun" ("Pretty Vacant") – 3:09
4. "Liar" – 2:44
5. "Who Was It" ("EMI") – 3:15
6. "New York (Looking for a Kiss)" ("New York") – 3:08

• All tracks recorded at Gooseberry/Eden Studios, London, 17-28 January 1977.

Bonus tracks included on the original No Future UK? bootleg and official Sanctuary Spunk CD release are: "Anarchy in the UK" (Denmark Street/Riverside/Decibel, July 1976), "Pretty Vacant" (Denmark Street/Riverside/Decibel, July 1976) and "No Fun" (Lansdowne/Wessex Studios, October 1976).

Personnel

• Johnny Rotten - lead vocals
• Steve Jones - guitar, backing vocals
• Glen Matlock - bass, backing vocals
• Paul Cook - drums, backing vocals
• Dave Goodman - producer

John Lydon John Joseph Lydon (born January 31, 1956), also known as Johnny Rotten (a nickname derived from the state of his teeth) was the iconoclastic lead singer of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd (PiL) and an Irish individualist anarchist. ... Stephen Phillip Jones (born September 3, 1955) is a British rock and roll guitarist and singer, best known as a guitarist for the punk band Sex Pistols. ... Glen Matlock (born August 27, 1956 in West London, England) was the original bass player of punk rock band the Sex Pistols. ... Born on July 20, 1956, Paul Cook was raised in the Hammersmith area of London. ... Dave Goodman (29 March 1951 - 10 February 2005) was a record producer and musician, perhaps best known as the live sound engineer for Sex Pistols, and the producer of three of their studio demo sessions. ...

References

1. ^ Heylin, Clinton (2003). Bootleg: The Rise & Fall of the Secret Recording Industry. Omnibus Press, London, pp. 127-33. ISBN 1-84449-151-X.
2. ^ ^a b Heylin. Ibid.
3. ^ (2002) Classic Albums: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols. Isis/Eagle Rock Entertainment.
4. ^ Heylin. Op. cit..

• Jon Savage. England's Dreaming (Faber & Faber, 2001; ISBN 0-571227-20-1)

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External links

• Sex Pistols Studio Recording Sessions