After the break up of the Sex Pistols and the debacle of the Sham Pistols Steve Jones and Paul Cook formed The Professionals. Andy Allen, a friend of Jones, joined the band as bass player. He was later ousted and was replaced by bassist Paul Myers (ex Subway Sect). Also joining the band was guitarist Ray McVeigh. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Stephen Phillip Jones (born May 3, 1955) is an English rock and roll guitarist and singer, best known for his work as guitarist for the punk band Sex Pistols. ... Born on July 20, 1956, Paul Cook was raised in the Hammersmith area of London. ... The Sex Pistols were an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... The Sham Pistols were a group that never really existed. ... Stephen Phillip Jones (born May 3, 1955) is an English rock and roll guitarist and singer, best known for his work as guitarist for the punk band Sex Pistols. ... Born on July 20, 1956, Paul Cook was raised in the Hammersmith area of London. ...

They signed to Virgin Records in early 1980. Their first release with Virgin was the single "Just Another Dream". Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ...

The album I Didn't See It Coming was released in November 1981.

In 1982 after the end of their second US tour the band split up. This was prompted in part by a nasty car accident involving all the band apart from Jones and the fact that Jones remained in the US when the rest of the band went back to the UK.

The album was issued on CD in 1999. A best-of album was released in 2005 despite the band only ever recording one album, four singles and an album of demos.

Their song "Black Leather" was covered by The Runaways on their 1978 album And Now... The Runaways and by Guns N' Roses on their 1993 album The Spaghetti Incident?. Their song "Join The Professionals" was covered by The Epoxies. "The Magnificent" was said to be about Sid Vicious. Black Leather is a hard rock/punk rock song about sadomasochism written by Steve Jones and Paul Cook for their post-Sex Pistols band The Professionals. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... This article is about the 1970s band. ... And Now. ... Guns N Roses are an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in March 1985. ... The Spaghetti Incident? is an album by Guns N Roses recorded from the early 90s line up. ... The Epoxies are a Portland, Oregon-based band that crosses the stylized veneer of new-wave with the edgy sneer of early punk rock. ... John Simon Ritchie (May 10, 1957 – February 2, 1979), better known as Sid Vicious, was an English punk rock musician and bass player of the Sex Pistols. ...

Cook and Jones featured in the 1981 film Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains. Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains was a 1981 film shot in Canada about three teenage girls, including Diane Lane and Laura Dern, who start a punk band. ...

Discography

Singles

• "A Merry Jingle" (B-side "Justifiable Homicide") (Anthem Records, 1979). Appeared on Top of the Pops. First pressings were credited to "The Greedies", an early name of The Professionals. NOTE: In the UK this was only ever released under the name 'The Greedies' which in fact is a band made up of Cook, Jones and various members of Thin Lizzy. This was their only recorded work and the B-side was "A Merry Jangle". "Justifiable Homicide" was by former Sex Pistols soundman Dave Goodman. 'The Greedies' played live as 'The Greedy Bastards"

• "Black Leather" (B-side "Here We Go Again") (1979, Anthem Records) NOTE: In the UK this was in fact released under the name Sex Pistols as part of the 'Pistols Pack' - a limited edition 6x7" singles compilation.

• "Just Another Dream" (B-side "Action Man") (1980, Virgin Records)
• "1-2-3" (B-side "Baby, I Don't Care" & "White Light, White Heat") (1980, Virgin Records)
• "Join The Professionals" (B-side "Has Anybody Got An Alibi?") (1981, Virgin Records)
• "The Magnificent" (B-side "All The Way") (1982, Virgin Records).

Albums Anthem Records is an independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario. ... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ...

• I Didn't See It Coming (1981)
• Join The Professionals (1990) NOTE: This is actually an aborted album which was recorded and never released at the time. It features rawer more punk versions of many of the tracks which would make it onto 'I Didn't See It Coming' and a few tracks that didn't.
• The Professionals (1997) Another album primarily made up of tracks from the aborted album
• Best of The Professionals (2005)

I Didnt See It Coming was the second and final album by hard rock band The Professionals. ... Join The Professionals was the debut album of hard rock band The Professionals. ...

Members

• Steve Jones − lead guitar and vocals
• Ray McVeigh − rhythm guitar
• Andy Allen − bass (replaced by Paul Myers in 1980)
• Paul Cook − drums

Stephen Phillip Jones (born May 3, 1955) is an English rock and roll guitarist and singer, best known for his work as guitarist for the punk band Sex Pistols. ... Born on July 20, 1956, Paul Cook was raised in the Hammersmith area of London. ...

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