Product Details

• Directors: Matthew Longfellow
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
• DVD Release Date: November 19, 2002
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000077VQC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #115,874 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The Sex Pistols album Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols is unquestionably one of the most important musical statements in the history of British music. It was in 1977, at a time when the nation was crippled by class division and unemployment that four working class teenagers with supposedly non-existent futures recorded an album that to this day remains as one of the greatest and most influential bodies of work ever recorded. This documentary features exclusive interview's with all four of the original members of the Sex Pistols as they take you on a track by track look at the making of the album. Featuring Steve Jones and Glen Matlock demonstrating selected riffs and licks off the album and explaining the development of the song writing. Candid interviews with Malcolm McLaren, Chris Thomas and Bill Price set the record straight about the recording session. Intertwining additional rare home video, live footage and early demo's make this release a compelling must see.

Track Listing:
1. Anarchy in the UK
2. God Save the Queen
3. Pretty Vacant
4. Submission
5. EMI Unlimited Edition
6. Liar
7. Holidays in the Sun
8. Bodies
9. Problems
10. No Feelings
11. New York
12. Seventeen

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From Out Of Nowhere Comes This Little Gem..., February 11, 2003

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Clark Paull "(Sleepin' with the TV on)" (Murder City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks (DVD)

As other reviewers have mentioned, this nifty little documentary will take you by surprise and throw you for a loop. Upon initial examination of the case, I was half expecting a cheesy VH-1 or MTV-style piece, poorly researched and rehashing facts and half-truths that us Sex Pistols fans have heard told over and over again. The cliche about not judging a book, er, DVD, by its cover is especially apropos here since the producers have really done their homework and managed to gather revelatory interview footage from all of the culprits involved in the making of the band's "only" (God, does that term rankle me - doesn't "The Great Rock & Roll Swindle" count?) album, including the band (minus Sid of course), Malcolm McLaren, producer Chris Thomas, engineer Bill Price, and record company man Nick Mobbs. Interspersed with the interviews are clips of the band playing live in clubs and on TV and generally wreaking havoc in and around London ("The Bill Grundy Show" anyone?), most of which are familiar to fans of the band, but which never seem to get old. Of particular interest is learning that John Lydon can actually let his guard down and smile (and should do so more often - it suits him), Steve Jones demonstrating just how he gets that guitar sound by effortlessly casting off patented wall-of-noise riffs from his white Les Paul, and Price showing how he combined guitar, bass, drum and vocal tracks in the studio to create a big, beautiful din that a thousand Nirvanas couldn't come close to duplicating if their lives depended on it. Loaded with extras, including an additional segment of Jones basically showing off on guitar (I know I'm dwelling on Jones, but I'm fascinated by the technology of guitars and amps and he's so amiable you just want to buy him a pint) and crystal clear live footage shot in Stockholm, this wonderful disc demands a look. Highly recommended!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Companion Piece To The Filth And The Fury, December 30, 2002

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J. Hines "jay07" (Memphis, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks (DVD)

I was a bit hesitant about this one, as I had read absolutely nothing about this DVD prior to its release. Man, what a pleasant surprise! There's tons of interview footage with the band and Malcolm McLaren, and it was fun to hear them speak so enthusiastically about the making of the album. Glen Matlock and Steve Jones explain a bit about where riffs for songs came from, and how the songs developed. Also included are interviews with Jamie Reid (cover art designer), Chris Spedding (producer), and Bill Pryce (engineer). One of the highlights for me was listening to Pryce explain how they got the Pistols sound in the studio - he pulls out the original recordings and isolates tracks to aid his explanation! They even found and interviewed the guys from A&M and EMI who were responsible for signing the Pistols. This DVD is invaluable to Sex Pistols fans. You won't be disappointed, I promise.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Priceless, November 30, 2002

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William Ingersoll (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks (DVD)

This DVD was a pure joy from beginning to end. So many questions aswered about an album I listened to hundreds of times. Great photos, interviews, studio insight. The bonus features were even better than the main feature in many ways. A step by step guitar tutorial from Steve Jones was fabulous. So many little things in there. This is simply a must for anyone who ever started a band because of this album.