[2025-04-25] The Sex Pistols "Live In The U.S.A. 1978" 3CD set (UMC)

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14199

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Description
40 plus years on the Sex Pistols’ output from their original creative period together, forged amidst times of poor leadership and economic turmoil, continues to resonate in ways most could never have imagined. Not least those Stateside who witnessed the performances that make up this release.

A document of the last days of the band left to run adrift by absent management on a label that didn’t really understand, in a country that arguably felt more threatened than it did excited by the prospect of the group. Vital, primal and compelling are all words that can be used to describe the audio here. Until their return as a live entity in 1996, everything that followed their short, fateful tour of America in January 1978 was simply a parody of what had been. With concerts finally released in full and correctly sequenced for the very first time – Live In The U.S.A. 1978 takes us back to the moment the creative force that was Sex Pistols imploded.

Tracklist
[CD1: January 5th 1978 Atlanta, South East Music Hall, USA]
1. God Save The Queen
2. I Wanna Be Me
3. Seventeen
4. New York
5. Bodies
6. Submission
7. Holidays In The Sun
8. EMI
9. No Feelings
10. Problems
11. Pretty Vacant
12. Anarchy In The UK

[CD2: January 10th 1978 Dallas, Longhorns Ballroom, USA]
1. Intro/Radio Ad
2. God Save The Queen
3. I Wanna Be Me
4. Seventeen
5. New York
6. EMI
7. Bodies
8. Belsen Was A Gas
9. Holidays In The Sun
10. No Feelings
11. Problems
12. Pretty Vacant
13. Anarchy In The UK
14. No Fun

[CD3: January 14th 1978 San Francisco, Winterland Ballroom, USA]
1. God Save The Queen
2. I Wanna Be Me
3. Seventeen
4. New York
5. EMI
6. Belsen Was A Gas
7. Bodies
8. Holidays In The Sun
9. Liar
10. No Feelings
11. Problems
12. Pretty Vacant
13. Anarchy In The UK
14. No Fun

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Dave Miller · **Joined:** 19 Aug 2006 **Posts:** 2996

ChatGPT probably wrote:

Vital, primal and compelling are all words that can be used to describe the audio here.

That doesn't necessarily sound promising from a sound quality standpoint.

Jason Michael · 30 May 2012

Dave Miller wrote:

ChatGPT probably wrote:

Vital, primal and compelling are all words that can be used to describe the audio here.

That doesn't necessarily sound promising from a sound quality standpoint.

No, I agree. If the sound is fairly good I am very excited about this release, if it's an audience recording from some pogoing, spitting audience member, I pass.

Jeff · 05 Oct 2006

Dave Miller wrote:

ChatGPT probably wrote:

Vital, primal and compelling are all words that can be used to describe the audio here.

That doesn't necessarily sound promising from a sound quality standpoint.

Exactly my thoughts. :lol:

DanO · 30 Jul 2006

All hinges on sound quality for me as well.

Tricky Kid · **Joined:** 23 Sep 2007 **Posts:** 8297

pobbard · 18 Jun 2007

Dave Miller wrote:

ChatGPT probably wrote:

Vital, primal and compelling are all words that can be used to describe the audio here.

That doesn't necessarily sound promising from a sound quality standpoint.

I'd be $50 it's just the same audio available on countless bootlegs of these shows since the mid-90s, at least.

Audio quality aside, these shows definitely don't capture the Sex Pistols at their best.

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14199

All of the pre-order links in the opening post are now active.

cryton · **Joined:** 06 Feb 2007 **Posts:** 5214

The Sex Pistols (Jones, Cook & Matlock) are touring North America later this year with front man Frank Carter. There are quite a few videos on YouTube of this line-up for anyone who wants to check them out.

Sex Pistols & Frank Carter 2025 North American tour dates:

SEPTEMBER
16 – Dallas, TX, Longhorn Ballroom
23 – Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
26 – Philadelphia, PA, Fillmore
27 – Brooklyn, NY, TBD
30 – Montreal, QC, Mtelus

OCTOBER
1 – Toronto, ON, History
3 – Cleveland, OH, Agora Theatre
4 – Detroit, MI, Fillmore
7 – Minneapolis, MN, Fillmore
10 – Denver, CO, Mission Ballroom
13 – Seattle, WA, Showbox SoDo
15 – San Francisco, CA, Warfield
16 – Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Palladium

Mr Fuse · 01 Dec 2006

cryton wrote:

The Sex Pistols (Jones, Cook & Matlock) are touring North America later this year with front man Frank Carter. There are quite a few videos on YouTube of this line-up for anyone who wants to check them out.

Sex Pistols & Frank Carter 2025 North American tour dates:

SEPTEMBER
16 – Dallas, TX, Longhorn Ballroom
23 – Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
26 – Philadelphia, PA, Fillmore
27 – Brooklyn, NY, TBD
30 – Montreal, QC, Mtelus

OCTOBER
1 – Toronto, ON, History
3 – Cleveland, OH, Agora Theatre
4 – Detroit, MI, Fillmore
7 – Minneapolis, MN, Fillmore
10 – Denver, CO, Mission Ballroom
13 – Seattle, WA, Showbox SoDo
15 – San Francisco, CA, Warfield
16 – Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Palladium

Without Lydon they should be called "The E.D. Pistols"!

Jeff · 05 Oct 2006

I have zero interest in going, but in fairness to them they are not touring as the Sex Pistols, but instead as "these guys, of The Sex Pistols", with Frank Carter. They're going to play the full Bollocks album and probably the handful of songs that never made the cut (Did you no wrong, Wanna be me, suburban kid, their No Fun cover). The catalog is limited, after all.

Doubt they'll be doing those Ronnie Biggs songs, but maybe they'll dust them off.

Jason Michael · 30 May 2012

If they aren't playing "Friggin' In The Riggin'" can they even be considered a Pistols cover band?

Jeff · 05 Oct 2006

I like to pretend those Steve Jones songs don't actually exist. :lol:

cryton · **Joined:** 06 Feb 2007 **Posts:** 5214

Jeff wrote:

I have zero interest in going, but in fairness to them they are not touring as the Sex Pistols, but instead as "these guys, of The Sex Pistols", with Frank Carter. They're going to play the full Bollocks album and probably the handful of songs that never made the cut (Did you no wrong, Wanna be me, suburban kid, their No Fun cover). The catalog is limited, after all.

Doubt they'll be doing those Ronnie Biggs songs, but maybe they'll dust them off.

According to Setlist FM they have been playing "No Fun". "Did You No Wrong" was in the set list last year, but appears to have been replaced by "Silly Thing". "My Way" has also found it's way into the set list as an encore, and "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" appeared in a recent set.

[2025-04-25] The Sex Pistols "Live In The U.S.A. 1978" 3CD set (UMC)

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