Sex Pistols - Live In The U.S.A 1978

28/02/25

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 USA 1978 takes us back to the moment the creative force that was Sex Pistols imploded

Sex Pistols – Live in the USA 1978 – Atlanta

Sex Pistols - Live In The USA 1978 – Atlanta (1LP) – On January 5^th 1978 the Sex Pistols ignited their inaugural US tour in Atlanta at the Great Southeast Music Hall. The set list included ‘God Save The Queen’, ‘Pretty Vacant’, ‘Holidays In The Sun’ and ‘Anarchy In The UK’. The raw production captures the essence of a live experience, giving listeners a powerful snapshot of a significant moment in punk history. Limited edition red vinyl.

Tracklisting:

Side A

1. God Save The Queen
2. I Wanna Be Me
3. Seventeen
4. New York
5. Bodies
6. Submission

Side B

1. Holidays In The Sun
2. EMI
3. No Feelings
4. Problems
5. Pretty Vacant
6. Anarchy In The UK

Sex Pistols – Live in the USA 1978 – Dallas

Sex Pistols - Live In The USA 1978 – Dallas (1LP) - On January 10^th 1978 the Sex Pistols continued their fateful US tour playing at the Longhorns Ballroom, Dallas. The set list included ‘God Save The Queen’, ‘Pretty Vacant’, ‘Holidays In The Sun’ and ‘Anarchy In The UK’. The raw production captures the essence of a live experience, giving listeners a powerful snapshot of a significant moment in punk history. Limited edition white vinyl.

Tracklisting:

Side A

1. Intro/Radio Ad
2. God Save The Queen
3. I Wanna Be Me
4. Seventeen
5. New York
6. EMI
7. Bodies

Side B

1. Belsen Was A Gas
2. Holidays In The Sun
3. No Feelings
4. Problems
5. Pretty Vacant
6. Anarchy In The UK
7. No Fun

Sex Pistols – Live in the USA 1978 – Atlanta

Sex Pistols - Live In The USA 1978 – San Francisco (1LP) - On January 14^th  1978 the Sex Pistols ended their fateful US tour at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco. The set list included ‘God Save The Queen’, ‘Pretty Vacant’, ‘Holidays In The Sun’ and ‘Anarchy In The UK’. The raw production captures the essence of a live experience, giving listeners a powerful snapshot of a significant moment in punk history. Limited edition blue vinyl.

Tracklisting:

Side A

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

Side B

1. Liar
2. No Feelings
3. Problems
4. Pretty Vacant
5. Anarchy In The UK
6. No Fun

Sex Pistols – Live in the USA 1978 – CD

Sex Pistols - Live In The USA 1978 (3CD)

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 and 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 USA 1978 takes us back to the moment the creative force that was Sex Pistols imploded.

This 3CD set includes recordings all three concerts. The raw production captures the essence of a live experience, giving listeners a powerful snapshot of a significant moment in punk history.

CD1 - Sex Pistols - Live In The USA 1978 – Atlanta (1LP) – On January 5^th 1978 the Sex Pistols ignited their inaugural US tour in Atlanta at the Great Southeast Music Hall.

CD2 - Sex Pistols - Live In The USA 1978 – Dallas (1LP) - On January 10^th 1978 the Sex Pistols continued their US tour playing at the Longhorns Ballroom, Dallas.

CD3 - Sex Pistols - Live In The USA 1978 – San Francisco (1LP) - On January 14^th 1978 the Sex Pistols closed their US tour at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco.

Tracklisting:

CD1 - 5th Jan - 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 -10th January - 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 - 14th January 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