Sex Pistols are set to reissue their controversial 1977 protest song God Save The Queen to mark the Queen of England's Platinum Jubilee in June.
One of the most sought after vinyl records in history returns to the shelves. Get your hands on a repress of both the A&M & Virgin God Save The Queen 7" vinyl, limited copies available of each.
— Sex Pistols Official (@pistolsofficial) May 3, 2022
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The single was first officially released by the band on Richard Branson’s Virgin record label in May 1977 and caused outrage across the British establishment.
It was banned by the BBC but reached No. 2 on the UK’s singles chart.
The band had already had a fractious relationship with the music industry and were dropped by their previous label A&M, which led to 25,000 unreleased copies of God Save The Queen being destroyed.
Only a handful of copies of the original A&M release remain, with one selling for £13,000 in 2019.
Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee will be celebrated in the UK from June 2nd to 5th and marks her 70 years on the throne,
The Sex Pistols will reissue both the Virgin and A&M versions of God Save The Queen on May 27th on Universal Music.
1,977 7″ copies of the A&M version of the single, which features the B-side No Feeling, will be made available, while 4000 7″ copies of the Virgin-released God Save The Queen (featuring the B-side Did You No Wrong) will go on sale, the NME has reported.
