On This Day — October 28, 1977: Never Mind the Bollocks reaches the UK
The Sex Pistols’ UK album release landed October 28, 1977, with Steve Jones’s guitar central to the sound.
On October 28, 1977, the Sex Pistols released Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols in the UK. The British release was brought forward after the album had already appeared in France.
Steve Jones is credited with guitars and bass, with Glen Matlock credited for bass on “Anarchy in the UK.” Alongside Paul Cook’s drums, Jones’s rhythm guitar forms a central part of the record’s sound.
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Image notes
Original GuitarGangsters editorial illustration of Steve Jones in his 1977-era appearance; not an archival photograph or a reconstruction of the album release day. Factual identity and instrument references: Gibson Custom’s Steve Jones sales sheet and Gibson’s historical feature. Reference photographs are not included as publication assets. The 2008 replica reference does not establish 1977 recording equipment.