Sex Pistols “Spunk” 1977. Blank Records. Essentially demo versions of tracks from Never Mind the Bollocks – “Rush-released before Never Mind The Bollocks in the U.K. in early October 1977, this edition in just a plain white sleeve with matte off-white labels printed in pink and with purple text. Some first editions were sold in one of a variety of sleeves, either hand made by the label, distributor or retailer.” (Discogs) It looks like we got a black Sharpie sleeve variant.

Side A has the versions of “Seventeen,” “Satellite” (misspelled as “Satelite“), “No Feelings” (shortened to “Feelings“), “I Wanna Be Me” (or “Just Me“) and “Submission” recorded by Dave Goodman at Decibel Studios Mixes on July 30th 1976. Glen Matlock was still in the band at that time so he appears on bass (he was infamously kicked out of the Pistols in February ’77 because, according to Malcolm McLaren “he liked the Beatles” – this may or may not be true but it is funny). The last track on Side A is “Nookie” but it is actually “the rejected Dave Goodman-produced version of the band’s debut single “Anarchy In The U.K.,” recorded in October 1976″ (Discogs). It’s muddy, brutal, raw and more than a little bit evil.

Side B’s tracks were also recorded by Goodman, these a few months later on January 28th, 1977 at Gooseberry Studios. This was a bit over a month after the “Anarchy” single release and their controversial appearance on Bill Grundy’s TV show, the resulting fallout found them dropped by EMI. Like Side A, the titles vary from the official NMTB release: “God Save the Queen” is “No Future” (its original working title), “Pretty Vacant” is labeled as “Lots of Fun,” “EMI” shows up as “Who Was It” and “New York” gets the added subtitle “Looking For a Kiss.”