Report on the new-fangled punk rock in Bravo of 26 May 1977. These punks, they stick their tongues out! And they include “Petti” Smith.
Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols 1977
A three-page Bravo report on the Se Pistols, “the world’s most hated rock band”, in Bravo of 4 August 1977. Bravo had covered the Pistols before they even had a recording contract.
Sex Pistols 1976
The Sex Pistols, still with Glen Matlock, on a superposter in Bravo of 18 November 1976.
“Anarchy In The UK” wasn’t coming out in the UK for a month yet, so the Sex Pistols hype had hit even Germany before the group had released anything. In fact, it was carried as a news brief in Bravo when the Pistols signed their short-lived contract with EMI. And there was a two-page item on the Pistols in September 1976.
Bravo carried a couple of interviews with Johnny Rotten at the time. And he came across as a very cooperative kind of fellow!
The poster is a great character study. Paul Cook’s T-shirt states his hatred for Pink Floyd, and Glen Matlock provides the template for Sid Vicious’ sneer.
Sex Pistols 1977
The Sex Pistols feature in a report on the UK’s “first punk tour”, in Bravo of 20 January 1977. More Sex Pistols.
Sex Pistols 1976
Bravo’s feature on the Sex Pistols from the new Punk Rock wave from Britain, in the issue of 30 September 1976.
Johnny Rotten 1978
Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten on a single-page poster in Bravo of 24 August 1978. Mr Lydon gave a couple of interviews to Bravo, and seemed to treat these with respect, rather than the sneering one might imagine the him to treat a teen magazine.
Johnny Rotten 1978
Johnny Rotten: Poster in Bravo 28 August 1978.
The Sex Pistols still had to break up, Sid Vicious was still alive, and Johnny Rotten still had to become John Lydon again.
Sex Pistols 1976
The Sex Pistols, still with Glen Matlock. Bravo Superposter 18 November 1976.
“Anarchy In The UK” wasn’t coming out in the UK for a month yet, so the Sex Pistols hype had hit even Germany before the group had released anything. In fact, it was carried as a news brief in Bravo when the Pistols signed their short-lived contract with EMI.
Bravo carried a couple of interviews with Johnny Rotten at the time. And he came across as a very cooperative kind of fellow!
The poster is a great character study. Paul Cook’s t-shirt states his hatred for Pink Floyd, and Glen Matlock provides the template for Sid Vicious’ sneer.
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