That ain't bad for two weeks work and 75,000 pounds. On this day in 1977, after being with the label for just six days,
punk pioneers The Sex Pistols were fired from
A&M Records due to pressure from other label artists and its
Los Angeles head office. 25,000 copies of
‘God Save The Queen’ were pressed and the band made £75,000 ($127,500) from the deal, thus cementing the legend of
the Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle.
Under pressure by
Conservative MP Robert Adley among others due to their outrageous behavior - specifically,
their notorious performance on
ITV Today with Bill Grundy -
EMI had dumped the band in January. Also appearing on television with Grundy and the Pistols that day were members of
the Bromley Contingent:
Siouxsie Sioux and
Steve Severin, who later formed
Siouxsie and the Banshees.
posted by psmealey
on Mar 16, 2007 -
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