The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle is the soundtrack album to the 1980 mockumentary film of the same name, featuring the Sex Pistols . Released on February 26, 1979, through Virgin Records
The irony is delicious. The Sex Pistols were a manufactured band designed to swindle the music industry, yet The Great Rock n Roll Swindle ironically provides a masterclass in production value. The jokes—the disco beats, the Eddie Cochran covers, the circus organs—land harder when you can hear every detail. SEX PISTOLS - The Great Rock n Roll Swindle -FLAC-
Is it worth it? Ask yourself: Are you listening to music, or are you experiencing a historical crime scene? The Great Rock n Roll Swindle is the moment Malcolm McLaren committed grand larceny against the punk movement. You owe it to the ghosts of Sid, Steve, Paul, and Glen to hear the blood spatter in high fidelity. The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle is the
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is the soundtrack to the film of the same name and serves as a chaotic, posthumous epitaph for the Sex Pistols The jokes—the disco beats, the Eddie Cochran covers,