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The Sex Pistols were formed in 1972 when Steve Jones and Paul Cook first decided to form a band. Originally the band came about when Steve and Paul, along with schoolmate Warwick Nightingale formed The Strand. Jimmy Mackin and Steve Hayes were the original line-up while instruments and equipment were provided or, more practically, stolen by Jones. Jones regularly spent his weekends at the"Let It Rock" shop in the Kings Road which was run by Malcom McLaren and Vivienne Westwood. Jones badgered McLaren into finding the group somewhere to rehearse. The location Mclaren found was Covet Garden Community Centre, and his Saturday lad Glen Matlock joined the band as bass player.

Their first venture was as support to Bazooka Joe (complete with Adam Ant) in November 1975 at St. Martins College in London's Charing Cross Road. It was hardly a success however, with the plug promptly pulled after a short set. Following the U.K. tour, which included a performance at Chelmsford Prison, they played at the 100 club in September 1976 at a Punk Festival, which also featured a line-up of Siouxsie & The Banshees with future Pistols bassist Sid Vicious. On October 8th the Pistols signed to EMI, recording their debut single "Anarchy In The UK" shortly afterwards. In March 1977 the Pistols signed a new recording deal with A&M Records. As their first single was to be "God Save The Queen" they signed the contracts outside Buckingham Palace and were photographed doing so. In May the Pistols signed their third and final record deal, this time with Virgin, and "God Save The Queen" was promptly released. Jamie Reid's sleeve design depicted the Queen's face with a safety pin through her nose in true punk tradition and it came as no surprise when the single was widely banned.

The Pistols marked Jubilee Day in their own inimitable fashion by staging a performance on a riverboat on the Thames and were arrested and charged by the police on their return ashore. Two more singles followed, "Pretty Vacant" (performed on "Top of the Pops") and "Holidays In The Sun", preceding the group's eagerly anticipated album Never Mind The Bollocks - Here's The Sex Pistols in November which went straight to the top of the charts despite many outlets refusing to stock it. Sid Vicious recorded a version of "My Way" and performed his farewell UK gig at Camden's Electric Ballroom under the guise of The Vicious White Kids, with ex-Pistol Glen Matlock on bass. In October 1978 Sid's girlfriend Nancy Spungen was found dead in the couple's New York hotel room, and Sid was jailed for the murder. He was released on bail but died from a heroin overdose on February 2nd 1979 whilst awaiting the murder trial. Upon leaving the Pistols Glen Matlock formed the rich kids with Steve New, Rusty Egan and Midge Ure. They signed to EMI releasing three singles and the "Ghost Of Princes In Towers" album. Since then Glen has worked with a variety of acts, most notably Iggy Pop, Johnny Thunders and Ian Hunter, He too had an autobiography published, in 1990, entitled "I Was A Teenage Sex Pistol" and was signed to Creation Records as a solo artist. Glen is also touring with his present band "Dead men walking".