Sex Pistols – The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle

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Genre:	Rock, Stage & Screen
Style:	Soundtrack, Punk
Year:	1979

Tracklist

		God Save The Queen (Orchestral)	4:00
		Johnny B. Goode	6:20
		Road Runner
		Black Arabs	4:45
		Anarchy In The UK	4:00
		Substitute	3:25
		Don't Give Me No Lip Child	3:30
		(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone	3:05
		L'Anarchie Pour Le U.K.	3:25
		Einmal Belsen War Vortrefflich	2:10
		Einmal Belsen War Wirklich Vortrefflich	2:10
		Silly Thing	3:20
		My Way	4:05
		I Wanna Be Me	3:03
		Something Else	3:25
		Rock Around The Clock	2:20
		Lonely Boy	3:30
		No One Is Innocent	3:00
		C'mon Everybody	2:10
		E.M.I. (Orch)	3:45
		The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle	4:30
		Friggin' In The Riggin'	3:40
		You Need Hands	2:50
		Who Killed Bambi	3:00

Credits (28)

Porky (5)
Lacquer Cut By
Tone*
Lacquer Cut By
Andrew Watson (5)
Photography By [Photos From The Film]
Bob Gruen
Photography By [Photos From The Film]
Heinz Zawodski
Photography By [Photos From The Film]
Joe Stevens (2)
Photography By [Photos From The Film]

Notes

Available as a single (12 tracks) or double-album version with 24 (23 and 25 on some CDs) tracks.

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album, Stereo	Virgin – 300 279-406	Germany	1979	Germany — 1979	Recently Edited
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album, Stereo	Virgin – VD 2510	UK	1979	UK — 1979	Recently Edited
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album	Virgin – VV-33 010/11DN, Virgin – VV-33.010/11-A, Virgin – VV-33.010/11-DN VV-33.010/11-DN-B, Virgin – VV-33.010/11-C, Virgin – VV-33.010/11 VV-33.010/11-D	Portugal	1979	Portugal — 1979	Recently Edited
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album	Virgin – 300 279-420, Virgin – 300 277, Virgin – 300 278	Netherlands	1979	Netherlands — 1979
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album	Virgin – VD 2510	UK	1979	UK — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle Cassette, Album	Virgin – TCVD 2510	UK	1979	UK — 1979
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album, Gatefold	Virgin – AVIL 212510	Italy	1979	Italy — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album	Virgin – VD-2510, Virgin – VD 2510	Scandinavia	1979	Scandinavia — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album, Stereo	Virgin – VD 2510, RTC – VD 2510	New Zealand	1979	New Zealand — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album	Columbia – YB-7004~5-AX	Japan	1979	Japan — 1979	Recently Edited
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album	Virgin – VD 2510	UK	1979	UK — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album, 1st Pressing	Barclay – 930101/02	France	1979	France — 1979	Recently Edited
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album, Stereo	Virgin – 300 279.XD, Virgin – 300 277.XD, Virgin – 300 278.XD	Spain	1979	Spain — 1979
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album, Repress	Virgin – 300 279-420	Germany	1979	Germany — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album	Wizard Records (5) – ZL 237	Australia	1979	Australia — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle Cassette, Album	Virgin – TCVD 2510	UK	1979	UK — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album	Virgin – 2676 718	Greece	1979	Greece — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album, 1st Pressing / Export Version	Barclay – 930101/02	France	1979	France — 1979	Recently Edited
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album	Virgin – VD 2510, Virgin – VD2510	UK	1979	UK — 1979
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album, Splatter, various combinations	Wizard Records (5) – ZL 237	Australia	1979	Australia — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album, Promo	Columbia – YB-7004~5-AX	Japan	1979	Japan — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle Cassette, Album	Virgin – TCVD 2510	UK	1979	UK — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock'N'Roll Swindle 2×Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release	Not On Label (Sex Pistols) – none	Yugoslavia	1979	Yugoslavia — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album, Stereo	Virgin – VD 2510	UK	1979	UK — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock' N' Roll Swindle Cassette, Album	Virgin – 500279	France	1979	France — 1979
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album	Virgin – 300 279-406	Germany	1979	Germany — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album	Virgin – 300 279-406	Germany	1979	Germany — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album, Stereo	Virgin – 300 279-420, Virgin – 300 277, Virgin – 300 278	Netherlands	1979	Netherlands — 1979	Recently Edited
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle Cassette, Album	Wizard Records (5) – ZC 237	Australia	1979	Australia — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle Cassette, Album	Virgin – TCVD 2510	UK	1979	UK — 1979	Recently Edited
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album	Virgin – 300 279-406, Virgin – 300 277, Virgin – 300 278	Germany	1979	Germany — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle Cassette, Album	Virgin – TCVD 2510	New Zealand	1979	New Zealand — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle Cassette, Album	Virgin – TCVD 2510	UK	1979	UK — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album	Virgin – 300 279-406	Germany	1979	Germany — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album	Virgin – 300 279-406, Virgin – 300 277, Virgin – 300 278	Netherlands	1979	Netherlands — 1979	Recently Edited
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album, Gatefold	Virgin – VD2510	US	1979	US — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle Cassette, Album	Virgin – TCVD 2510	UK	1979	UK — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album	Virgin – 300 279-406, Virgin – 300 277, Virgin – 300 278	Germany	1979	Germany — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock' N' Roll Swindle Cassette, Album	Virgin – 500 279-421, Virgin – 500 279	Germany	1979	Germany — 1979	New Submission
	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 2×LP, Album	Virgin – 300 279-406, Virgin – 300 277, Virgin – 300 278	Germany	1979	Germany — 1979	New Submission

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Reviews

tonaldavidson555 Nov 10, 2024
referencing The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle (CD, Album, Remastered) CDVDX 2510
On this edition Rock Around The Clock gets to be track 2, unlike most editions & I Wanna Be Me is omitted entirely!
MoggieMogs Jun 28, 2024
referencing The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle (LP, Compilation, Reissue) OVED 234
Have this and love it best compilation of songs wish I had original through but still a great listen
MetalQueen Jun 5, 2024
referencing The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle (2×LP, Album, Stereo) VD 2510
Can anyone who knows the languages please let me know what the Arabic and Hebrew script song titles are - letter by letter. I do not know these languages well enough to decipher the printing in the sleeve - and it would help me with my archiving. Thanks.
Artietube Apr 28, 2024
referencing The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle (2×LP, Album, Splatter, various combinations ) ZL 237
I have a greenish splatter one of these and while the discs have more of a matte finish they sound pretty good to me.
Noga.Human Aug 4, 2023
referencing The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle (CD, Album) CDVD 2510
I have this. The tracklist is wrong. On the back cover it says 21 tracks, but it is actually 20. So, a lot missing.
killdozer54 Jul 18, 2023
referencing The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle (CD, Album, Remastered) CDVDX 2510
Alot of the Track listings on the back and inside the booklet are wrong. Eg silly thing is listed as 3.20 min sec but is in fact 2.50.
SailorMaxie Jun 28, 2023
Edited one year ago
referencing The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle (CD, Album, Mispress) R-8230-CD
The person who bought this CD when it was first mispressed was going to be in for one hell of a surprise.
Unscary May 22, 2023
referencing The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle (LP, Compilation, Reissue) V2168
I have variant 3,
Green label with red stripe Side A,
Red label with green stripe Side B.
Side A runout has Town House C1 (stamped) V-2168-A5 (etched)
Side B runout has an additional - after the last 1 (All stamped, no etchings)
Foldout Virgin newsletter within sleeve
TimBucknall Apr 30, 2023
referencing The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle (2×LP, Album) 300 279-406
tracklisting on sides 1 &2 swapped on the labels but it plays normally IE: the label says side 1 starts with substitute but it actually starts with GSTQ as normal
abukuba Nov 24, 2022
referencing The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle (2×LP, Album, Reissue) VD 2510
I know it’s a moment in time but this collection of odds and sods is a shambles really. Hardly any redeeming features at all. I still have my copy from about 40 years ago and it’s a struggle to sit through in one listen.