Anarchy in the U.K.
LEGEND HAS IT. WE HAVE IT. ANARCHY IN THE U.K. THE
1976 SEX PISTOLS
NEWSPRINT FANZINE BY
JAMIE REID, SUE RICHMOND, SIMON BARKER, MALCOLM MACLAREN AND VIVIENNE WESTWOOD. ICONIC. IS NOT THE HALF OF IT.
Soo Catwoman by Ray Stevenson. No1 in the top corner. There never was a second issue. Price 20p. That was in 1976. Allowing for inflation, do you know what that would be now? About £1. Actual value today? Quite a few £££.££s.
17 x 12 inches of teen spirit. 12 very agitated pages.
Situations. Stick-ups and pin-ups. John Lydon in a beret; 'I wanna destroy the passer-by.'
There is only one criteria.
Does it threaten the status quo?
e.g
Is she sexy?
Does she threaten?
If she does
she must be sexy.
Love the back cover. First appearance, apparently, of Jamie Reid's buses to nowhere.
Written on the blackboard in the centre pictures; Anarchy In The U.K. means freedom from the police state (spunkers).
There are copies in the British Library and the Museum of Modern Art in New York and... well you could add your address to that list. Hit the button below and OWN IT.