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| artist = [[Sex Pistols]] |
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Genre = [[Spoken word]] | |
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| genre = [[Spoken word]], [[sound collage]]<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Aaron |first1=Charles |title=Every Sex Pistols Song, Ranked |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/every-sex-pistols-song-ranked-1342612/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=3 September 2022 |date=24 May 2022 |quote=Post-band breakup, Virgin Records’ marketing/PR chief John Varnom [...] employed this audio-collage tactic, splicing interview snippets, radio ads, etc., to create the 1979 album Some Product: Carri on Sex Pistols, which reached Number Six on the U.K. charts.}}</ref> |
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Last album = ''[[The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle]]''<br />(1979) | |
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This album = '''''Some Product Carri On Sex Pistols'''''<br />(1977) | |
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| prev_title = [[The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (album)|The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle]] |
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'''''Some Product: Carri on Sex Pistols''''' is an interview album featuring members of the [[Sex Pistols]]. The interviews are mostly presented in a [[sound collage|collage]] style. |
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'''''Some Product: Carri on Sex Pistols''''' is an interview album, an often overlooked curiosity in the [[Sex Pistols]]' catalogue, though the record has been reissued on CD even after the group managed to win back control over their band name and recordings. The interviews are mostly presented in a collage style. Highlights include [[Sid Vicious]] telling the listener to "Buy my record and make me a millionaire!" and [[Paul Cook]] and [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]]' hilarious appearance on an American radio show. It also features audio from the band's infamous appearance on the TV show ''Today'' which received a number of complaints from viewers due to their use of [[profanity|bad language]]. |
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== Content == |
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The artwork was done by artist [[Jamie Reid]]. |
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The Sex Pistols were always famous for their controversial and humorous interviews, and with suitably iconoclastic [[Jamie Reid]] artwork, this unconventional (and patently unmusical) album managed to climb to #6 in the UK album charts. |
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The title melds the British comedy series of [[Carry On films]] with a pun on the word [[carrion]]. |
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== Release == |
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| rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |
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| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Thompson">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/some-product-carri-on-sex-pistols-mw0000380763 |title=''Some Product: Carri On Sex Pistols'' – Sex Pistols <nowiki>| Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |</nowiki> AllMusic |last=Thompson |first=Dave |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=2 July 2015}}</ref> |
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| rev2 = ''[[Smash Hits]]'' |
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| rev2score = 9/10<ref>{{cite journal|last=Starr|first=Red|title=Albums|journal=[[Smash Hits]]|issue=9–22 August 1979|page=25}}</ref> |
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The album peaked at number 6 in the [[UK Albums Chart]].{{citation needed|date=July 2015}} |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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#"The Very Name 'Sex Pistols'" (various artists) – 5:27 |
#"The Very Name 'Sex Pistols'" (various artists) – 5:27 |
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#"From Beyond the Grave" (Sid Vicious) – 8:27 |
#"From Beyond the Grave" (Sid Vicious) – 8:27 |
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#"Big Tits Across America" (Paul Cook and Steve Jones) – 11:19 |
#"Big Tits Across America" (Paul Cook and Steve Jones from US radio broadcast) – 11:19 |
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#"The Complex World of John Rotten" (Johnny Rotten) – 8:18 |
#"The Complex World of John Rotten" (Johnny Rotten, features interview snippets with John Lydon's Mother) – 8:18 |
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#"Sex Pistols Will Play" (Paul Cook and Steve Jones) – 3:21 |
#"Sex Pistols Will Play" (Paul Cook and Steve Jones) – 3:21 |
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#"Is the Queen a Moron?" (Sex Pistols) – 3:55 |
#"Is the Queen a Moron?" (Sex Pistols interview regarding 'God Save the Queen' lyrics) – 3:55 |
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#"The Fucking Rotter" (Sex Pistols) – 0:41 |
#"The Fucking Rotter" (Sex Pistols) – 0:41 (This is an edited version of the infamous Bill Grundy interview.) |
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== Certifications == |
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{{Certification Table Entry |region=United Kingdom |artist=Sex Pistols|title=Some Product - Carri On Sex Pistols|award=Silver|type=album |relyear=1979|id=6076-779-2}} |
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== References == |
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[[Category:1979 live albums]] |
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Revision as of 15:15, 25 January 2024
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Released | 3 August 1979 (UK) | |||
Genre | Spoken word, sound collage[1] | |||
Length | 41:32 | |||
Label | Virgin (UK) Warner Bros. Records (US) | |||
Producer | John Varnom | |||
Sex Pistols chronology | ||||
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Some Product: Carri on Sex Pistols is an interview album featuring members of the Sex Pistols. The interviews are mostly presented in a collage style.
Content
All tracks are spoken word collages put together by John Varnom from various interviews and radio ads. Additional material includes a snippet from Tubular Bells.
The artwork was done by artist Jamie Reid.
The title melds the British comedy series of Carry On films with a pun on the word carrion.
Release
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Smash Hits | 9/10[3] |
The album peaked at number 6 in the UK Albums Chart.[citation needed]
Track listing
- "The Very Name 'Sex Pistols'" (various artists) – 5:27
- "From Beyond the Grave" (Sid Vicious) – 8:27
- "Big Tits Across America" (Paul Cook and Steve Jones from US radio broadcast) – 11:19
- "The Complex World of John Rotten" (Johnny Rotten, features interview snippets with John Lydon's Mother) – 8:18
- "Sex Pistols Will Play" (Paul Cook and Steve Jones) – 3:21
- "Is the Queen a Moron?" (Sex Pistols interview regarding 'God Save the Queen' lyrics) – 3:55
- "The Fucking Rotter" (Sex Pistols) – 0:41 (This is an edited version of the infamous Bill Grundy interview.)
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[4] | Silver | 60,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Aaron, Charles (24 May 2022). "Every Sex Pistols Song, Ranked". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
Post-band breakup, Virgin Records' marketing/PR chief John Varnom [...] employed this audio-collage tactic, splicing interview snippets, radio ads, etc., to create the 1979 album Some Product: Carri on Sex Pistols, which reached Number Six on the U.K. charts.
- ^ Thompson, Dave. "Some Product: Carri On Sex Pistols – Sex Pistols | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (9–22 August 1979): 25.
- ^ "British album certifications – Sex Pistols – Some Product - Carri On Sex Pistols". British Phonographic Industry.