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How It Was Recorded

Sex Pistols · Album, 1977

Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols

We have no album-wide recording chain for this album yet, only the songs below and what their sources say about the album sessions as a whole.

Songs from this album1

From the album sessions4

Statements the sources make about the sessions for this album as a whole, not about one song. Each is listed once, with the song record it comes from.

  • Lead vocalVerified

    Neumann U 47

    Album sessions, not stated for this song: Tube microphone tried on Rotten for overdubs; it sounded poor and gave out when spat on, so the SM58 replaced it.

    From the record for Anarchy in the U.K., where the source is linked.

  • Rhythm guitarVerified

    Fender Twin

    Album sessions, not stated for this song: Steve Jones's guitar amp, which had lost its front grille.

    From the record for Anarchy in the U.K., where the source is linked.

  • Rhythm guitarVerified

    Neumann KM 84

    Album sessions, not stated for this song: One of two microphones recording Jones's guitar amp.

    From the record for Anarchy in the U.K., where the source is linked.

  • Rhythm guitarVerified

    Shure SM57

    Album sessions, not stated for this song: The other of two microphones recording Jones's guitar amp.

    From the record for Anarchy in the U.K., where the source is linked.