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'Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols' Gets 35th Anniversary Box Set

Limited edition collection contains 3 CDs and a live DVD

The Sex Pistols
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July 25, 2012 12:20 PM ET

The Sex Pistols are set to honor the 35th anniversary of Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols with a limited-edition deluxe box set release. The collection contains three CDs and a live DVD, including a remastered version of the album from the original master tapes, six demos from the Spunk bootleg album and a demo studio recording of "Belsen Was a Gas." The original master tapes were originally thought to be lost, but were rediscovered in January. The box set also includes a 7" replica of the "God Save the Queen" A&M single, posters, stickers and a copy of the original handwritten lyrics to "God Save the Queen."

The box set is scheduled for a September 24th release. Former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon, a.k.a. Johnny Rotten, released This is PiL with Public Image Ltd in May.

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