Sid Lives! - Sid Vicious (Vinyl) (RSD BF 2019)

The resurrection of SID VICIOUS continues with SID LIVES' - a 2xLP set of Sid's four last-ever shows, containing 39 tracks, mostly previously unreleased and packaged with comprehensive 8,000-word notes in the gatefold sleeve. It tells the story of Sid: firstly in an eyewitness account from surviving guitarist Steve Dior; secondly in a lengthy SId, Nancy and Sex Pistols day-by-day timeline from pre-Pistols early days to his demise (and inevitable Nancy death theories); plus a song-by-song background.

Since his death Sid has come to symbolize the Sex Pistols - always courting controversy he out-did old college-mate Johnny Rotten in the punk outrage stakes. With an impressive rock'n'roll voice and an abundance of attitude, just three memorable solo singles was all that he left - plus an industry of posters, documentaries and films.

These recordings, backed by the New York Dolls' late rhythm section of Arthur Kane and Jerry Nolan along with guitarist Steve Dior (at that time trading together as 'The Idols'), show the direction Sid would have gone for his next recordings had he lived. This is the definitive Sid Vicious release for all fans of the punk-rock scene. TRI-COLOR (RED, WHITE & BLUE) VINYL.

DISC 1: Sept. 28th 1978
FIRST SET: 1. “Search & Destroy” 2. “Chatterbox” 3. “I Wanna Be Your Dog” 4. “Something Else” 5. “Stepping Stone” 6. “Don’t Gimme No Lip Child” 7. “Belsen Was A Gas” 8. “Take A Chance” 9. “Chinese Rocks”

SECOND SET: 10. “Search & Destroy” 11. “Chatterbox” 12. “I Wanna Be Your Dog” 13. “Something Else” 14. “Belsen Was A Gas” 15. “Stepping Stone” 16. “Chinese Rocks” 17. “Take A Chance” 18. “Don’t Gimme No Lip Child” 19. “Something Else”

DISC 2: Sept 30th 1978
FIRST SET: 1. “Search And Destroy” 2. “Chatterbox” 3. “Something Else” 4. “Belsen Was A Gas” 5. “I Wanna Be Your Dog” 6. “Stepping Stone” 7. “Take A Chance” 8. “Don’t Gimme No Lip Child” 9. “Chinese Rocks” 10. “My Way”

SECOND SET: 11. “Search And Destroy” 12. “Chatterbox” 13. “Something Else” 14. “I Wanna Be Your Dog” 15. “Belsen Was A Gas” 16. “Stepping Stone” 17. “Take A Chance” 18. “Don’t Gimme No Lip Child” 19. “Chinese Rocks” 20. “My Way”