Sex Pistols streaming Belsen Was A Gas demo with Johnny Rotten on vocals

By Tom Aylott

The Sex Pistols are set to release the “super deluxe” 35th Anniversary box set of ‘Never Mind The Bollocks’ on 24th September, and have posted a stream of the ‘Belsen Was A Gas’ demo that featured Johnny Rotten on vocals.

Previously, only live versions and a post-Rotten 1978 take with Ronnie Biggs on vocals were aired.

The box set is a fairly chunky £99 from Universal on pre-order, and features the following;

• CD1 – Never Mind The Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols: 2012 Re- mastered, from the thought lost original master tapes with process overseen by original producer Chris Thomas.
• CD2 – 1977 Studio Rarities & B-Sides: 21 tracks in total of which 16 are previously unreleased 1977 recordings including the legendary Belsen Was A Gas with John on vocals plus the original single b-sides, again all remastered from the original master tapes.
• CD3 – 1977 Live: 20 essential live recordings from 1977, the majority previously unreleased.
• DVD – 1977: Live 1977 A new DVD produced by Julien Temple featuring a wealth of previously unseen performances plus extras including a newly created video for Holiday’s In The Sun, single videos and explicit un-edited radio interviews.
• 1977 Diary: A stunning authorised hardback 100 page 12” by 12” diary with quotes, rare and previously unseen photos, memorabilia and and a mass of exclusive images.
• 7” Single: Replica of the withdrawn God Save The Queen A&M single.
• Poster: 3FT by 4.5FT Never Mind The Bollocks replica promo poster.
• Stickers: Reproductions of the original Never Mind The Bollocks promo stickers.
• Lyrics: A copy of the original handwritten lyrics to God Save The Queen will also be included

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