The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle is the soundtrack album to the 1980 mockumentary film of the same name, featuring the Sex Pistols . Released on February 26, 1979, through Virgin Records
To understand the Swindle , you have to understand the context. By early 1978, the Sex Pistols were burning out. Johnny Rotten (John Lydon) walked away in San Francisco. Manager Malcolm McLaren saw an opportunity. Instead of letting the band fade, McLaren turned the corpse of the Sex Pistols into a conceptual art project. SEX PISTOLS - The Great Rock n Roll Swindle -FLAC-
For the historian, the is the ultimate document of 1978 London. For the punk, it is a bitter laugh. For the audiophile, it is a challenge: Can chaos sound good ? The answer, when ripped correctly, is a resounding yes. The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle is the