Jamie Reid archive
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1977 (designed)
1977 (designed)
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This promotional banner poster is for the Sex Pistols' album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols.. The artwork is similar in colour and design to the album cover, but adjusts the wording so that 'Here's the Sex Pistols' is replaced by 'We Stock Sex Pistols'. The title caused trouble on release, with many papers refusing to print the word 'bollocks', and the owner of one record shop in Nottingham was prosecuted for indecent advertisement under an 1889 Act.
Jamie Reid (1947-2023) developed his cut-and-paste aesthetic while at art college in Croydon, where he was influenced by the ideas of the avant-garde political group, the Situationist International. The political slant to his art was aroused by the May 1968 Paris student riots, which inspired fraternal protests organised by Reid at the Croydon College of Art. These were directed with fellow student Malcolm McLaren (1946-2010), later to become the manager of the Sex Pistols.
Jamie Reid (1947-2023) developed his cut-and-paste aesthetic while at art college in Croydon, where he was influenced by the ideas of the avant-garde political group, the Situationist International. The political slant to his art was aroused by the May 1968 Paris student riots, which inspired fraternal protests organised by Reid at the Croydon College of Art. These were directed with fellow student Malcolm McLaren (1946-2010), later to become the manager of the Sex Pistols.
Object details
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| Title | Jamie Reid archive (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Banner poster advertising Sex Pistols' album 'Never Mind the Bollocks'. Designed by Jamie Reid. Jamie Reid archive |
| Physical description | Banner poster advertising the Sex Pistols' album Never Mind the Bollocks. Yellow with the title and 'We Stock Sex Pistols' printed in black. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS / We SToCK SeX PiSTOLS |
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| Summary | This promotional banner poster is for the Sex Pistols' album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols.. The artwork is similar in colour and design to the album cover, but adjusts the wording so that 'Here's the Sex Pistols' is replaced by 'We Stock Sex Pistols'. The title caused trouble on release, with many papers refusing to print the word 'bollocks', and the owner of one record shop in Nottingham was prosecuted for indecent advertisement under an 1889 Act. Jamie Reid (1947-2023) developed his cut-and-paste aesthetic while at art college in Croydon, where he was influenced by the ideas of the avant-garde political group, the Situationist International. The political slant to his art was aroused by the May 1968 Paris student riots, which inspired fraternal protests organised by Reid at the Croydon College of Art. These were directed with fellow student Malcolm McLaren (1946-2010), later to become the manager of the Sex Pistols. |
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| Accession number | S.781-1990 |
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| Record created | July 21, 2009 |
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