#rock and roll swindle

[the-cricket-chirps]

Jamie Reid

Poster, Sid Vicious, My Way

1978

(Jamie Reid archive, Victoria and Albert Museum collection)

[eroticlamb]

cathy limb (left) and debbie graves (right) in the 90s ₊˚⊹♡

posted this 2 the wrong blog before oopsies

[theunderestimator-2]

Helen of Troy (real name Helen Mininberg & Helen Wellington-Lloyd) in stills from The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle by Julien Temple (1980).

Helen has been a more than a distinctive face in the Sex Pistols entourage. Born to a wealthy South African family, she first met with Malcolm McLaren at Goldsmiths’ art school and they became close friends, briefly lovers as well as LSD partners. She was an integral part of the Soho nightlife, associated with musicians from the Prety Things and The Pink Fairies, lived in a posh central London appartment which McLaren described as “quite a little drug den” and shared an interest in some of McLaren’s extreme visions, a reason that soon turned her into one of the first troops in his army of misfits.

She has been credited with the invention of the punk graphic “ransom/blackmail note look” of cut-out newspaper letters used to create the first Sex Pistols logo on the floor of her flat, the band’s early typography and posters -which Jamie Reid later refined- as well as some more fashion ideas that she got no credit for, like the use of tartan or chains as elements of punk style and she’s known to have appeared in Derek Jarman’s ‘77 film Jubilee and in The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle by Julien Temple in 1980.

Having been born with a condition which caused dwarfism, she was drawn to a world of punk weirdos who accepted her without question:

“I always had a negative self conscious image of myself. But being part of an outrageous clique made me feel secure. Nobody had dressed like us before so Plebs couldn't categorise me, which made it possible for me to be myself. I felt liberated and that's when I started to live. For a time I was unaware of the negative side of being a freak. 

Because of my size and the way I was brought up, the punk era was the most liberating time of my life... Suddenly I had the courage to wear ridiculous things that made me stand out. For the first time I didn't try and merge into the background. I wanted people to look at me with my chains, safety-pins, foxtail and black eyes. 

For once being a dwarf didn't matter.”

(via, via & via)

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[sowhatifiliveinfukuoka]

Smash Hits (June 26 - July 9, 1980)

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

[scorpiomoon222]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SID VICIOUS

born on the 10th of May, 1957

he would've been 66 years old :( people tend to judge his decisions a lot without having in mind or caring about all he went through, he deserved so much better. maybe he wasn't the greatest bassist ever but he was a great singer for sure and his personality was hilarious. r.i.p legend

[rastronomicals]

8:42 PM EDT July 3, 2024:

The Sex Pistols - "Road Runner" From the Sountdrack album   The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle (February 26, 1979)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

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[stressghoul]

I can’t believe it has taken me this long to look up this song after hearing tobias say he loved it since he was a kid and if that doesn’t sum up tobias as a person idk what does

[schlock-luster-video]

Remembering British punk icon and Jubilee star Pamela Rooke on the anniversary of her death.

R.I.P. (1955 - 2022)

[the-cricket-chirps]

Jamie Reid

Record Cover, C’mon Everybody, Sid Vicious

1977

(Jamie Reid archive, Victoria and Albert Museum collection)

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[sowhatifiliveinfukuoka]

Sex Pistols

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1978)

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