Some Product Carri on Sex Pistols
Live album by
Sex Pistols
Released3 August 1979 (UK)
GenreSpoken word, sound collage[1]
Length41:32
LabelVirgin (UK)
Warner Bros. Records (US)
ProducerJohn Varnom
Sex Pistols chronology
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
(1979) 		Some Product Carri on Sex Pistols
(1979) 		Flogging a Dead Horse
(1980)

Some Product: Carri on Sex Pistols is an interview album featuring members of the Sex Pistols. The interviews are mostly presented in a collage style.

Content

All tracks are spoken word collages put together by John Varnom from various interviews and radio ads. Additional material includes a snippet from Tubular Bells.

The artwork was done by artist Jamie Reid.

The title melds the British comedy series of Carry On films with a pun on the word carrion.

Release

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Smash Hits9/10[3]

The album peaked at number 6 in the UK Albums Chart.[citation needed]

Track listing

  1. "The Very Name 'Sex Pistols'" (various artists) – 5:27
  2. "From Beyond the Grave" (Sid Vicious) – 8:27
  3. "Big Tits Across America" (Paul Cook and Steve Jones from US radio broadcast) – 11:19
  4. "The Complex World of John Rotten" (Johnny Rotten, features interview snippets with John Lydon's Mother) – 8:18
  5. "Sex Pistols Will Play" (Paul Cook and Steve Jones) – 3:21
  6. "Is the Queen a Moron?" (Sex Pistols interview regarding 'God Save the Queen' lyrics) – 3:55
  7. "The Fucking Rotter" (Sex Pistols) – 0:41 (This is an edited version of the infamous Bill Grundy interview.)

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Aaron, Charles (24 May 2022). "Every Sex Pistols Song, Ranked". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 September 2022. Post-band breakup, Virgin Records' marketing/PR chief John Varnom [...] employed this audio-collage tactic, splicing interview snippets, radio ads, etc., to create the 1979 album Some Product: Carri on Sex Pistols, which reached Number Six on the U.K. charts.
  2. ^ Thompson, Dave. "Some Product: Carri On Sex Pistols – Sex Pistols | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  3. ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (9–22 August 1979): 25.
  4. ^ "British album certifications – Sex Pistols – Some Product - Carri On Sex Pistols". British Phonographic Industry.


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