Sex Pistols: Live In The USA 1978 (3CD)

More than 40 years later, the Sex Pistols' work from their first creative period together, which took place in times of poor leadership and economic turmoil, is still as relevant as most could never have imagined. Not least those who witnessed the performances in the USA that make up this release. A document of the band's final days, let down by an absentee management and a label that didn't really understand them, in a country that arguably felt more threatened than excited by the prospect of the group - vital, primal and captivating are all words that can be used to describe the recordings. Until their return as a live band in 1996, everything that followed their brief, fateful tour of America in January 1978 was merely a parody of what had been. "Live In the USA 1978", releasing the concerts in their entirety and in proper order for the first time, takes us back to the moment when the Sex Pistols' creative force imploded. This 3CD set contains the recordings of all three concerts. The pristine production captures the essence of the live experience and offers the listener an impressive snapshot of a significant moment in punk history. CD1 - Sex Pistols - Live In The USA 1978 - Atlanta (1LP) - On January 5, 1978, the Sex Pistols kicked off their first US tour in Atlanta at the Great Southeast Music Hall. CD2 - Sex Pistols - Live In The USA 1978 - Dallas (1LP) - On January 10, 1978, the Sex Pistols continued their US tour and played at the Longhorns Ballroom in Dallas. CD3 - Sex Pistols - Live In The USA 1978 - San Francisco (1LP) - On January 14th, the Sex Pistols ended their US tour at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco.