...MONDAY JANUARY 17TH 1977
| The Sex Pistols begin 4 days of laying down tracks at Gooseberry Studios, Gerrard Street in Chinatown, with Dave Goodman. The 6 Songs getting the once over are 'No Future', 'Problems', 'Pretty Vacant', 'Liar', 'New York' and a new song called 'EMI'. You can hear these tracks on the Bands 2012 35th anniversary 'Never Mind The Bollocks' box set. |
| play The Brecknock, London tonight. |
| The Damned, The Boys and Eater play the Roxy Club tonight. Eater headlined but it was the Damned who drew a packed out house. The Damned's Dave Vanian dedicates the first number 'I Feel Alright' to Johnny Thunders who's just been busted for drugs, before ripping through a set of manic punk rock. The Damned are probably the biggest PUNK draw on the London circuit at the moment. And tonights audience includes prog rockers like Jimmy Page and Robert plant here to check out the new young threat as well as a few Pistols including Johnny Rotten relaxing after a day in the studio. |
| Nils Stevenson (Sex Pistols road manager) parts company with the Sex Pistols fed up with McLaren who gives him a paltry £300 pay off. However his vision was now firmly on his own charges the fledgling Siouxsie And The Banshees who have not performed since the 100 Club punk festival. |
