Sex Pistols are re-realising their controversial punk rock anthem God Save The Queen to mark her platinum jubilee - 45 years after it was banned.
The world-famous punk group released their anti-authoritarian hit in 1977 to mark the silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II but it was banned by the BBC.
Despite this, the song reached number two in the UK singles charts. It is the only time in chart history that a track was listed with a blank title to avoid offence.
The band later promoted the record on their own Jubilee boat trip along the Thames which ended in their arrest.
At the time, the group were dropped by their record label A&M and the band released the single through Virgin after signing a new deal.
This prompted the destruction of 25,000 unreleased copies of the song and only a handful of copies of the original A&M remain, with one selling for £13,000 in 2019.
To mark the Queen’s platinum jubilee, 4,000 copies of the punk anthem will be re-released through Virgin, and 1,977 copies of the rare A&M version will also be available.
The A&M version will include a B-side to the record of original release No Feelings, while the Virgin edition will have Did You No Wrong.
Both versions will recreate original artwork, with the A&M edition featuring its generic company sleeve and pressed on silver and platinum vinyl, while the Virgin single has Sex Pistols artwork designed by Jamie Reid.
Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon recently distanced himself from the band’s compilation ‘The Original Recordings’, which is set for release later this month.
“He and his team were not involved in producing this compilation and consider it substandard compared to previous Universal releases since 2012,” a statement on the singer’s Facebook page read.
The punk king claimed he was "completely ostracised" from the upcoming Sex Pistols biopic, as he once again criticised his former bandmates for making the series without him.
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He said that he hasn't been shown anything so far, but he plans to watch it so he can "fact check".
In an interview with The Sun, John said: "They can all f*** off. I supported them for years and years and years, knowing they were dead wood."
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