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The album sounds great!

Alex Nennig | New London, WI | 12/12/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

""Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols" is one of my all time favorite rock n roll albums.



As such, when I found out that the UK actually DOES have a remastered version of the album out, I imported it and now have two copies, the other being the one released in the US.



The differences?



1. The UK version's cover is pink and yellow, the US is green and red.



2. For some reason my import copy has "God Save The Queen" at track 5 and "Problems" at track 6, instead of it being the other way around like on my US copy. I have no idea which track listing is accurate to the original release.



3 (and most importantly). The UK remastered version is a step up on the US version sonically. While the US mastering sounds decent enough, listening to it side by side with this version, I find this one is a crisper, slightly louder sound. Overall it sounds less muffled than the US release and the bass lines seem a bit more distinct. Its not a HUGE difference from the domestic version that I've been enjoying for years, but it is different enough to my ears to make me very glad I bought this import.



If you're a HUGE Pistols fan from the US like I am, you'll probably appreciate the sonic upgrade you'll hear on this version of the album. Either way, if you've NEVER heard this album, you need to. Its absolutely essential to any rock n roll/punk music collection."