Dios salve a los Sex Pistols

First published in 1978, God save the Sex Pistols was the first book that illuminated, in a documented and precise way, the rise and dissolution of the quintessential group of British punk that turned popular music upside down and, incidentally, the conservative society and music industry of the mid-1970s. Composed as a collage from interviews with all the members and former members of the group, family, friends and collaborators, the fascinating diary of the secretary of the controversial manager Malcolm McLaren, excerpts from the inflammatory press that poured out all the hatred and prejudices from the establishment about the band, and fan letters, among other materials, this volume is a highly original, multifaceted and vivid punk artifact, spiced up with the graphic material created for the group by the unclassifiable Jamie Reid and a good number of photographs. As the authors say, this book is "the closest the Sex Pistols came to telling their own story."