The Punk Life and Death of Sid Vicious

Anarchy in the U.K.
The band sign a short-lived record deal with A&M Records in front of Buckingham Palace, home to England's Queen Elizabeth II (under pressure from its own employees, artists and distributors, A&M broke contract with the Pistols six days later). To mark the 25th anniversary of her reign, the Pistols released the anarchic anti-Royal anthem God Save the Queen, which became a punk classic.

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