"A definitive celebration packed with previously unseen material of the original punk band-the group that defined a movement, energized a generation, and brought punk music and the safety-pin aesthetic to the mainstream. The Sex Pistols have defined the look, sound, and feel of the punk movement since they formed in London in 1975. Together for less than three years-a short run that included just four singles and one studio album before they broke up in 1978-their impact on the musical and cultural landscape of the last forty years is nothing short of remarkable. Published to coincide with the fortieth anniversary of the band's formation, Johan Kugelberg and Jon Savage draw on an unprecedented wealth of material-from McLaren's handwritten letters to never-before-seen photographs of the band, Jamie Reid's iconic album artwork, and a range of ephemera from concert tickets to fanzines"--From Amazon.com.