From the archive, 7 January 1977 : EMI guns down Sex Pistols

Originally published in the Guardian on 7 January 1977The punk rock group, Sex Pistols, which burst upon an astonished world just a few short weeks ago, has parted from its recording company. EMI, the world's largest recording company, announced yesterday that it and the group, on tour in Holland, had agreed to end the group's recording contract.The company said: "EMI feels it is unable to promote this group's records in view of the adverse publicity generated over the last two months – altho...

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